Moblin – Mobile OS for netbooks and nettops
Posted on July 12, 2009 - Filed Under Software Reviews | 1 Comment
Moblin, short for Mobile Linux, is a free and open source OS from Intel designed for netbook hardware. It is designed to be an eye candy and user friendly OS targeted to the standard home user – meaning for emailing, twittering, browsing, media playing and such – unlike the more “serious” flavors of Linux like CentOS.
It is designed to be lightweight with minimal footprint so that it will run extremely fast on Atom-based computers like netbooks. You can download the beta V.02 image file from this URL http://moblin.org/
Is Amarok the best audio player for Linux?
Posted on July 9, 2009 - Filed Under Software Reviews | 1 Comment
If you have a Linux setup then most probably you are running Amarok for media playing. Amarok is probably the most popular media player for Linux because it offers a lot of functionality: KDE support (it’s pretty!), support for outbound streaming, media database support, gapless audio decoding, remote controllable and also supports intelligent playlists from database.
You can see the comparison table from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_media_players
If you have not yet added Amarok, you can add it using your Linux’s interface for managing applications. In Ubuntu, for example, you can use the Add/Remove Applications interface under the Applications menu:
How to use Windows Live Movie Maker Beta
Posted on June 12, 2009 - Filed Under Software Reviews | 2 Comments
Windows Live Movie Maker, appropriately codenamed “Sundance”, is a video creating/editing program that is a part of Microsoft’s Windows Live package (http://download.live.com). It is intended to replace Windows Movie Maker that is currently included in Windows Xp and Vista, so expect it to be the default Windows 7 movie editing program.
According to LiveSide.net, Windows Live Movie Maker is a complete rewrite of the Windows Movie Maker application, focusing on the needs of Windows Live Photo Gallery users.
3 ways to change bitrate on MP3 files
Posted on June 3, 2009 - Filed Under Software Reviews | 1 Comment
Want to change the bitrate on your MP3 files? Previously, I wrote about how you could normalize the audio level of your audio files using a free program called MP3Gain, which will change the bitrate for all files to match.
Though it’s a good program, there may be times when you need more control over the audio level. Luckily, there are several free programs that you can use to rip, convert, and encode your audio with.
How to add text watermarks to videos
Posted on May 5, 2009 - Filed Under Software Reviews | 1 Comment
Text watermarks in videos are a good way to label your videos. The WaterMark Master allows you to put text on specific frames of a video file. Whether you are a video professional or just want to add memorable lines to your videos, this tip is for you.
First open WaterMark Master, then click the + button on the Source Files panel:
How to mount ISO images using Alcohol 120%
Posted on April 30, 2009 - Filed Under Software Reviews | 8 Comments
Alcohol 120% is a really cool software that will let you create virtual CD/DVD ROM drives. With a virtual drive, you won’t have to load the physical media, so you can preserve those expensive games CDs or DVDs on your hard drive. It is also very useful for mounting ISO files so you dont’ have to burn them to physical media.
So how do we create a virtual CD/DVD ROM drive? In Alcohol you can set multiple virtual drives using its easy to use GUI. First open the Alcohol 120% application and then click Virtual Drive under the Options group:
