Use Google SketchUp for 3D Drawings
I’ve never claimed to be an architect, but I love great tools that work well. Â One such tool belonging to that category is Google SketchUp. Â In the past, I’ve fiddled with 3D software before. Â I think that Blender is awesome…but it also has a steep learning curve. Â Almost a learning cliff. It honestly is just to much for my needs. Â Case in point, I wanted a quick floorplan diagram to post to the Studio Central forum for comments on my new home studio. Â Blender just isn’t the choice for that. Â Now, if I wanted to make a cool 3D animated cartoon over the next few years, that’s a different matter… [amazon-product]0470277394[/amazon-product] The image above was completed in about two hours total time....
Piriform Defraggler – Best Free Windows Defragmentation Program
Way to go Piriform! Â I haven’t seen a defragger that made me this happy since MS-DOS 6.22. Â I could continue to gush about this, but really, the proof is in the pudding. Simple Recipe for Better Performance: Download Defraggler now, and run it. Let it get finished, reboot, and run it again. Now, just tell me your computer doesn’t feel snappier. It really is that simple. Â In the future, activate Defraggler a few times a month, or use it’s handy scheduler. Â When opened, the main window looks like this: Click the Analyze button and let it do it’s thing. Â After a few moments of counting on electronic fingers, you should see a report like this: It has the measure of the drive…now, one more thing…let’s move...
Linux.com Article: Using Windows, Xbox, and iPod as Alternative MythTV Front Ends
Originally published at www.linux.com on December 09, 2008 at 09:00 AM; reprinted with the author’s permission. Digital video recorders (DVR) are becoming more and more mainstream. TiVo, in fact, has passed the truest test of any popular technology — having its name transformed into a verb. MythTV, a free and open source application that lets you turn a computer into a DVR, burst on the scene a few years ago, and has found fans among Linux users. However, with a little effort, it’s possible to run MythTV front ends on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Xbox, and even an Apple iPod Classic. When MythTV first emerged, only the bravest of the open source faithful dared to try it. Few had the specific hardware to make it work, let alone the...
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