Tinkernut Labs

• Cool Websites: Free College Education

  October 17, 2008 // davisde // Cool Websites, Video Tags: free, tips 3 Responses

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  This video points out some great online resources for taking free college courses from accredited universities.http://www.ocwconsortium.org/
  http://www.ocwfinder.com/
  http://itunes.stanford.edu/
  http://www.cmu.edu/oli/
  http://oyc.yale.edu/

• Software Tip: Mac-like Taskbar For Windows

  October 15, 2008 // davisde // Software Tips, Video Tags: mac, tips, tweak, vista, windows, xp 8 Responses

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  This video introduces RocketDock, a free application that allows you to add a customizable mac-like taskbar to Windows.
  

• Generate Virtual Landscapes

  October 13, 2008 // davisde // Software Tips, Video Tags: tutorial, virtual 1 Response

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  Create virtual terrain for use in games, animations, videos or photography using the free Terragen software.

• Make Your Own Flash Games

  October 10, 2008 // davisde // Gaming, Video Tags: free, games, make, online, tutorial 5 Responses

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  This video introduces Sploder.com, a free online utility that allows you to make your own flash games. Below is an example:

  
  Make Your Own Game for Free!

• Make 3D Panoramic Mazes

  October 8, 2008 // davisde // Cool Websites, Multimedia Tips, Web Tips Tags: 3d, panoramic, photos, pictures, tricks, tutorial 2 Responses

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  This video will show you the basics of using Photosynth, a free online tool, to make 3D panaoramic environments from your pictures. Here’s my example.

• Hacking Tip: Recover Windows Passwords

  October 6, 2008 // davisde // Hacks, Video Tags: hack, password, tricks, vista, windows, xp 4 Responses

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  This video shows you how to recover lost or forgotten Windows passwords using the free programs Ophcrack and IsoRecorder to record ISO images to CD.
  

• How To Make Free Flash Animations

  October 3, 2008 // davisde // Programming Tips Tags: animations, flash, free, website 2 Responses

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  This video shows you how to make free flash animations using free software. Here’s an example.

• DIY Projects: Navigate By the Stars

  September 29, 2008 // davisde // DIY Projects, Video Tags: tips, tricks 1 Response

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  This video will review the concepts of identifying stars and navigating by them.

• Safety Tip: Clone a Hard Drive

  September 26, 2008 // davisde // Safety & Security, Video Tags: backup, clone, drive, hard, image 3 Responses

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  This video shows you the tools you need to clone a hard drive using DriveImage XML.

• Safety Tip: Virtual CD/DVD’s

  September 24, 2008 // davisde // Safety & Security, Video Tags: burn, cd, dvd, image, virtual 1 Response

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  This video outlines free programs that allows you to create, edit, burn, and mount ISO image files. The programs used are ISO Recorder, Imgburn, Folder2ISO, and Daemon Tools