Annotate and share the web with Marker.to for Chrome, a “yellow highlighter pen for the web”

Posted by Samer on January 27, 2012 in , , , , , , , , | Tagged , | Leave a response

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Imagine that you just read something on a webpage that you like and that you would like to highlight and keep, or even share with others. With Marker.to you could simply highlight the content on the page in bright fluorescent yellow, as you would a real marker, and get a shortened URL when you are done that you could keep or share via email, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Opening this URL will bring back the webpage AND jump to the content you highlighted; it’s as simple as that!

Marker.to will keep all your highlights accessible online in a single place. It is available as an extension for Google Chrome. Continue reading ..

The Fantastic Contraption 1 and 2 – hours of logic puzzle fun at no cost!

Posted by B.C. Tietjens on January 26, 2012 in | Tagged , , , , | 4 Responses

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The Fantastic Contraption 1 and 2 are two of the most fun ‘thinking games’ on the web today. Reminiscent of an older game called The Incredible Machine, The Fantastic Contraption will have you concentrating on puzzles of logic, physics, geometry and more. The bright colors in the interface make it feel far more like a game and much less like learning but even so, you’ll find your brain power increases as you play these games. Continue reading ..

Make your own awesome 2D games with Construct 2

Posted by B.C. Tietjens on January 25, 2012 in , , , , , , | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Responses

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Freewaregenius 5-Star PickConstruct 2 is a great freeware program that lets you create and distribute your very own casual games, based on a programming language called HTML5. Construct 2 makes it easy, however, so you don’t really need to know much of anything about programming or coding. Once you create your games you can send them out to places like Facebook and watch them become viral, as all your friends marvel at what an awesome game creator you are. Well, maybe not, but they might at least stop hitting you in the back of the head with corn chips while you’re trying to kill the Lich King. Continue reading ..

Easy MediaInfo provides quick access to simplified media file info via right click

Posted by Samer on January 25, 2012 in , , , | 1 Response

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With media libraries growing exponentially on hard drives everywhere, and the proliferation of different video and audio formats, codecs, and devices etc; most users will find it very useful to be able to quickly find out the codec, resolution, bitrate, and other information pertaining to their media files.

Enter Easy MediaInfo, a free media-information lookup utility similar to ‘MediaInfo Lite’ that can also be accessed via the right click context menu. The difference? Easy MediaInfo displays a more straightforward, simplified version of your file’s information that is more accessible for most people, with the option to add one more click and get the more detailed version if you like. Continue reading ..

Learn programming with 3D video producer ‘Alice 3’

Posted by Jason on January 24, 2012 in , , , | Leave a response

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Somewhat along the same vein as Kodu, which we wrote about earlier this month, Alice is a free teaching tool to explore object-oriented programming in a 3D environment. You can use Alice, developed by Carnegie Mellon, to create short videos or 3D games. It is an enticing tool that softens the blow of diving into the world of programming by allowing you to learn through examples and seeing how it all works together. An interesting bit of trivia, you might have heard about The Alice Project before if you read the book The Last Lecture. Continue reading ..

Driving Speed 2 is a free racing game with exceptional graphics

Posted by B.C. Tietjens on January 24, 2012 in | Tagged , , | 1 Response

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There are few free games that compare with the graphics in Driving Speed 2. As freeware goes, it is exceptional but it also has a number of other great qualities not to be overlooked. There are tons of stats, multiplayer options, and realistic cars and physics. If you’re into driving games, Driving Speed 2 is definitely worth your time. Continue reading ..

Make designs for 3D printing with netfabb Studio Basic

Posted by Jason on January 23, 2012 in , , , | 1 Response

3d printing example3D printing is most likely the next revolution in computers and many other industries. It allows you to create objects on demand to whatever dimension you need, using specialized ‘3D printers’. Entire industries can benefit from the capability, whether you are a designer interested in producing tangible prototypes quickly and inexpensively or a manufacturer interested in “printing” your own parts.

3D printing has been around for a few years but the real revolution is coming from inexpensive 3D printers that a business or household could purchase or build from kits. There are also several services online that will fabricate the designs you upload. netfabb Studio Basic is software that can create help create these designs easily, and is 100% free. Continue reading ..

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