Posted on May 8, 2008 by phaktor7
Software can be annoying, especially when it hogs resources or performs in manners we do not condone. This is a reminder of some common replacements.
Adobe Acrobat (Reader) = FoxIt Reader or Sumatra PDF
Apple QuickTime = QuickTime Alternative
Windows Media Player = Media Player Classic (or Media Player Classic – Homecinema)
RealMedia Player = Real Alternative
If you just [...]
Filed under: Audio, Linux, Mac, Software, Video, Windows | Tagged: quicktime, acrobat reader, foxit reader, sumatra pdf, quicktime alternative, windows media player, media player classic, home cinema, realmedia player, real alternative, videolan, vlc media player | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 6, 2008 by phaktor7
http://ccmixter.org/
From the site:
ccMixter is a community music site featuring remixes licensed under Creative Commons where you can listen to, sample, mash-up, or interact with music in whatever way you want.
Filed under: Audio, Software | Tagged: audio, ccMixter, creative commons, mash-up, remixing, sampling | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 16, 2008 by phaktor7
http://www.slacker.com/
I already know how much Pandora rocks. Honestly, I like the ability to minimize the player for Pandora better than having to download a resizeable app from Slacker, but the song selection instantly plays what you select (assuming you pick 15 artists in that group first) in Slacker. In Pandora you don’t usually get to [...]
Filed under: Audio, Portable, Software, Web App | Tagged: artist, Music, online, radio, slacker, song, streaming | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 15, 2008 by phaktor7
http://www.findsounds.com/
Search engine that finds audio files on the web. Don’t bother looking for music, it’s not that kind of search engine…
Filed under: Audio, Software, Web App | Tagged: audio, effects, engine, findsound, online, search, sound | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 8, 2008 by phaktor7
Drivers are annoying. Well, outdated drivers, and incorrect drivers, are annoying. Many of the places claiming to offer drivers require users to register, or provide invalid drivers that cause further corruption.
Here’s one place that has been decent so far: http://www.opendrivers.com
If you happen to have an ATI chipset that needs driver updates (especially for an old [...]
Filed under: Audio, Graphics, Software, Video, Windows | Tagged: audio, drivers, hardware, video, Windows | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 27, 2008 by phaktor7
Here’s a list of online apps to do various graphics editing:
Photoshop Express
SnipShot
Picnik
Phixr
Pixer
Blibs
FotoFlexer
Aviary
Note – Aviary does more than just graphics, although I haven’t been granted an account yet, so it’s all hearsay at this point…
Filed under: 2D, Audio, Fonts, Graphics, Software, Web App | Tagged: 2D, application, change, edit, editor, fix, image, manipulate, online, picture, repair, Web App, web application | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 25, 2008 by phaktor7
http://jahshaka.org/
Almost forgot about this old project, still pending a decent “latest version”. Jahshaka is open source video editing software. It is trying to be a replacement for AfterEffects from Adobe. Version 3 is supposed to be a big checkpoint to lift the project off the ground and deliver to the masses, it seems.
From the site:
Imagine [...]
Filed under: AfterEffects, Audio, Jahshaka, Linux, Mac, Software, Video, Video, Windows | Tagged: adobe, aftereffects, animation, audio, editing, jahshaka, linux, Mac, open source, paint, render, video, Windows | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 28, 2008 by phaktor7
http://www.pixel2life.com/
Massive tutorial linking site to just about anything and everything related to graphics, web design, programming, photography, operating systems, audio, video, database, games and skins, etc.
Filed under: 2D, 3D, ASP, Apophysis, Audio, Blender, Fireworks, Flash, Freehand, GIMP, Graphics, HTML, Illustrator, Inkscape, Javascript, Linux, MS Office, Mac, Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Programming, Terragen, Tutorials/Tips/Tricks, Web Development, Websites, Windows, Wings3D | Tagged: 2D, 3D, audio, database, games, Graphics, guide, interface, language, program, skins, tips, tricks, tutorials, video, Web Design | Leave a Comment »
