Hardware transcoding matters, but Jellyfin feels much better when the library is clean, predictable, and trustworthy first.

In 2021, Gartner dropped Metadata Management from their Magic Quadrant, replacing it with a Market Guide for Active Metadata Management. On the surface, this may seem like a minor change, but in ...

You, as a decision maker or implementer, are frequently bombarded with the message that the data in your organization is its lifeblood. In the modern digital age, that data has immense value to your ...

The future is encrypted. Real-time, encrypted chat apps like Signal and WhatsApp, and messaging apps like Telegram, WeChat, and Messenger—used by two out of five people worldwide—help safeguard ...

The former head of the CIA has said "we kill people based on metadata", but as Australia introduces new data retention laws, the country's security chief says he's "not quite sure" what the fuss is ...

"Metadata" is one of those techy buzzwords you'll frequently hear in the discourse surrounding internet privacy, storage, and social media. There's an array of applications of metadata — a few of ...

Recent advances in high-performance computing (HPC) technology enable simulations of increasingly large and complex models. While these simulations offer huge potential for science and society, it ...

Content indexing works well for finding files that contain text, but it's no help when searching for non-text data. Brien's workaround is to take advantage of Windows 10's file metadata feature. As ...

One benefit of physical photos and analog photography is how little personal information it contains. Maybe the date it was developed gets printed on the back, but that’s it. Today’s digital and smart ...

A crucial, but sometimes overlooked, component of scientific reproducibility is the efficient retrieval of sample metadata. While the field of ancient DNA (aDNA) has been celebrated for its commitment ...

Hidden metadata provides useful file information, but it could also endanger the privacy of your clients or employees. Microsoft Word's metadata, or document properties, stores details about files.