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Multimedia Explained
MP3s? "Real Audio" sound clips? "Wave" files? "Quicktime"? Streaming "Shockwave" movies? Why do my teenagers keep downloading these things? What do they mean?
"What Exactly is 'Codec', and Why Would I Ever Need It?"
"Codec" is a technical term for the "compression/decompression" of large downloadble files. Commonly associated with music and movie files transmitted through the Internet, codec works like this...
WinZip Tutorial: "Zipping Up" Your Files
Webhead Roxy Flanagan offers this very nicely-written tutorial on how to "Zip" (bundle and compress) your personal files for easy emailing.
What Is a 'PDF' File? How Do I Use PDF Files?
You see these documents around the Internet called 'pdf' files. But why are they so popular? How do they work? About.com explains pdf files here...
WinZip Tutorial 2: More on "Zipping and Unzipping" Files
Dakota State University offers this multi-page illustrated tutorial on using the WinZip software for your file management and upload/download needs. Good stuff!
The Best Internet Radio Stations of 2010
September, 2010
This list is randomly ordered. Many items on this list are 'hubs' of radio stations with multiple channels. This changing...