Free Graphics Programs I Like

Here are some free graphics design/editing programs that I happen to use from time to time and like, now I'm not a great artiest but these programs make even my stuff look fairly good. It's a very short list so don't run for the hills just yet.

Plus I know the phobia people seem to have... if someone can make money by someone clicking on a link then people seem to avoid these links like the plague, but have no fear these are not affiliate links so click away. 

GIMP
GIMP stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program. Today it’s available in versions for Linux, Windows, and Mac. It's a lot like Photoshop without the high price tag, i use it above all other graphic design software.
http://www.gimp.org/

Paint.net
Paint.net is a Windows-based alternative to the Paint editor that Microsoft shipped with versions of Windows.  But it's a lot better than the standard paint, more features than Paint and it's just as easy to use.
Sadly it's only for Windows, so get over it lol.
http://www.getpaint.net/

Inkscape
Great free graphics editor uses mainly the SVG format but can load and edit others. It's avilable on the following platfloms Windows, Linux, and Mac with some tweaking.  Inscape is a great alternative to Illustrator but with a simplier interface.
http://inkscape.org/

Blender
Opensource 3D content creation suite great for people who are serious about 3D but struggling to afford the high dallor software. It's the largest open surce tool for 3D creation and that's not just because of it's file size... it has a ton of users.
You can use Blender to do things the costly programs do lie modelling, texturing, animation, rendering and compositing all for free which is great in my book.
http://www.blender.org/

Sculptris
Sculptris, a fun and engaging way to start off your digital sculpting journey! If you're new to the world of digital sculpting, Sculptris is the ideal ground on which to get started.
http://pixologic.com/sculptris/

Free DvD Copying Software That Works

I came across a couple free dvd copying programs that are free and here is the kicker they are both easy to use and work for a change. Granted they want to install a toolbar or change your default search engine and homepage but you can uh-check these options or skip them and just install the programs.

The first is IQmango which is very easy to use and really small. How-ever it does not boast a lot of different formats when saving just the movie from the dvd. You see I buy about 3-7 movies each time I come home from work and I don't really like to carry those movies to work with me that would take up way too much room in my bags.

So I make a digital copy and place it on an external hard-drive, it's only a 500 gig drive but a keep about 70-100 movies on it at any given time, I delete the ones I don't really like or just get tired of and add a few new ones to take their place. The usb-drive also holds all of m music, and most of my pictures.

The other free program I've tried is DvD Cloner 2013, not a bad program just a little bit more options to play around with. Also there is Handbrake but it takes a few extra programs to make it work well, like converters and encoders plus had way too many steps for me sense I like everything fairly simple.

DvD Cloner 2013 also has a paid version and an affiliate program which I did not feel like signing up for you'll either like it or hate it. Also another good program is Burn 4 Free it's simple and easy to use, and should do the job well enough for most. How-ever it has more options than I was looking for so I removed it but it worked just fine.

Sonic for Drinks and McDonalds for Fries

Sonic has the best bang for your buck when it comes to drinks but sadly I don't really care for their food much. Most of the time I'll head over to McDonalds just for the fries, Hardies for the burgers, and Sonic for my drink.

Yeah it seems like a lot of extra time but where I live they're all really close to each other. Money wise it's may even cost a little bit less and you definitely get more drink for your money at Sonic but their fries suck.

There really needs to be one place that has it all, good burgers, fries, and big drinks

Making Use of Time At the Doctors Office

Making use of the time I have here at the doctors office while my wife gets her hearing checked is really simple.  I figured that I would get in a blog post or two and maybe play an old Nintendo game, take some embarrassing photos,  and post a few auctions with the mobile armory app.

Everything went well she got some medicine for an inner-ear infection which we hope works the way it should.  Her ears have been hurting for about six months and each doctor she went to see gave her antibiotics that never helped. 

Two Good Movies In A Row

My wife and I went to watch a couple movies which is something we don't do much anymore due to how much things cost now. That in its self is a shock but the bigger shock was that both movies were good for a change!

We watched the Conjuring first then watched Grown-ups 2 both were good movies but Grown-ups 2 was funny as hell. My wife laughed her ass off and I get quite a few chuckles too, if it did not cost so much we may have watched a couple more.

How-ever if I would have to pick I'd have to say wait until the Conjuring comes to DVD and spend the money on another movie, maybe something like We're the Millers, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, or You're Next unless your in it for the kids then Planes is about your only choice right now.

Have fun and enjoy the movies.

My New Phone | Samsung Galaxy Mega

I got a new cell phone a few days ago, was the first person to get one of the two units they had in Saraland Alabama. It larger than my Dell Streak and cost less then the other phones that I was planning to get... I was wanting to get the Note II or III but once I saw the Mega I figured that it was the phone for me with it's 6.3" screen great for working on websites and blogging on the go, also being able to play my Nes and SNes games on a larger screen is great, movies also look great too.

The camera does alright but not as good as the iPhone or some of the other Samsung phones, and some of the motion features don't work as well so far, maybe with an update or two it'll be even better, but for now I'm happy with everything that it does.

This is the stock image my location is different. It is a cool device I've yet to talk much using it but right away the battery life appears to be better than my Dell and iPhone. Taking screen shots are simple just hold the menu button and power button down a couple seconds or when enabled you can touch the screen with the edge of you palm and swipe which also takes a screen shot.

The phone is lite and very easy to use even with one had and the price after the upgrade and insurance was a little over a hundred but less than $120. I don't remember the total with tax and all but it was really low compared to some of the other phones.

Guru, Yeah Right

I am so sick of every single time I open my Yahoo or Google emails that I seldom even check my email anymore. They are always full with mail from these assholes claiming to know this guru that can help me make money online!

This is such a waste of my time having to click on them and delete them because some how they keep getting past all the Spam filters and end up in my inbox. I hate these emails almost as much as I hate the penis enlargement ones... what a joke.

Come on people get a life are people really so lame that they order this shit. Give me a fucking break, I'm sick of pulling my punches and what I'm going to start doing is returning all of them, sure most will come back to me because they use mailing houses and disposable emails so it's harder to trace, opt out of, and so on.

I could just dust off one of the email flooder that I have somewhere on one of my computers or maybe Dropbox, G Drive, or One Drive and put together a batch email containing every single off I have gotten for a month and and my own affiliate links to them, then send them to all the senders times a million. 

And what the hell is with the week wait to take you off of a mailing list any way... it seems to be so they can send you more shit that your not interested in or sell your email address to some other jackass that sends to even more of the same crap.

If they want to impress me stop sending me so many emails, or send me a $50-100 deposit to my PayPal account and a follow-up email saying, "I made so much money with this program that I sent you a small gift to your PayPal, Please join me and together we will both profit!" followed by a link. email, or phone number.

That would really impress me, may not make me join but would make me consider it. As far as you penis enlargement peddlers I have no idea what you can do other than just give up or offer free samples of the product, maybe that will help..

Also make your damn emails a little more fun to read and not so much like the advertisement that it really is. Until such time your more than welcome to kiss my ass and stop fucking emailing me! Have a great day jackasses!

Slighty Annoying Issue With Windows 8

I was having some issues with space on my laptop and some programs not working as they should seems every instant messaging program I tried to use crashed. So I did the last resort option which is really a good thing usually. A complete system wipe after backing up my whole system onto a portable hard-drive. Well I thought every thing was going fine, backup was good, I had copies off my restore disks, a copy of Windows 7&8, and easy access to most everything I figured I would need in the event I would have to restore my system when away from home. I made sure I had my Windows Keys, and even a copy of Unbuntu just in case... Very glad I did and here's why! One off my system restore disks was cracked, so I attempted to do a fresh Windows 7 install but after the format it kept crashing early in the install process. So after getting a little annoyed that two off my options were a flop I tried the Windows 8 disk, the install went smoothly without a hitch until I tried to activate it. It told me that my key was an upgrade key and I had to have another version off Windows installed. So needless to say I was more than a little pissed and was not thinking clearly, I wiped everything again and installed Unbuntu which I was going to do anyway but after Windows. Anyway after messing around I noticed an issue without Wine when running World of Warcraft. It ran ok but the graphics sucked, and then it updated and I could not get it working again, so downloaded a fresh Windows 7 iso from Microsoft and a copy off Nuke and Boot. Now I'm crossing my fingers and toes hoping that everything works out when I attempt to do another install this afternoon after I get off watch, I will update within a couple hours with the results, unless I run into problems then it'll have to wait until I get home tomarrow night.

Free Journal Creation

So you have all these ideas, notes, expenses, bills, or whatever and you just want to keep track of,  remember, or share you life then a journal is not a bad idea at all. There are quite a few ways to keep a journal and it a matter of personal tastes and need.

You can use a pen and paper if you like to write everything by hand or you can download or write your own software. There are also some online journals however I personally just download something someone else has written... there are lots of journal software both free and paid, I just happen to like free better.

Here are my picks for free software journals...

1. RedNotebook | How can I describe it in a way that most people will understand... Awesome, just about sums it up! For screen shots, video, and downloads hop on over to their site http://rednotebook.sourceforge.net/
2. iDialyDiary | Another good program go here to find out more. http://www.splinterware.com/products/idailydiary.htm

I have a few others but out of time right now, plus want to give them another try before I add them to the list... should be done by the 13th.

Well I'm not going to waste my time on this most of the ones that claim to be free only have 14-30 days of free usage before they want you to buy it, and a few of the others want you to pay to unlock more features.

Windows 8 Woah's

I made the move to Windows 8 and it's a very fast loading OS this is true but I'm having some issues with it nothing major and most-likely it'll be fixed soon, for starters I plug in my headset and nothing, nada it detects the mic but does not play sound through the headphones.

Issue two, I really don't like having to leave the desktop to go to a whole new screen to pick a different program/app to use it's a royal pain... this is not saving me time it's costing me time so I work around it by keeping a few programs running.

Issue number three, Firefox tabs appear to reopen even after I close the tabs and exit the browser this is very annoying because two tabs are Youtube and the videos start playing on their own. This uses up my data on my MyFi device. Plus the fact that I lost all my saved passwords and bookmarks really sucks which is funny I reinstalled Firefox in a new directory which did not fix the issue even running it from where Windows moved my old Windows files does not pull it up.