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Skype by FSherratt

SKYPE Febuary 01 2009

 

Skype is a free internet call application. It allows you to call people over the internet for free as long as they also have skype and are online at the same time as you. It also allows Video calls, Conference calls, file transfer, instant messaging and screen sharing as part of the free application. If you pay a bit you can call landline’s anywhere in the world for a small fee. People can call you on a landline and you can have voicemail. These are only some of the features incorporated into skype.

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Google Earth by FSherratt

GOOGLE EARTH January 30 2009

Google Earth is a mapping program created by google. It has been around since 2005. It is free as all of google software is or you can buy a yearly subscription to google earth pro for a mere $400. Continue reading




Illustrator Vector watch Tutorial by Xptiger

VECTOR TUTORIAL January 25 2009

This tutorial should show you how to create a vector watch like the one in the banner on the top of this site. You should end up with something like the one below. This tutorial is written for illustrator CS3 and on a mac so some shortcuts may be incorrect for pc.

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Future Storage by FSherratt

FUTURE STORAGE January 25, 2009

The future of hard drives for computers in my opinion is going to SSD (Solid State Drives). These are just like the hard drives in your computer except they are made entirely of Nand Flash Ram which if your wondering is the same as you get in your Pen Drive or Ipod. But recently SSD has become more widely available and more even apple are offering it in their new macbook.
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Apple Netbook by Xptiger

APPLE NETBOOK January 25 2009

Apple seemed to think for a while that they weren’t going to be releasing a netbook utill they knew where the market was leading, With Jobs saying that they weren’t going to release one and the iphone was there netbook.
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Blender 2.48 by FSherratt

BLENDER 2.48 January 24, 2009

I’ve always been a big fan of the world of free software, what ever it is. Free apps for your iphone, photo editing or music creation. But what I have noticed is that there are very few free application for animation. I remember a while ago spending weeks looking for one type of software. In this article I’m going to be explaining about the brilliance of Blender.
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