Category: Entertainment
Speed Up Audio Files
In the recent article about [extracting the audio from videos](/extracting-audio-videos.html) I detailed a method to get the audio track from a video. One use for this is extracting the audio of recorded lectures that universities or professors have placed online and are made freely available. Many of these lectures can...
Extracting Audio from Videos
During the break before my next semester, I've been trying to study a bit, both in preparation for classes I am taking next semester, and to prepare for a CLEP exam I plan to take soon, in order to reduce the total number of classes I need to take. One...
Sintel Movie Review
The most recent film produced by [Blender](http://www.blender.org/), an open source 3D video editing program, to showcase its abilities is [Sintel](http://www.sintel.org/). This is the third such film, following in the footsteps of [Elephant's Dream](http://www.elephantsdream.org/) and [Big Buck Bunny](http://www.bigbuckbunny.org/). My review and the film following the jump. Sintel takes on a new...
Podcasts Worth a Listen - Part 1
One of the easiest methods that I have found to efficently keep up with various topics is to listen to podcasts. The audio format of a podcast means that you can do tasks, like cleaning or yardwork, while still being able to catch up with news or learn about something....
The Code Book
*The Code Book* by Simon Singh relates the history of cryptography, from the basics of hiding secrets which begins in ancient Greece with stenography, and then moves into the start of true cryptography with the invention of the monoalphabetic cypher. As he follows the changes in cryptography, it is not...
64bit Amazon Mp3 Downloader Alternative
Despite my great appreciation for [Jamendo](/jamendo-site-free-and-legal-music.html), there is still bit of music I like that you can not get under a Creative Commons license. Usually when looking for this music, I turn to the Amazon mp3 store, which uses a proprietary downloader whenever you buy a whole album. Fortunately this...
Cryptonomicon
Many people have written reviews on Neal Stephenson's *Cryptonomicon* before, but many tend to be overwhelmingly positive, even to an extent that they claim that the book can change your life. Perhaps I've read a broader variety of books, and that has lead me to be a bit more judgmental...
Jamendo - A Site for Free and Legal Music
There are a great deal of sites on the Internet which offer free music, many of which are of questionable legality. One which keeps all its music legal is Jamendo. The key to these free offerings is the usage of the Creative Commons licenses, all of which allow for some...