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Photo Story 3
Posted on 25. Sep, 2008 by Eric.
Wouldn’t it be nice if a software existed that could compile your photos into an exciting slideshow video, complete with panning and zoom special effects? Wouldn’t it be even better if this program were easy to use and it didn’t cost a dime. Microsoft Photo Story 3 is this software. Within minutes you can add [...]
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YamiPod
Posted on 23. Sep, 2008 by Eric.
Have you ever attempted to remove songs from your iPod, only to find out that iTunes does not allow this operation? You can copy songs to your iPod, but not the other way around unless your are a determined geek. I had never noticed the restriction until one day my computer crashed. Of course to [...]
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Network Connection Sharing
Posted on 22. Sep, 2008 by Eric.
Do you own a game console that can connect to the internet? Does it require you to plug in an Ethernet cable or else purchase a wireless adapter? This was the situation I had with my Playstation 2 and XBox 360, yes I was reluctant to spend the money for the wireless adapter. After some [...]
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Virtual Dub
Posted on 19. Sep, 2008 by Eric.
Virtual Dub is a very powerful, open source, video editor. Virtual Dub has many features which include the ability to omit sections of video or fuse separate video clips together. While Virtual Dub has a wide range of features, I have found two to be particularly useful. The first, is its ability to capture DV [...]
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PortableApps
Posted on 19. Sep, 2008 by Eric.
Imagine carrying all of your favorite applications wherever you go. Simply being able to plugg in your USB drive and accessing your important files and the programs needed to run them. PortableApps suite makes what seems to be a fantasy, a reality. Essentially PotableApps takes most well-known open source applications such as Gimp (photo editor), [...]






