Author Archives: Omar

Addaadah Core Decisions #3

Introducing serious changes since the last in the core decisions series.

Addaadah Returns!

Hi! It’s been a while!

When not to use NTFS Compression

When NTFS compression is not a so brilliant idea.                                                                                   

Addaadah, First Commit!

After almost a year since the inception of Addaadah, I’ve finally pushed the first code commit! You can find the repository here: https://bitbucket.org/NOMone/addaadah-engine

Dual Booting Ubuntu and Windows 10 on Mac Mini 2011

4 steps. Install Ubuntu. Make space for Windows. Install Windows. boot-repair. Easy, right? WRONG! The task of installing Windows next to a pre-existing Ubuntu installation on an old Mac Mini could be painfully long.

Mounting a VDI File in Ubuntu

Attaching a VDI file to your system as a block device and mounting its partitions (if any).

Addaadah Core Decisions – Part 2

More about the development mindset behind Addaadah, and how the entire thing fits together.

Extracting/Transcoding/Adding Video Streams Using FFmpeg

In this article, we extract audio from a video, transcode it and add it to another video.

Using FFmpeg

A series of articles in which we perform many video manipulation tasks using the awesome FFmpeg tool.

Converting Videos to Run on Old DivX Devices Using FFmpeg

How to convert a video to make it work on your old DivX device using the excellent cross-platform tool ffmpeg.