Radical Development | Software

July 15, 2010
by Steven Swafford
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Free Video Rippers, Converters, and Encoders

Transcoding is the direct digital-to-digital conversion of one encoding to another. This is usually done to incompatible or obsolete data in order to convert it into a more suitable format. To maintain your favorite clips how you want them no matter it that means the DVR, iPod, PSP or even a laptop or desktop you will need the best utility to convert this media into the format that works given your environment. While the are many commercial video software solutions and they come at a cost that may not fit your budget, have you considered free and open source solutions? …

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July 6, 2010
by Steven Swafford
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Happy Birthday To Microsoft .NET

It is hard to believe but .NET is turning 10 years old on July 11, 2010. I recall my first look at .NET 1.0 many years back and I must say Microsoft has done very well with this framework over the years and I am excited to see what will come in the near future. I also wanted to take a moment to address Scott “ScottGu” Guthrie. Scott was instrumental in the development of the .NET framework and he know is the corporate vice president of Microsoft’s .NET developer platform and he never ceases to amaze me when it comes …

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June 23, 2010
by Steven Swafford
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WordPress Themes Roundup

If you’re looking for a theme to refresh that tired look of your WordPress blog then take a moment to look at these resources. While there are a number of different theme flavors out there both free and commercial only you can decide what best suits your needs. I must say if you find a commercial theme please purchase it and support the theme owner. While many if not all theme owners work out of love they still must eat. I have tried a number of themes myself and I keep coming back to my personal favorite Hybrid and the …

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June 7, 2010
by Steven Swafford
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Fire Your Cable Provider And Save Your Money With PlayOn

If you’re looking for a way to cut the cord from your cable television provider and you have a broadband internet connection then keep reading. In the past I have tried a number of ways to get steaming media from Hulu, ABC, CBS, and other web based solutions on my main television sets and while I was successful it just did not work out in the long run for me. I continued to try to figure out how best to stream my favorite shows to the living and bedrooms without having to purchase additional hardware or run cables across the …

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June 5, 2010
by Steven Swafford
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Ten Must Have Android Applications

If you’re anything at all like me, you have come to love and depend upon your Android devices, which of course leads to the wealth of applications on the Android Market. I often hear from the iPhone users that unlike the iPhone App store, not every Android app is a worth downloading. Due to this reason you may have found yourself installing and quickly removing a number of apps from your phone, hoping to find those apps that are truly useful. Like the iPhone and Blackberry smartphones, users of Google Android phones are able to access a marketplace to download …

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June 3, 2010
by Steven Swafford
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Microsoft Giving Away 2,010 Copies Of Office 2010

If you have been looking for an excuse to upgrade to Microsoft Office 2010 then I have the perfect excuse. How about the chance at winning a free copy? It seems roughly a little over 2000 copies will be handed out to those lucky winners. If you have not seen what is new in Office 2010 then consider the following as a sampling: Better Author Permission Broadcast PowerPoint presentations Protected Mode while opening documents from the Internet Outlook 2010 has easily accessible jump lists Conversation views and protected views in Outlook Overall improved performance [browsershot url="http://office.microsoft.com" width="200"] Can’t wait to …

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June 2, 2010
by Steven Swafford
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AutoBlogged WordPress Plugin Product Review

If you’re wanting to automate your blog posting with external content then look no more. AutoBlogged is a powerful autoblogging plugin for WordPress that automatically creates blog posts from any RSS or Atom feed. Autoblogging is a great way to automate your WordPress posts so you can focus your efforts on earning money with your blog. With dozens of features, AutoBlogged is one of the most powerful autoblog software plugins available for WordPress and the best way to get automated blog content. Not only is the product easy to use, but it does a great job at syndication all without …

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May 24, 2010
by Steven Swafford
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The Microsoft Community Roundup

If you’re a Microsoft end user no matter if it is as a developer, consumer, or administrator then you may find this interesting. Are you looking for resources that can increase you knowledge or looking to find an answer to a question that you may have? If so, I will present a number of resources that you may or may not be aware of. While each resource may deal with a specific topic others may pertain to Microsoft products in general. I work as a software engineer therefore my interest mainly resides within the area of development, but I will …

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