Life just gets More Audible with AUDACITY

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One of my favourite software that I cannot ignore .

AUDACITY is a really cool software especially for those who want to record their voices , instruments etc and don’t want the hassle of sopphisticated audio editing software packages.

As a musicain I have recorded loads of  melody using audacity.

The best advantages.

1. It is very simple and has avery short learning curve.
2. Its a cross platfrom software, (works in Windows, Linux ,MAC etc)
3. Its an  open source and its free.
4. It has a numbe of effects(Like wahwah etc).
5. The recording can be expoted as mp3 file.
6. This is a screenshot of  the effectsSo if you want to compose music by yourself you can compose it in layes. First recording the tempo, then the rythm the solo vocal or addition parts. (For example check out : RoyRock.mp3)One can even import audio  and edit and add effects to it.

Some cool effects

All thats left to say is.

AUDACITY!!!AUDACITY!!!AUDACITY!!!

For more screenshots click HERE

Click here to Dowload : Audacity

HopeThisHelps

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2.The realistic Funtastic Virtual Box

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we’ll a lot of people are becoming familiar with software that virtually emulate hardware. Like vitrual CD ROMS etc

Now lets suppose you’ve heard a new OS(Operating system)  and would like to give it a try, but at the same time you  are not sure  if installing it would be the right idea.Then Virtual Box is for you.

For those who have not heard of this concept before

Virtual Box and other System emulators provide a method of installing Operating system  witthout affecting the system.
For example, I am currently running XP from a very ,very………long time , now i have found that Linux mint is as good. However I have very little knowledge of linux, so before taking a direct leap into the unknown.  I’d like to test it and learn more about it. So I can install it on a Virtual Box

Are there other emulators like Virtual Box ?
Yes. infact there are. Currently many people many people are using  VMware. It a pretty good software itself but  It not free(though the VMplayer is free, but does not contain much features and cannot create a VM ).  Virtual Box on the other hand is a freeware by Sun Microsystems . A host of operating system can be installed on it like Windows(XP ,Vista), Linux,MAC,Solaris etc.

Virtual Box(To Download click here and download for your currrent OS)
It starts quickly. Multiple OS can be installed.Has some really good features:

1. VBox guest Addition – similar to vmware tools , once installed you can easily switch between Host OS(you main system OS) and guest OS(you virtual OS).The guestaddition is a must install after the OS is installed.
2. Seamless window- one really cool feature that helsp you work on both your real system OS(Host OS) as well as Virtual system OS(guestOS).Check out this screen shot  to get an idea.

Note: the window frames in black belong to Linux, the ones in blue belong to Winows XP. also notice the two bars at the bottom of the screen.
Here I have installed Linux Mint  On XP to test it before installing it as my real OS.

There are a lot more features to explore.

For more idea abbout the VBox  check out the End-user manual at virtualBox.org :To Click here

Hope it helps

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DidYouKnow???
What is the most intriguing data center?
Google, of course.  Located in Dalles, Oregon, on the banks of the Columbia River, 80 miles east of Portland, they house an estimated 500,000 around the world, spread across 25 locations, that stores and estimated 200 petabytes.  Also hydroelectric dam is used to power two four-story cooling towers.
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1.A new OS dawns and it tastes like MINT

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Well this was recommended by my good friend and the brain child of this Blog(name has been witheld for security reasons…..haha).

Somedays ago  I had just downloaded OpenSuse11.1(64bit) and was trying in on VBox. Being comparitivly new  to  managing Linux , OpenSuse seemed a wee bit complicated. I had a lot of problems trying to install the VBox Guest additions(enhances use of virtual Box). So after a few days of trying.  I decided to take up  the offer and try LINUX MINT 7.Got the CD from a good frind codenamed “Mandrake”. It turned out pretty well.

Easy to install (It run live direct from its installation DVD and can be tested before installing )

A sufficienttly good looking inerface, easy access to almost all necessary applications(better than windows).
Even the guest additions got instatlled properly.

I has a feature mintInstall through which other packages can be installed(like winedoors etc, will delve into these later)

HopethisHelps
Roy

Didyouknow???
What is the biggest paradigm change in Enterprise Software?
Linux Kernel, of course.  Created by Linus Torvalds, in 1991, helped open-source developers collectively craft a viable alternative to Microsoft operating systems.  It is said that the Linux kernel contains 8.2 million lines of code, with approximately 86 lines added every hour.  New releases occur every 2.6 months (unless otherwise marked).
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Diving IN

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I have been very reluctant in the past to shift to open source softwares

1. Felt pretty comfortable with good ‘ol XP and all cracked and hacked versions) available on the net .
2. Another reason is that I used to consider open source wares inferior to commercial sofwares available .

I was WRONG, after a few recommendations from friends and giving it a shot , it turns out that some of them might have better performance than the paid softwares.

The only problem is finding them on the net adn trying them out.

So I have taken up the challenge to make the most of the open source
1.By finding various opensource softwares trying them out. And if they prove useful Stating them.

2.Provide tips (as i  discover them) about making most of your software.

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