Sunday, September 23, 2018

DocuWiki : Another way of creating an online space for students, parents and teachers!

One knows, that during lessons there is never enough time for students to learn. They need time after the lesson to try to understand it with their own pace. Others might need more information to understand really well. Some students would need to look for more information, to compare the received information with other sites. 

Some projects in schools would need colloboration from other schools. All this could be done using docuwiki! School could host their own server (computer). This space would be accessible just by school students and other persons allowed by the school administration.

DokuWiki is a simple to use and highly versatile Open Source wiki software that doesn't require a database. It is loved by users for its clean and readable syntax. The ease of maintenance, backup and integration makes it an administrator's favorite. Built in access controls and authentication connectors make DokuWiki especially useful in the enterprise context and the large number of plugins contributed by its vibrant community allow for a broad range of use cases beyond a traditional wiki.

For downloads, questions, forum and other queries one has to go here. If one prefers YouTube videos, it is here


Sunday, September 9, 2018

SoX : the Swiss Army knife of sound processing programs!


Walking in any part of the Western Civilization, one notices that music has become easily accessible and more popular. One notices people walking with headphones nearly most of the time! One can see people talking on their own (!). Our young students are crazy for music. Besides one uses various formats of audio files. Transferring an audio file to anther media outlet is simply, yet not all apps can read all kinds of music!

We have experience with students in classes when they record other sounds on their mobile/laptop etc...but then they cannot hear it on some media outlets!

Today we are suggesting SoX, what is called the swiss army knife for sound processing programs! We have to make you aware that it calls for a steep learning curve. It seems so daunting in the beginning, but that’s what communities are for – to help you sort out any teething problems! It could be installed on Windows, Mac and Linux.