During the beta period for Windows 10 the previews for MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint are free of charge. You can get them from the Windows Store. Search for word preview, excel preview and powerpoint preview. I really like these apps that are running in the Modern UI. I think in the future this is…
Category: Free Software
Get the crap out with Revo Uninstaller
With Windows 10 coming out later this year and I was thinking that many people may be in search for a new computer with Windows 10 on it. They will bring their new computer home anxious to fire it up only to discover that it is every bit as slow as the old one. The problem…
Ardour, A Pro Audio Editor
Ardour is a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application. It runs on Linux, OS X and FreeBSD. Its primary author is Paul Davis, who is also responsible for the JACK Audio Connection Kit. Ardour’s intention is to provide digital audio workstation software suitable for professional use. Released under the terms of the GNU General…
Darktable, A Lightroom Alternative
“darktable” is an open source photography workflow application and RAW developer. A virtual light-table and darkroom for photographers. It manages your digital negatives in a database, lets you view them through a zoomable light-table and enables you to develop raw images and enhance them. “darktable” is very similar to Adobe Lightroom but far less expensive…
What is Audacity?
Audacity is a free open source digital audio editor and recording computer software application, available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and other operating systems. Audacity was started by Dominic Mazzoni and Roger Dannenberg at Carnegie Mellon University. As of 10 October 2011, it was the 11th most popular download from SourceForge, with 76.5 million downloads….
What is GIMP?
GIMP the Gnu Image Manipulation Program is a very powerful image editor like PhotoShop but with none of the cost associated with its commercial cousin. GIMP is free to download and will always be free. Project Images Project Files
How to get GIMP
If you are using Linux, GIMP probably came with your distribution. You can get GIMP from the GIMP website downloads page but for the none geek this can be somewhat daunting so I’ve chosen some trusted third parties to get it from. Windows users should download it from Ninite. Mac Users
Extracting Images Using Contrast
You can extract an image from its background by using high contrast to distinguish the background from the subject. Project File
Meet The GIMP
Meet The GIMP is a video podcast that attempts to give you an understanding of GIMP as well as some related topics. Here is a full length episode of MTG… Download the Companion File!
Working With Layeers
The most powerful tool in the GIMP tool kit it “Layer”. With “Layers” you can add multiple elements and manipulate them separately. ;
Good-N-Free Meetup 