Super !
SUPER © Simplified Universal Player Encoder & Renderer.
A GUI to FFmpeg, MEncoder, MPlayer, x264, mppenc,
ffmpeg2theora & the theora/vorbis RealProducer plugIn.

If you need a simple, yet very efficient tool to convert (encode) or play any Multimedia file,
without reading manuals or spending long hours training, then SUPER © is all you need.
It is a Multimedia Encoder and a Multimedia Player, easy-to-use with 1 simple click.

http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html

Electronic Diagrams (-: (:
TinyCAD is a program to help you draw circuit diagrams. It comes complete with symbol libraries to get you started straight away. As well as being able to simply print your designs, you can use TinyCAD to publish your drawings by copying and pasting into a Word document or saving as a PNG bitmap for the web. http://tinycad.sourceforge.net/
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Computer Networks.
Network Notepad is a Freeware program for creating interactive network diagrams.
http://www.networknotepad.com/

Flow Charts.
Diagram Designer. Description: Simple vector graphics editor for creating flowcharts, diagrams and slide shows. http://logicnet.dk/meesoft/DiagramDesigner/

CAD Computer aided design.
CadStd is a general purpose, easy to learn CAD/drafting program for creating professional quality mechanical designs, house plans, blueprints, schematics and charts utilizing ANSI drawing standards. The Lite version is free and can read any drawing created by the Pro version. CadStd Lite can export files as DXF so you can share your drawings with friends who have other CAD programs like Autocad.
http://www.cadstd.com/

TIGER CAD:
A completely free, simple technical drawing software (CAD).
Ideal for garden design, mechanical engineering drawings, electrical / electronic, building and room plans, and general diagramming. Output in PDF format for the web. Copy and paste graphics. Create standard symbols to re-use. Scale, mirror and rotate. Accurate scale drawing printing. Drafting tools to compare with pro packages. http://peterhoward42.blogspot.com/2008/07/tigercad.html

LPTV (-LP) is common in the U.S., Canada and most of the Americas where most stations originate their own programming. Stations that do not originate their own programming are designated as translators (-TX). The Community Brodcasters act of 1998 directed the FCC to create classification of LPTV licenses called Class A (-CA).

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION FACT SHEET November 2001
LOW POWER TELEVISION (LPTV)
The Low Power Television Service (LPTV) was established by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1982 to provide opportunities for television service for locally-created and community-oriented programming in both rural locations and individual communities within larger urban areas.

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 Health:

1. Drink plenty of water.

2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar..

3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.

4. Live with the 3 E’s — Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.

5. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, and prayer.

6. Play more games.

7. Read more books than you did in 2008.

8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.

9. Sleep for 7 hours.

10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day. And while you walk, smile.

 
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Common Links to FCC for FM Radio and Television Broadcasting

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For computers such as, web streaming, video on demand, video server, audio workstation, alarm system, and other dedicated windows boxes used in Broadcast Engineering and elsewhere it pays to have the operating system trimmed down to an always on never interrupt condition.The specific computers have been built to do one function well, like web streaming and it does not need any interruptions by the OS or software.

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Free software. Everything listed on this post is software I use to get the job done or out the window(s) it goes… and its all free! Ratings 1 simile = poor, to 5 simile’s = excellent. If you see a light bulb that is a title I use often. A means in use at Vistronic’s and evaluating. (Blue= My comments)

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The purpose of this project is to Video Stream on the web for as cheap as possible.
First off you need a Windows XP or better PC dedicated to this purpose.
Striped and trimmed of all un-necessary software and hardware make it a lean mean fighting machine.
Items required:
Video capture card- VIEWCAST OSPREY-100 (or better model, 210, 230,..) $130.
This is the card that works well and I recomend.
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For several years now I have been contemplating an alarm system that at its core is a computer.
Most alarm systems have a dedicated hardware control box.. that frankly is limited.
By basing the central control unit on a PC it opens the window to a lot of possibilities.
Such as, LAN Internet control and notification, Phone line control and notification via Modem, web cameras, sound sensors, contact sensors through the com ports, UPS battery back up, voice or siren announcements.
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