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Why and How to Remove EXIF (Meta/GeoTag/GPS) Data From Pics
Do you have a smart-phone (or a modern camera with GPS)? Do you take pics with it? Do you ever upload them on the internet (social networking, tweeting, forums, email) or text them? Well did you know there is (probably*) hidden data in those pics that anyone could use to track your location. Scary isn’t it?! The hidden data is referred to as EXIF (or sometimes just Meta-data) and contains information like the camera make and model, the image dimensions, and yes: GPS coordinates…
I’ll show you how to remove that in this post!
What should I do?
Since Google has disabled my AdSense account and appealing their decision has no promise of being fruitful, I am left with a slight dilemma… What to do now?
I have space for ads, but no ads to place there. I have a few ideas, but really can’t decide.
Perhaps you can help… I am open to suggestions. You can leave a comment here, on facebook, or on twitter (or if you’re really shy you can send me an email using the “request/suggest an antidote” pages in the menu). I will give it a few days and take count of the votes/suggestions and proceed from there.
Here are the choices I’ve been considering, pick one (or two) or suggest an
Website Template Fixed – Now looks good in all browsers!
Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Safari
Remember when I said there was a problem with my template layout that caused it to display funny in every browser except Firefox? Well I finally got around to fixing it and thought I’d share the solution with you all. I figured it might be helpful to someone.
Why The Difference?
The different browsers display things slightly different sometimes because they use different “kits” (or rather — rendering engines) to parse the HTML/CSS/JavaScript and convert all that code into the page you see (I’m trying to keep this in layman’s terms as much as possible).
Who Uses What?
Firefox uses Gecko Chrome and Safari use Webkit Internet Explorer uses Trident Opera uses Presto
Using a Multi-Button PC Mouse on a Mac
SteerMouse 4.02 (via Apple Downloads)
I have been using a Mac Mini at work now for several months. I use a PC mouse and keyboard (for several reasons, namely i have big hands and fingers so using those tiny Apple keyboards is out of the question, and I like my multi-button mouse too much to give it up). If you are curious of the model, I use a Logitech Cordless Desktop LX710 Laser (keyboard/mouse combo).
As is expected, both the right and left mouse buttons work correctly “out of the box” on OS X, but the extra buttons and the horizontal scroll do not work! This has annoyed me for far too long and it was time I did something
Update: changes coming…
It never ceases to catch me by surprise how quickly time flys when you are preoccupied with living life…
So much for a post a day, huh?
To update you on what has been going on lately: my beautiful little girl was born a few weeks ago and has been keeping me quite busy (as is my son as usual). Work has been hectic at best, and I am really tired of ignorant (and I mean excessively ignorant) people…
Also, in place of school work and studying (I decided to take a break for a while in case you didn’t know), I have been taking on a few web projects and in the process o some big changes in life…