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Create Cool Sound Effects with Reaper

There are a lot of effects that come with the DAW software Reaper. In this article we show how to create sounds and provide fun presets to get you started.

Introduction to Camera Tracking in Blender

Blender is a wonderful 3D program. In this article we show the facility for camera tracking in Blender and suggest ways to use it for visual effects.

Enpass: More Than Just a Password Manager

Enpass Password Manager is a free password manager app for all mobile and desktop devices. Here’s a quick look at what it entails.

MailBird: The Great Alternative to Microsoft Outlook

If you’re on Windows 10 and are not satisfied with the new Mail app, Mailbird is a great alternative to Microsoft Outlook and worth checking out.

iMyfone Data Recovery for iPhone Review

iMyfone is a data recovery software for iPhone that uses smart scanning technology & works on Windows. Check out how it works & enter to win a license key.

Make Beautiful Music with Linuxsampler – An Open Source Audio Sampler

Linuxsampler is a cross-platform and open-source sampler project. In this article we show how to sample and configure instruments & create a retro drumbox.

Benchmark Your GPU on Linux with Unigine Benchmarks

Rely on heavy GPU usage? Want to know how your Graphics Processing Unit performs under extreme stress? Here’s how to benchmark your GPU on Linux.

Music Production on the Cheap with Reaper

Reaper is an affordable fully-featured DAW for Windows and Mac. If you’re looking to get into music production, here’s how to use Reaper to do the job.

Add Tabs to the Microsoft Office Interface in Windows

Tabs make everything easier and allow you to open multiple items as once. If you want to add tabs to the Microsoft Office interface, this guide is for you.

How to Edit Video Subtitles with Aegisub

Aegisub is a simple subeditor with advanced functionality. It allows you to easily edit video subtitles and adjust them. Here’s how to use it on Linux.

5 Programming Languages You Should Learn in 2015

One of the questions aspiring coders ask themselves is, “Where do I start?” Here are a couple of programming languages that you should pick up in 2015.

Manage Your Bitcoins with Electrum

Learn how to set up and manage your bitcoins with Electrum locally. Make and receive payments and more. Electrum is available for Windows, Linux and OSX.

Confide: A Snapchat-style Text Messaging App for Enterprises

For those who seek ways to communicate without leaving a trace, Confide is a Snapchat-style text messaging app that deletes your message after read.

Review: Fotor Photo Editor for Enhanced Creative Shots

If you’re looking for a photo-editing app, Fotor is cross-platform compatible and is packed with filters, basic and advanced tools, collages and more. Let’s check it out.

Publishing Your Own Books? Here are the Tools You’ll Need

Want to publish your own book and become a writing expert? These publishing book tools will be your best aids.

How to Colorize Black And White Photos with Gimp

Ever come across an old family photo that would really look great if it had some color? Or perhaps you found a gorgeous wallpaper online but the monochromatic color scheme just doesn’t fit with the desktop of your dreams. Thanks to modern photo editing programs like the Gimp, this process is a lot easier than […]

Use Your Webcam With Multiple Programs Simultaneously

Do you love to video chat with friends? Do you spend a good amount of time chatting with random strangers at omegle.com, Skype or other free internet chat rooms that support video chatting ? If yes, then ManyCam is a brilliant webcam application which you will love using. ManyCam lets you use your webcam with […]

How to Batch Process Files in GIMP

We have gone through plenty of tutorials for GIMP, including creating arrows, drawing flames, create abstract wallpapers, etc. In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to make use of the batch process feature in GIMP to batch handle your images. Usually after a photoshoot session, you will have tons of photos to […]

DragonDisk: A Free Amazon S3 Desktop Client For Linux And Windows

Amazon S3 is an useful web service that provides unlimited storage at a very cheap rate. It is a good place for people to backup their files to and also for webmasters to offload their images/scripts to reduce their server load. In Windows and Mac, there are several applications that allow you to access Amazon […]

Beginner’s Guide to Fluxbox Configuration

On any list of lightweight Linux window managers, you’ll find Fluxbox. Originally a fork of Blackbox, Flux is well known as a fast, light, highly configurable desktop. Unfortunately, Fluxbox’s emphasis on text files for nearly all configuration often acts as a roadblock for those first trying it out. There is a GUI which provides some […]

5 Free PDF Converters for Windows Users

Wouldn’t it be great if Windows comes with its own PDF converter? Unfortuately, it does not. With PDF being one of the preferred ways of protecting and sending documentation to others, we need a way to convert any document format into PDF. In case you are searching for such tool, here are five of the […]

Qumana: An Easy-to-Use Alternative to Desktop Blogging

Desktop blog editors provide bloggers with additional functionalities that are missing in your blog’s default editor (e.g. WordPress, Blogger, LiveJournal, etc.). Additionally, you are able to write and edit your blog posts offline, which provides a way to save your work on your computer’s hard drive while also not having to be connected to the […]

How To Compress A Video File with Virtualdub

Anyone who has played around with any kind of video knows how huge uncompressed video files can be. The huge size of video files is what has led to the proliferation of video compression algorithms like DivX, Xvid, MP4 etc, but how exactly do you compress an uncompressed video to one of these formats, to […]

How To Enable 3D Acceleration In VirtualBox

Virtualbox is an excellent application to have if you’re looking to try out new operating systems and/or are generally interested in virtualisation for the many benefits it offers. Make Tech Easier has extensively covered VirtualBox a couple of times earlier and we are great fans of this cross platform, open source application. One thing which […]

Vuze: Search, Download and Watch HD Movie On Your Computer

If you are familiar with the popular Azureus, then Vuze will not be hostile to you. Vuze is in fact a revamp (and rename) of the Azureus bit-torrent client. Plenty of great features are included in this revamped version, including the support of HD content and a social networking component. While the backbone is still […]