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Entries for November, 2008

OSS Thanksgiving

Thank you free and open source software.

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Blender Tutorial — Glass Beaker

Making a glass beaker model in Blender, the open-source 3D modeling software.

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The Free Stuff Collection

If there’s one thing that any video/effects/design person can’t get enough of, it’s free materials. Especially royalty free. So, just for you folks, here’s a collection of some sites that offer up a ton of stuff that’s either free or free with simple conditions (mostly just attribute original author).

Jamendo — (Music) - A web collection [...]

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Live DVD Server Distro (Frickin’ Awesome, Man)

Previously, I went over how to set up an open source DVD Server. Well, not a day after I finished that article did I discover an excellent piece of software that allows you to build a custom Linux distribution out of your current setup.
Well, once again, thanks to my good buddy Tommy for letting me [...]

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Open Source DVD Server Run-down

So, I’ve talked about this DVD Server a few times online, and in real life a bunch. I figure it’s high time I lay out how it’s done.
The system I’m going to outline is built on entirely free software. Given a spare computer with decent specs, albeit a pretty huge hard drive, you could put [...]

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Keyboard Shortcuts

While it may not be limited to a multimedia world, keyboard shortcuts can be an incredibly helpful way to get things done and done quickly. Here’s just a sample of some of the more common shortcuts that can help you increase productivity. Or at least, that’s what I hear the office folks are calling it [...]

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