Computing resources
Binary to decimal to hex convertor
A utility authored in Flash by ex IMT student and new media developer Andrew Hughes.
PC download (160kb)
OS9 Mac download (256kb .sit)
General concepts
Computer system diagram Basic component definitions & relationships explained
Software concepts
The 6 different physical states of digital signals Explains the physical form binary can take
Units of memory and storage Bits, bytes megabytes etc
Computer counting systems Binary / bit depth explained
Bit depth General concepts for images and audio
Dithering Theory explained
3 different software categories What are they?
Software copyright protection Methods for preventing piracy
Network concepts
Basic internet connections Superb diagram
Bandwidth Concepts & definitions
Data rate & data size Concepts & definitions
Caching, streaming & buffering Concepts explained
File sharing between OS9 Macs & PCs How to network OS9 Macs & PCs (2002 article)
OS stuff
Operating systems What is an OS and a GUI?
Native and interchange file formats General concepts & examples
Media player software QuickTime and Windows Media explained
Cross platform issues Mac & PC differences
ISO file naming conventions Naming files for x-platform compatibility
All about fonts Font types and uses explained
What is QuickTime?
Apple's media player and authoring software
Autorun files Concepts & how to make one
READ ME files Concepts & how to make one
Mac OS stuff
Mac OSX screen grabs / shots OS feaatures and applications for making pictures of the screen
File sharing between OS9 Macs & PCs How to network OS9 Macs & PCs (2002 article)
www.macupdate.com
(links to all the latest updates)
www.apple.com
Storage concepts
Hard disk drives Concepts and how to use and maintain them
Typical storage capacities CD, DVD etc capacities
Burning CDRs
CD formats and audio mastering Including advice on red book audio CDs
Burning optical backups Advice for burning CDs and DVDs
Typical storage capacities CD, DVD etc capacities
Caching, streaming & buffering Concepts explained
Burning a cross platform CD Learn how to burn a CD that will run on both Macs and PCs
www.cd-info.com
All about the CD formats.
Screens & colour
dpi, ppi & screen resolution
Screen, image and printing concepts
Colour and image modes
Colour for the screen and print explained
Colour issues More on RGB, CMYK, bit depth and palettes
Calibrating a computer for colour
Sound issues
Soundcard and sequencer interconnections
Superb pdf diagram
Sound issues Advice for multimedia developers