So you’ve downloaded an FLV file, and now you’d like to convert it to another format, to view it on another device, edit it, etc? I’d like to share with you some great open source software I’ve found for converting…
I've recently been looking at a number free File synchronization utilities. I'd previously used SyncToy from Microsoft. It worked well for me for a little while, but then I ended up loosing a number of files because it removed files…
Ever wondered why your hard drive was so full? Ever wondered what was taking up so much space? Wouldn’t it be great to have a visual representation of all of your files at once? If you said yes to any…
The best open source media player we’ve found, has finally been fully released (version 1.0). The VLC Media Player ( ) can play just about any kind of media file you can throw at it. Even FLV files. If…
There are a multitude of free fonts out there now! How do you manage them all? How do you see them all to select one to use? I have found this Font Viewer software from AMPsoft, to be very helpful.…
I recently saw a recommendation for some free backup tools for Windows, and I thought I’d pass them along. The following can be useful in different circumstances, over the regular Windows backup: For full drive backups: DriveImage XML Backup Software…
Some links to free 3D models, that are compatible (.blend file, or can be imported) with Blender: The Official Blender Model Blender Architecture related 3D models:http://blender-archi.tuxfamily.org/Models http://resources.blogscopia.com/index_en.html Cars: Sci-Fi (starwars, star trek, etc): General: 3D Models of Various Formats, some…
I came accross this open source 2D annimation tool called Synfig. It’s still in beta phase, but it looks to be pretty interesting. One of the things it’s supposed to be really good at is tweening. It’s intended more for…
I came accross some more Blender 3D tutorials, that I thought were pretty good for beginners (they show pretty well how to use the interface): Also, here are some more Blender video tutorial links: And another good…
I found this little comparison review of Open Source Video editing programs. The top three came out as KDENLIVE, OpenMovieEditor, and… Blender. Actually, the reviewer claims that those are the only ones he found really usable on Linux. I found…