***UPDATE*** This project can also be done with Tunderbird. Here's a link to the article: http://lifehacker.co m/386811/shutdown-wi ndows-with-a-text-me ssage-thunderbird-ed ition
This video will show you how to shutdown your computer from anywhere using a texting capable cell phone, Microsoft Outlook and a free account from www.kwiry.com
This video will show you 7 different ways to speed up Windows XP. This tutorial requires one freeware program that can be found at www.hoverdesk.net/fr eeware.htm
This tutorial shows you how you can make a bootable flash drive using the Ubuntu linux ISO. All you need is a flash drive that is 1 gigabyte in size or larger.
Link update: http://linux.wolphin ation.com/data/OS.zi p
Make and customize your own arcade style game where you can import your own characters, music, and backgrounds. You can download this example at: http://www.tinkernut .com/podcast/011_pro ject_files.zip
This shows you cool things you can do with VLC Player, a multi-platform video player. You can do things like rip and encode DVD's, play videos as ASCII art, and even stream music and video over the internet.
Receive free calls from anyone using GrandCentral and Gizmo. Gizmo is a free VOIP (Voice Over IP) computer phone program. GrandCentral allows you to create a phone number in any area code and you can set it so that when people call that number, it will forward the call to any number of phones, including your Gizmo phone.
This will show you how you can load and run Ubuntu Linux on Windows without even having to restart your computer. The links used in this tutorial are listed below:
http://www.vmware .com/download/player / - (172.9 MB)
http://www.ubuntu .com/getubuntu/downl oad - (697.9MB)
http://linux.wolp hination.com/data/OS .zip - (23.2KB)
This tutorial will show you how you can create your own Guitar Hero Clone using free software and a controller that you can make using parts that total around $22. These are the links used in this video:
http://fretsonfir e.sourceforge.net
This program covers how to create computer animations using Anim8or (www.anim8or.com). Please keep in mind that this is not a tutorial on how to use Anim8or, but just on how to create computer animations. For tutorials on how to use Anim8or, please visit these sites:
http://www.anim8o r.com/manual/index.h tml
http://www.anim8o r.com/tutorials/from _users/duane_m1/inde x.html
This video will show you how to add realistic explosions to your videos using freeware. It also covers the basics of chroma keying and video overlays.
http://www.detona tionfilms.com
http://mediacoder .sourceforge.net
http://www.debugm ode.com/wax