March 1, 2010
Video and photo editing tools are a necessity in today’s world of personal media. We have lots of photographs and videos these days that could look even better when presented nicely. The tool should be powerful yet simple to use so that average Joe can use it easily. Windows and Mac have had good video [...]
February 23, 2010
Not all MP3s are created equal. The quality of some MP3s are good, others are barely audible. Among the thousands of songs on your hard drive, I’m sure that there are several that fall into the category of “should be better” — the ones with low volume settings, the ones with weak vocals, the one [...]
February 5, 2010
Screencasts are those videos depicting a shot of a computer screen. There are many applications for such a program such as tutorials and software reviews. It is also often used to record video chat conversations. There are quite a few tools for creating screencasts. Today I would like to review another free screencasting tool that [...]
December 22, 2009
About a year ago, I wrote an article in my blog about how people are getting old on the road. It discussed commuting, but from a different perspective: the amount of time commuters lost on the road. I also discussed several ways to fill in the lost hours with useful activities, and one of them [...]
November 24, 2009
We have covered plenty of audio/video tools in the past, from mp3 joiner to freeware video converters. If you are an avid user of such tools, you will have a nice, albeit a little lengthy, collection in your start menu. Well here is one tool that can make that list a little shorter. It is [...]
November 17, 2009
Creativity is a lot of fun for those with that streak. Now add a pinch of learning to it. No, the mix doesn’t turn sour, in fact web apps and multimedia have combined to make learning not only creative but also fun. The result has been that these web apps appeal to the casual set [...]
August 13, 2009
Have you ever wanted to create your own ringtone out of”¦ well out of anything? Did you think it was too difficult and gave up? If you can save your recording as a MP3, WMA or OGG file you are already 80% of the way to creating your own free ringtones. This includes selecting the [...]
July 19, 2009
It happens to the best of us: you’re clicking on random YouTube links when a friend sends you the best remix you’ve ever heard, and suddenly, you’re gripped by an overwhelming urge to try and mix your own music. Unfortunately, mixing audio not only entails picking the tracks to mix, but also downloading beats, sound [...]
June 8, 2009
Most of us have a huge collection of digital music that we call our own. Usually, albums and songs have been added irregularly over the year from many, many different sources. You may have digitized your existing record, MC and CD collections, while most of us exchange music with friends and family. I’m sure you’ll agree that the one [...]
April 17, 2009
Do you want to listen to your old music cassettes or vinyl records on your iPod or PC? Well, there’s a easy way to convert all of your precious LPs to MP3 using the free Audacity software! We have covered Audacity before, to record audio files or create your own MP3 ringtones. Now let’s see [...]
