Working with the command line can save time, but most of us non-programmers know only a few key commands to use. Using the apropos command, however, anyone can search
Compression is one of the most common processes in all audio work, yet the compressor is one of the least understood and most misused processors. Compressed audio is an everyday fact of modern life, with the sound of records, telephones, TV, radios and public address systems all undergoing some type of mandatory dynamic range modification. The use of compressors can make pop recordings or live sound
Computers make us more productive. Yeah, right. Lifehacker recommends the software downloads and web sites that actually save time. Don't live to geek; geek to live.
Popular keynote speaker Clif Atkinson says that bullet points kill PowerPoint presentations. On a friend's recommendation, I picked up Atkinson's book, Beyond Bullet Points, in preparation for an hour-long presentation I had to give this past weekend.
This page of cheat sheets from WhatIs.com includes quick references and printable cards for programming, operating systems, blogging, online slang, network and computer administration and much, much more.
An impressive Who's Who of computer and telephone industry players recently gathered to endorse Universal ADSL, a lightning fast method of accessing the Internet that might cost only slightly more than regular phone service. In this double-sized issue, NetBITS publisher Adam Engst examines the technology behind the hype. We also look at the cable-modem based @Home Network, explore the inner workings of browsers' bookmark files, field more comments about Adobe Acrobat, and sadly announce a temporary NetBITS hiatus.