Category Archives: Computers

Shotcut winning vs Kden Live video editor

Posted on 13 January, 2022 by Eclipse Now

Hi all,nothing that profound today – more of a personal note that I’m settling on Shotcut as my personal video editor of choice. I’m hearing it is a bit more stable and less buggy than Kden Live. Also, the word … Continue reading →

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I’m a bit skeptical about the Metaverse

Posted on 2 November, 2021 by Eclipse Now

Some rambling thoughts – but I think “The Metaverse” is currently overhyped and will go the way of 3d Television. There’s some things that are cool in Sci-Fi shows – but leave you a little dizzy and disorientated in the … Continue reading →

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4k gaming is stupid when you could buy three QHD’s instead

Posted on 3 April, 2021 by Eclipse Now

I’m not a gamer these days, and may not be until I can process some family movies and other digital hygiene. I’m also on a bit of a slow-motion minimalist and tidying journey, but hang it – that can wait. … Continue reading →

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OLD DV tapes to load to your computer and looking for software? Don’t have imovie? It’s not that hard….

Posted on 31 March, 2021 by Eclipse Now

If you have old DV tapes and a firewire cable & connection, you can use free Linux to load those tapes onto your computer. This has batch commands that will load as one long file, or even create a series … Continue reading →

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I added some more Open Source Software recommendations to my summary page

Posted on 15 March, 2021 by Eclipse Now

Hi all, there is just so much great stuff out there now. I only wish I had time to stay home and play with it all!

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