Application Install Guide

MediaCoder 0.6.0 Free Mediamoder

There is no shortage of transcoders out there, which is, of course, software that converts media files from one format to another by essentially playing each frame and resaving it in sequence. That said, there is a shortage of free transcoders that work well and do their job quickly. MediaCoder, however, is just such a program. Most transcoders require a great deal of tweaking and codec installation, but MC reduces this nonsense to a minimum. The base installer includes almost all the codecs ...

Works SE 9 Gets Its Pilots License

In what appears to be a move toward combating Google Docs, Microsoft is expected to deliver a free but ad-funded version of Works known as SE 9 in coming months. As part of a small pilot program, MS will make the suite available in small numbers as an OEM preinstall and not as a download. Ads will reportedly appear whether a user is offline or online. An upgrade option to an ad-free Works version will run $39.95. Melissa Stern, senior Microsoft product manager, was quoted, the evaluating this bu...

PowerPoint Is Alive & Kicking

If you are applying to the University of Chicago, you better bone up on your PowerPoint skills due to a new requirement that would-be students must present a four-page slide presentation. The good news is that school officials will apparently let you select any topic or approach you want to take. To me this is just four pieces of blank paper. You do what you want. It can be a presentation. It can be poetry. It can be anything, Rose Martinelli, associate dean for student recruitment and admissio...