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A word from the Editor:
Hello and welcome to the second
issue of Open Source Plus Trilogy
magazine.
This issue should advance your
knowledge to include more
complicated stuff on computers
like running virtual Drives and so
on. Don’t worry though; I have
simplified the step which should
be no problem to understand by
beginners.
Also note that the previous issue
will be updated in order to fix
some small alignments. Nothing
regarding the information, nothing
big so don’t worry.
Anyway, enjoy your 2nd issue of
Open Source Plus!
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Updating Windows: Updating Windows is easy
provided you know how and why.
Updating your Original Legal Copy
is mostly a good idea. Never the
less, sometimes however its best
that you don’t select that
particular update to be installed
along with others.
Keep in mind that windows
update can take allot of time
downloading on slow connections
and take some hard disk space, so
make sure you’re ready.
To start windows update, follow
the bellow steps:
Click on the Start Orb
Click on All Programs
Next…
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Open Windows Update
A screen similar to this one will
appear. Depending how outdated
your system is, the list of
important and optional updates
will show.
Now it’s best to keep the
important updates updated but in
rare cases such as “Serves Pack”
it’s best to leave it unchecked as it
can slow your system down. Install
it only if you have enough space or
need to by other software.
Optional updates includes
languish packs some other
updates. Select only what you
think you need. You can always
install the rest later.
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Burn CDs/DVD: Burning CDs and DVDs is a term
used to describe putting files into
the CD or DVD.
First of all, you will need a CD/DVD
burning Drive on your PC or
Laptop but don’t worry; most of
them should have it as standard
these days.
Look for the “RW” logo on the side
of the drive with “CD/DVD
Rewritable”.
But what’s drive without the
software to use? I know that in
Windows 7 you can burn files
straight into the disk without
external software but I still
strongly recommend that you
download the following:
CD Burner XP
Downloaded at:
http://cdburnerxp.se/
It’s a FREE do it all regarding CDs
and DVDs! The only thing that is
missing is the Virtual Drive option
but don’t worry, we will get to
that part later.
Burn anything from normal image
files to mp3s to ISOs.
A must have software that is also
light on resources for every
computer owner.
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Virtual Drives: Virtual Drive is just like normal
CD/DVD drive, except that its
digital. Still confused? I know you
are.
In order to understand VD, you
need to know what it is used for.
The answer is simple, to mount
ISOs. What is an ISO? A digital
CD/DVD image file. The file
contains the entire Disk’s
information in a single file. When
mounting the ISO, the computer
thinks it’s an actual physical
CD/DVD.
Below are a few ISO image types
used by emulation software:
Taken from
http://www.techsupportalert.com
/best-free-cd-emulator.htm
Next…
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The best Free options would be:
1. Virtual CloneDrive
The Free software lets you have
up to 8 virtual Drives at a time.
Download it at:
http://www.slysoft.com/en/virtua
l-clonedrive.html
Next…
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The 2nd option is:
Gizmo Drive can be downloaded
at:
http://download.cnet.com/Gizmo-
Drive/3000-2248_4-
10407554.html
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Sky Drives: A Sky Drive is an online hard disk.
Some websites allow you to store
your data on its servers provided
you registered on their serves.
The best Free trusted one is no
other then Microsoft’s Live Sky
Drive.
Register for free at:
https://skydrive.live.com/
And start uploading files with total
space of 25GB. You can use your
Hotmail/Live email to login.
There are other sites like:
http://www.megaupload.com/
that allows you to upload files for
others to download for a limited
time.
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Email Clients: Let’s say you have more than one
email account on different serves
and want to check them
constantly. Time consuming.
Here is when email clients come
into play. Automatically check all
your emails and send them.
Mozilla Thunderbird
Download this light but powerful
open source client from:
http://www.mozilla.org/en-
US/thunderbird/
Free and powerful from the
makers of Mozilla Firefox. Need I
say more? And ohh it supports
Add-ons, just like Firefox.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-
US/thunderbird/
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Windows Live Mail -
http://explore.live.com/windows-
live-mail
Not open source but still Free
email client from Microsoft that is
similar to the paid Microsoft
Outlook.
Little heavier on the system
resources but has many
professional options that you will
probably never use.
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Video Editing: Video Editing is not that hard once
you get used to it. No simple Free
software is more appealing then
Microsoft Movie Maker 2.6.
Please note that windows 7 comes
with the new downgraded movie
maker for some unknown reason
so download 2.6 from:
http://www.microsoft.com/downl
oad/en/details.aspx?id=34
Microsoft Movie Maker
Edits and put together your video
clips with some nice effects. Very
easy to master and amazing stuff
can be done using it.
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WAX – free software with great
features. Free at:
http://www.debugmode.com/wax
Taken from the official site:
Wax is a high performance and
flexible video compositing and
special effects software. The idea
for Wax is to be very general
purpose and flexible in video
compositing and effects, so that
you can compose your dream
video sequence with ease every
time.
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Music Editing:
Audacity is a Free Sound editor
with many features.
Download it at:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
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Make DVD Movie: Although Windows 7 comes with
its on DVD maker, it’s strongly
recommended to consider the
bellow Open Source software:
DVD Flick is an open source
software with powerful features
for creating your DVD movies.
Found at:
http://www.dvdflick.net/
With a guide at:
http://beginwithsoftware.com/vid
eoguides/dvd-flick-guide.html
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Useful Software:
CCleaner
Is an all-around optimizer and
cleaner for your windows system.
Deletes unnecessary files,
optimize the registry and so on.
Recommended to run at least
once a month.
Grab it from:
http://www.piriform.com/CCLEAN
ER
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Revo Uninstaller
Download the “Free Edition” at:
http://www.revouninstaller.com/r
evo_uninstaller_free_download.ht
ml
This Uninstaller is a powerful tool
that removes unneeded software
along with its leftovers.
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