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Hobbico Torqmaster 90 deluxe 12 Volt RC starter

Maintenance of Hobbico TorqMaster 90 deluxe 12 Volt RC starter

This article is about how I did the maintenance on my Hobbico Torqmaster 90 deluxe which is a 12 Volt starter for remote controlled (RC) aircraft. I wanted to change the rubber nose to get a better grip on my Avistar Elite spinner. I ended up disassembling the whole unit before understanding what I should have done.

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Remove ads from HDHomerun recording (featured image)

Best way to remove ads from HDHomeRun recordings (no intermediate file required)

Introduction

This guide is a follow up to the post called How to remove ads from HDHomeRun recordings and still encode with Handbrake. I record lots of TV shows using the HDHomeRun. I sometime want to keep recordings on a disk for archiving or to watch later. The following article explains how to remove ads from HDHomeRun recordings and encode the final video with Handbrake without quality loss. The whole process is executed using only FREE tools!

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Remove ads from HDHomerun recording (featured image)

How to remove ads from HDHomeRun recordings and still encode with Handbrake

Introduction

I record lots of TV shows using the HDHomeRun. I sometime want to keep recordings on a disk for archiving or to watch later. The following article explains how to remove ads from HDHomeRun recordings and encode the final video with Handbrake without quality loss. The whole process is executed using only FREE tools!

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extTools

extTools: a windows shell extension to help you with common Windows File Explorer tasks.

What is extTools

extTools is a fast and innovative FREEWARE (for non-commercial use) software suite to help you executing common tasks in Windows File Explorer more easily.

It’s main features are:

  • Advanced clipboard support (copy, append or modify).
  • File operation queuing (batch copy or paste).
  • Better & quicker file deletions.
  • Powerful file renaming algorithms.
  • XP like search tool (simple search tool).
  • Extends Windows File Explorer by registering as a Shell Extension.

extTools allows its users to execute tasks that are not available in a default Windows environment. extTools is also designed to replace existing task that are badly designed, annoying to execute or simply missing.

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How to make a time-lapse video with free tools and a DSLR camera

How to make a time-lapse video with free tools and a DSLR camera

Introduction

Time-lapse photography is a wonderful effect to make your images alive instead of static because you can make a plain (or almost boring) event and make it so much more dramatic. However, it is something that usually needs a lot of time investment to get something acceptable.

Considering my family was planning to decorate the Christmas tree during the weekend, I decided to take my camera and capture the whole event in a time-lapse video.

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HDHomeRun TV Dump

HDHomeRun TV Dump: Unleash the DVR capabilities of your free to air live TV stream

HDHomeRun TV Dump

HdHomeRun TV Dump is a GUI that installs over the native HDHomeRun application and allows owners to quickly take control over the free to air live TV stream. Implementing DVR capabilities on your computer becomes a easy as 1-2-3.

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MSBuildReorder How to reorder a Visual Studio build log for easy reading

MSBuildReorder: How to reorder a Visual Studio build log for easy reading

MSBuildReorder

Please note that MSBuildReorder source code is now moved to GitHub. Source code can be downloaded from the project’s GitHub page.

MSBuildReorder is a tool for “reordering” (buildorder) a multi-process C++ build log. It allows a developer to convert the build log as if it was generated with a single processor.

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