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Entries Tagged ‘Open Source’

An Open Letter to Firefox

Dearest Firefox,
I want to start by saying that I have enjoyed the time we’ve spent together. You showed me a web without limits. It started as just tabbed browsing. Back when I was using Internet Explorer (oh, how I was shrouded in darkness when you found me), I would have eight different windows open. You [...]

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Premature Reviews — Songbird

One of the coolest things about the internet is finding new, fun programs to play around with. Today’s program is called Songbird, a music player setting itself up to be an open source alternative to iTunes.

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OSS Thanksgiving

Thank you free and open source software.

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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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T Minus 4 Days

The National Film Challenge begins this weekend. The Crew of Funk will be spending the weekend writing, shooting, editing, and blowing our brains out. Donations of energy drinks, fruit smoothies, and cookies are most welcome.
Before then, though, I will hopefully have finished my first After Effects tutorial. Here’s what we’ll be building:

A rotating glass orb. [...]

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The System Is Up

I’ve finally collected all the necessary software to put the finishing touches on my custom-built DVD Server. The hardware is still up in the air, but fortunately, I have a friend with the necessary hardware who has been acting as my guinea pig for the perfect, completed system.
But of course, this begs the question, what [...]

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Mactop’s down. Linux steps up to the plate. But can he fill the job? Find out next time!

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