Author Archives: Stefano

TabCopy: un’estensione per Chrome per non perdere più nemmeno una tab del browser

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Stefano

Di norma, ho tante finestre aperte dei vari browser (Chrome e Firefox, principalmente) e ciascuna contiene numerose tab. Quando dico tante, intendo proprio tante. A parte usare già alcuni session manager (in particolare Tab Session Manager per Chrome, sono sempre … Continue reading →

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TabCopy Chrome extension: never again lose (all) those tabs!

Posted on July 14, 2022 by Stefano

I keep a lot of browser tabs and windows opened at once. I mean a lot. Be it Firefox, Chrome (on both PC and Mac), I always have some one-to-two hundred browser tabs opened. I read too many things and … Continue reading →

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Craiyon (ex Dall-E mini): come creare immagini a partire dal testo (grazie all’AI)

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Stefano

Craiyon (precedentemente noto come Dall-E mini) è un esperimento che prende spunto dal più complesso Dall-E – un sistema basato su AI (machine learning, per essere precisi) che genera immagini molto particolari a partire da normale testo. Dall-E (un progetto … Continue reading →

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Craiyon (AKA Dall-E mini): creating images from text (using AI)

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Stefano

Craiyon (formerly known as Dall-E mini) is an online experiment implementing the much more complex Dall-E AI-based image generation from natural text. Dall-E (sparkled from Elon Musk’s OpenAI) is a limited-access, high-end, AI model that’s already in its second generation … Continue reading →

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“All electric house”: future as seen from the 50s

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Stefano

Future looked so bright back in the 50s. Thanks to this Westinghouse video, we get to know everything about the “All electric house“.

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FOCOS: foto e ritratti con profondità di campo (iOS)

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Stefano

Tra le tantissime (quasi troppe) app di fotografia/fotoritocco etc per iOS, ho scovato FOCOS. Le caratteristiche sono quelle ‘solite‘ di scatto/ritocco più una parte relativa alla scelta del punto di messa a fuoco dopo lo scatto e la selezione del … Continue reading →

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Come aggiungere un’immagine di sfondo per Skype

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Stefano

Come aggiungere uno sfondo su Skype? Domanda banale? Mica tanto, visti alcuni tentativi malriusciti cui ho dovuto porre rimedio. In questo periodo, molti di noi vivono (praticamente tutto il giorno) dividendosi tra call su Skype, Zoom, Meet, Webex e simili. … Continue reading →

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#StayAtHome

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Stefano

The message is quite clear: these days, if you can, #StayAtHome! “The times they are changing”

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ChesSkelet Vs. Psion MasterChess: compact programming chess gaming on Sinclair ZX Spectrum

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Stefano

How about a nice chess game? (between two ZX Spectrums)? War Games Joshua GIF from Wargames GIFs Some vintage chess game programs are usually regarded as software masterpieces since programmers have been able to crank into very small amount of … Continue reading →

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A secret text adventure game is hidden into Google Chrome – and it’s compelling!

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Stefano

Fancy a nice old-style text-adventure game? Look no further than Google! It’s quite simple, all you need is Google Chrome (updated). Type in search box “Text adventure” then open the developer console with: CTRL-SHIFT-I if you’re a PC user, CMD-Option-I … Continue reading →

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