Author: Bogdan Caraman
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GIMP
As an alternative to Photoshop, GIMP (GNU (GNU‘s Not Unix Image Manipulation Program) is a great and free photo editor that can support large file formats like BMP (bitmap), GIF (Graphics Interchange Format), JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group), MNG (Multiple-image Network Graphics), PCX (PiCture eXchange), PDF (Portable Document Format), PNG (Portable Network Graphics), PS, PSD (Adobe…
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Media Player Classic Home Cinema vs. VLC media player
Windows Media Player version 12 comes pre-installed on your operating system. The application can be synchronized with MP3 players, and mobile phones, you can also burn discs, rent music, and listen to live online radio stations. The Playlists include the Rating option where you can rate your favorite songs or movies by one to five…
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Audacity
Audacity is a free and open-source digital audio editor and recording application software. The supported audio formats for importing, processing, and exporting include WAV, WMA, MP3, AAC, AIFF, FLAC, AC3, AMR, and OGG Vorbis files. It supports up to two channels of simultaneously recording from microphones, USB, or Firewire devices. The audio tracks can be cut, copy,…
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Blender
Blender is free and open-source software that allows you to create a wide range of 2D and 3D content. You can create 3D models, water simulations, animation, rendering, particles, and other computer simulations, non-linear video editing, and creating interactive 3D applications. You also get a lot of free help from the online community, as well…
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Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (Document Cloud)
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (Document Cloud) is used to view PDF (Portable Document Format) files and by using some free tools you can: More tools can be used by subscription, namely: For more details, you can access https://helpx.adobe.com/reader.html or read the Acrobat DC manual (PDF) You can find the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader…
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Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio Community
Visual Studio Code is a code editor developed by Microsoft for Windows, Linux, and macOS, and if you want to increase its power, you need to install some extensions according to your projects. The best way to start using and understanding the Visual Studio Code is to follow the Introductory Videos such as: and the…
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Java SE (Standard Edition) – Runtime Environment (JRE) and Development Kit (JDK)
Another important program you should have after you already installed the operating system is Java SE (Standard Edition) Runtime Environment (JRE) because many software applications written in Java need to run with it, starting with online games, chatting, viewing 3D images, etc. The programming language was developed by the SUN Microsystems company in 1991 and…
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How to install Linux, Nginx, MariaDB, PHP (LEMP Stack) on Debian
This guide will teach you how to install and configure Linux, NGINX, MySQL/MariaDB, and PHP (LEMP stack) on Debian. Please disregard the old software versions in this article; they remain as examples, so I recommend you always download the new ones. Download the latest small installation image from https://www.debian.org/distrib/: 64-bit PC netinst iso or 32-bit…
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How to create bootable USB drives with Rufus
Rufus is a free and open-source software (FOSS) portable application for Microsoft Windows that can be used to: When each time a new operating system is released, it’s uploaded as an ISO disk image, a file that stores all the content and structure of an entire disk. Take for example the latest version of Windows…
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How to install phpMyAdmin on Windows Server
phpMyAdmin is a free and open-source database management system for MySQL and MariaDB. As a portable web application written primarily in PHP, it has become one of the most popular MySQL administration tools, especially for web hosting services. Through phpMyAdmin, you can perform various operations, such as: Please disregard the old software versions in this article; they remain…