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We are proud to announce our newest software, Virtual Moon Atlas. Virtual Moon Atlas is a virtual globe of the Moon. It is designed for schools and observatories but is great for amateur selenographers (moon watchers). With 8000 different locations and 6000 individual pictures, Virtual Moon Atlas is the most complete map of the moon available.
Check it out here and see the Moon yourself.
We are proud to introduce our newest system utility: UltraDefrag. UltraDefrag is a defragmenting utility designed for the Windows NT environment. UltraDefrag uses a new defragmenting algorithm that makes defragmenting your drives faster and easier than ever before.
If you want to get more out of your computer then try out UltraDefrag.
You’ve got your files on your computer. Maybe you’ve downloaded some. Maybe you’ve learned how to extract your music from your CDs in our earlier article here. Some MP3 players, like iPods and iPhones, might not play your songs even though they are music files now. This is because the formats on iPods and iPhones are different from the formats on your computer so you need yet another piece of savvy open source technology to put your music onto your music player, MediaCoder.
MediaCoder is a trascoder, which means it changes the formats of audio and video files. Most media transcoders can deal with just a few file types but MediaCoder is built with widespread coverage in mind and can handle many different file types.
To use MediaCoder :
- Download and install MediaCoder by clicking the link above. - Once the installation is finished, open MediaCoder by clicking on the icon on your desktop or start menu. - MediaCoder will take you to the MediaCoder homepage. This is so that MediaCoder can download the latest file extensions. - Click on “Start MediaCoder Now” at the bottom of the webpage to start MediaCoder. - You will see MediaCoder on your screen. - Upload your music into the program by simply dragging it from your computer and dropping it into the left field. - Click on “Extensions” in the menu at the top of the screen and select the device you would like to listen to your music on (iPod, MP3 player, etc.) from the drop down menu. - Click “Yes” in the box that appears and a new screen will come up showing a picture of your device with a square of buttons at the left. - Press “Start” and MediaCoder will start transcoding your media. - The process will take a different amount of time depending on the size of your file and the file type, but MediaCoder is one of the fastest transcoders around. - That’s it! Your file is ready for your electronic device!
Once you go over these steps a few times you will see just how easy to use MediaCoder is and this is a good thing. There are not a lot of transcoders out there and anyone who has tried another will quickly see how much faster and more reliable MediaCoder is than the others and that it’s worth learning to use.
Have new fun with all of your old music!
Music CDs are going the way of 8-tracks and cassette tapes. Very few people have portable CD players any more. Instead, everyone has iPods, iPhones and MP3 players now.
There is a way to turn CDs into music files. It’s called a CD extractor or a ripper. CD rippers extract the files from music CDs and turn them into audio files on a computer. Once the files are on the computer they can be played or uploaded into music devices like any other audio files.
At Uberdownloads.com, we have many different CD rippers, each of them good in their own way see them here, but if you want a CD extractor that is top-of-the-line free ware and easy to use then we suggest CDex.
CDex is a good example of a CD extractor program because CDex has a simple interface designed for the inexperienced, casual user.
To use CDex:
- Download and install CDex from the link above - Click on the CDex icon on your desktop to start CDex - Insert a music CD - CDex will recognize the CD and show you the songs that are on the disk - Just click the icon in the right vertical bar and CDex will do the rest
CDex copies music files safely without damage to the CD and quickly saves the files on your CD onto your computer so that you can play your music any time or transfer your favorite CDs onto your music player to take with you.
Have new fun with all of your old music!
Check out our article on moving music from your computer to the more finicky portable devices if you’re still having some trouble. Click here.
We’ve just added Tux Paint, the graphics program designed to be safe and easy to use by children ages 3-12. Tux Paint has been designed to teach children art and computer skills at the same time and to provide a graphic platform that is designed for children. With tools like coloring-book-like sketches and ‘magic’ tools, Tux Paint is fun and educational for children of all ages.
Try Tux Paint now here .
VirtuaWin is a desktop management tool that allows the user to create multiple workspaces and switch between workspaces right on their monitor. VirtuaWin allows for up to 20 separate workspaces and supports active windows in each workspace. With VirtuaWin, you can give order to your computer.
The ability to run multiple workspaces is a basic function on Linux and Unix systems that has been lacking on Windows for too long. Once you get used to having multiple workspaces on your desktop you won’t be able to imagine any other way to work.
Try out VirtuaWin here and see for yourself.
We have just added our newest product, Notepad++. Notepad++ is really two products in one because it is both a replacement for Windows Notepad and a strong source code editor for developers. Notepad++ is the best of both words because Notepad++ has specifically been designed to be good for the environment by taking up less CPU power and saving electricity. Notepad++ won sourceforge.net’s 2008 Best Tool or Utility for Developers so we think you will love it. Click here to try it out now .
We are proud to announce our newest piece of educational software on Uberdownloads.com— Tux Math. Tux Math teaches number skills from number recognition to addition, subtraction, multiplication, fractions, factors, algebra and division of positive and negative numbers. The program is designed for children 4-12 but some of the higher skill levels can be useful for middle and high school aged children learning algebra and positive and negative numbers.
Try out Tux Math and see if having fun while learning is right for your children!
There is a difference between burning a DVD and making your own DVD. When you burn a DVD, you use a program to create a copy of the DVD but, often, this copy won’t play in a DVD player. If you want a DVD that will play in a DVD player then you need a program that will allow you to make your own DVDs.
When you put a DVD in your DVD player you see a menu with commands like “Play,” “Chapters” and “Features.” That’s how your DVD player is designed to work and that is why a DVD with a movie burned onto it with a normal DVD burning program won’t play—it doesn’t have a menu.
There are a few programs out there that will allow you to create your own DVDs to play in your DVD player, but DVD Styler is one of the best. We suggest DVD Styler as your solution for making your own DVDs because it is easy to use, effective and fun.
DVD Styler allows you to create DVDs with menus and burn your movies onto a fully playable DVD. From home movies to personal projects, DVD Styler will allow you to store and show others your movies.
DVD Styler supports several ways to customize your DVD:
• Upload your own image to use as the menu background • Choose your button commands such as “Play”, "Chapters” and “Features” • Customize your buttons • Upload your own movies!
Using DVD Styler is simple and in just a dozen simple steps you can have your own playable DVD:
- Download DVD Styler. - Follow the simple installation instructions. - Click on the DVD Styler icon when the installation is finished. The icon will appear on your desktop and in your programs. - Select Directories from the vertical buttons on the left to begin selecting your video. - A menu with your computer's directory will open. Select your video from your computer's directory. The two most common places to find videos are on your desktop and in your My Documents folder. - Select Background from the vertical button menu to select your menu background. This background will be what people first see when they insert your DVD into a DVD Player. - Select Buttons from the vertical menu to choose your buttons from a list of icons. You will probably want at least a "Play" button to start your video. - Right click your button and select Properties. - Link your buttons to your video by selecting your video from the list of directories at the top Properties screen. - Right click on the screen and select Add then Text to label your buttons and title your DVD. - Now just click the gear at the top of the screen to burn your DVD. - Once the burning process is complete you have your very own copy of your video!
With DVD Styler, just as people once kept their home movies on video cassette and popped them into the VCR you can now create your own DVDs that will play in your DVD player.
Try out DVD Styler and see if making your own DVDs is for you.
