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Random funny pictures. Kidworth. Top 10 Beginner Video Tutorials To Learn GIMP Fast. Since I’m also a learner of GIMP, I thought that tutorials illustrating the first few points of the official user manual from GIMP.org may just be what beginners need to familiarize themselves. This collection here gathers clearly-narrated screencasts and are thus very good starting points for those that don’t prefer to read long user manuals. So hit the jump to learn more GIMP terminology. GIMP Basics This is a video walkthrough of the installation and user interface of GIMP, made by a university instructional design staff member, so you can expect a very easy-to-follow and informative narrative. In the video, he goes over how to perform 7 basic image editing tasks: scaling, cropping, cutting (with transparency), flipping, rotating, reducing and saving.

By watching these, you’re basically going over the first text tutorial on GIMP.org, GIMP Lite Quickies. Optimizing Images For Web Use The following video shows how to export a file to JPEG and monitor the file size of the new image. Paths. Free Accounting Software | GnuCash. Home Networking. Math Help. An Engineers Quick References to Mathematics Algebra Help Math SheetThis algebra reference sheet contains the following algebraic operations addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It also contains associative, commutative, and distributive properties. There are example of arithmetic operations as well as properties of exponents, radicals, inequalities, absolute values, complex numbers, logarithms, and polynomials. This sheet also contains many common factoring examples. There is a description of the quadratic equation as well as step by step instruction to complete the square.Download PDFDownload Image Geometry Math SheetThis geometry help reference sheet contains the circumference and area formulas for the following shapes: square, rectangle, circle, triangle, parallelogram, and trapezoid.

It also includes the area of a circular ring as well as the area and segment length of a circular sector. Triple-chocolate smash milk shake. Paper CD Case. MythTV, Open Source DVR. 32 Custom Birth Announcement Postcards and Greeting Cards. By admin | May 26, 2010 | Design The birth of a new life into this world is definitely worth a celebration!

Whether or not a baby shower is in the works, baby announcement cards are a must to share the new family’s joy with relatives and friends. Make birth announcement cards even more special by making them as unique as the baby they’re welcoming! Check out these 32 customized birth announcement postcards and greeting cards to get abundant design inspiration. Click on the images for individual design credit. We hope this collection leaves you bubbling with ideas for your own birth announcement card designs! Tagged as: Birth Announcements, greeting card designs, greeting cards, Postcard Design, postcard designs, save the date cards This post was written by admin+ Leave a Comment. Winscape. Mental_floss Blog » Extreme Home Engineering: How To Build Your Own TiVo.

This week: How to build your own TiVo (or, How to never miss an important football game ever again.) Building your own TiVo—or FreeVo, as some call it—is more than a dream. It's more than a trend. It's the new cool way to stick it to The (TiVo) Man while impressing your friends. Make and Wired have published detailed how-tos. There are also several online communities like The Green Button that will help guide you through the tricky parts. For the technology dunces of the world—myself included—I had several friends break down the jargon into simple steps we can all understand.

Your mission: To build your own digital video recorder from mail-order parts. The payoff: An integrated entertainment system that records TV programs with no monthly fees. Keep reading for your marching orders... Ingredients 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. "You have to consider WAF (wife acceptance factor -- or HAF if it's the wife doing the installation). Steps 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Guide To Building An Open Source HTPC / Media Center on Ubuntu | Linuxlookup. HTPC is an acronym for Home Theater Personal Computer. A computer system designed with the sole intention of being connected to a television, for entertainment purposes such as watching live TV, playing movies, surfing the Internet, games, listening to music, or viewing digital photographs.

A HTPC may also be referred to as a Media Center, which is usually the software portion of the device that combines the functions of a personal computer and media software into a single convergence device. You have likely seen a few commercial Media Center products in stores. Not surprisingly most of these are built on Windows Media Center software, or use proprietary software which of course inflate the overall price.

In my opinion, Open Source software can be used to build a far superior HTPC/Media Center than any commercial software product out there. Hardware recommendations Creating an Open Source HTPC/Media Center requires some hands-on assembly of standard PC hardware components. HTPC Case.