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Simulate Your Network Devices And Configuration Using NetEmul

When it's time to lay out a network, whether it's on a large scale at a corporation or on a small scale at your house, wouldn't it be nice to lay out all of your network devices, their IP settings, and then simulate whether or not your network will work as expected? That's exactly what you can do with the open source network simulator called NetEmul.

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Simulate Building & Launching A Model Rocket With OpenRocket

We love making models here at MUO. But one problem with tweaking a model design in the real world is that to test it, you have to rebuild a rocket with new parameters, do a test launch, and then head back to the drawing board to further improve your design. What if you could use a computer to simulate a model rocket launch, with the ability to modify and test all of the possible alterations you can make to your rocket design?

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FlightGear 2.6: Your Free, Open Source Flight Simulator Got Even Better [Cross Platform]

As a kid, I've always loved to play with flight simulators. I still do today, except the ones we get to enjoy today are way more advanced than what I got to play with about 13 years ago (although the same applies to all games). While today's flight simulators are much more advanced, they also carry a price tag which not everyone may want to pay. So what's the best free flight simulator known to man? FlightGear of course!

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3 Sites To Fully Prepare You For The Coming Apocalypse

Whatever your flavor of apocalypse may be, it's always a good idea to remind yourself that it might happen, so you really should ask yourself, "What am I going to do?" Get ready to grab your rad-suit, crank up the chain-saw, or check the batteries of your Geiger counter. MakeUseOf is venturing out into the wastelands with these three sites.

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The 3 Best Modern Alternatives To SimCity

One game genre that’s unfortunately withered is the city simulator. This type of game was never a huge success compared to action-packed shooters and real-time strategy games, but it’s always had a place in the hearts of some PC gamers. While the vaunted SimCity series has ended (for now), there are a few games that carry on the legacy.

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Learn & Practice Camera Exposure Settings With CameraSim

Understanding camera exposure can often take the joy out of taking pictures. Cameras like the Canon 50D or the Nikon D80 are fairly affordable, but you may not get your money’s worth if you only shoot in automatic mode. Learning exposure settings on DSLR is not easy, but a website called CameraSim enables you to experiment with exposure settings and get a better idea of how camera exposure works.

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