January 29, 2012
It seems that every year a promising new video service emerges (most recently, perhaps Vevo) and another hits the dust (most recently, MegaUpload/MegaVideo). As the trend continues, we storage junkies must adapt. We’ve talked a lot on this subject in the past, but I’m confident that you’ll find my ways to be the easiest and most effective. Storing remote video content locally is a challenge no more.
June 22, 2011
MP3 is a digital audio encoding format, in which audio files are compressed to reduce the amount of data, without losing sound quality in the ears of most listeners. mp3DirectCut is a freeware audio editor and recorder that can work with compressed MP3 files. It allows you to cut, copy, and paste audio bits or change the volume without decompressing the audio file.
May 19, 2011
Listen to century-old recordings anytime, thanks to the The Library Of Congress. An organization dedicated to preserving American and global culture lives up to it’s mandate with the National Jukebox, a collection of early commercial recordings which anyone can access online. Whether you’re into classical recordings or ragtime, you’ll find something to listen to here.
May 5, 2011
If you’re a little bit musical or you make your own podcasts, you’ve probably noticed that sometimes your recordings can sound a little annoying due to the background noise captured in the recording process. This white noise is not always easy to remove, but can be minimalised by the use of free tools and a little know-how.
April 28, 2011
Radio has evolved for the better by embracing the Internet. Now it’s more global: anybody can access almost unlimited choices in any imaginable genre from all over the world. If you are a fan of Internet radio, you might want to try StreamWriter. This is a Windows application that will help you listen to and record songs from Internet radio stations.
March 3, 2011
The holy grail of entertainment in your home is the mesh between television and your PC. Since the CPUs in today’s PCs are much more powerful than the set top boxes that provide the majority of programming, it is entirely possible to use your PC to record shows and to play them back later. If [...]
February 24, 2011
Mac and Windows users have it good when it comes to laying down a rough mix, some vocals or a tasty bassline. With apps like Garageband, FLStudio, Sonar and Reason, the ability to create professional recordings is limited only to expertise and creative flair. Linux musicians have to compromise. The industry does not see Linux [...]
February 1, 2011
Have you ever had a video conversation with somebody that wasn’t live? Me neither, until I found VYou. VYou allows people to broadcast video structured as conversations, offering users a way to respond to frequently asked questions in a way thats more personal than, say, a page with text on it. The way it works [...]
January 27, 2011
Cameras are everywhere. It’s likely that you have a few of them in your home and connected to your computer. For the most part, PC webcams are used to chat with friends over Skype or record YouTube drama-bombs, but they’re not necessarily restricted to this. If you’ve ever lived in an environment where you weren’t completely sure who has [...]
January 4, 2011
Sharing video or audio with friends and perfect strangers is easier than ever before thanks to the Internet and the wide array of social websites. Actually recording that video and/or audio, however, can still be a pain. One solution to this problem is SMRecorder, a versatile free recording program for Windows. SMRecorder can record audio, [...]
