A picture is worth a thousand words, but add the ability to read its metadata, and it's worth even more. But what exactly is metadata? Think of it as an invisible backpack of information that comes in ...

I got to wondering today, if there was any image format, maybe binary black/white, or greyscale, or even color, that is just raw pixels, with no metadata. Even BMP, while it has pretty minimal ...

DNA-based data storage appears to offer solutions to some of the problems created by humanity’s ever-growing capacity to create data we want to hang on to. Compared to most other media, DNA offers ...

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: I’m at my wits’ end! No search strategy has yielded success. I have 20 files that comprise an audiobook. In ...

A well-organized Plex library isn’t just about neat folders — it’s about precise metadata, correct artwork, and consistent naming. With the right setup, you can avoid mismatches, speed up scanning, ...