Actlab Masters Project: A Tear Down of the Cyborg

A look at Personal Multimedia Production
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Glossary
Broadband- A high bandwidth internet connection that is vastly faster then a normal Dail-up Modem. A dial-up connection can usually download 5-20 kilobytes a second, where as broadband connections download 100-1,000 kilobytes a second.
SSH- A remote sever login protocol. SSH is used mainly for logging onto Unix/Linux servers remotely, though some Windows servers use SSH as well. Though for most beginners SSH is used for transferring files from their computer to a remote server. An example of this would be when wants to update their files for a website. Current programs that are used for remote users to login to their server with SSH are SSH(for PC, available from Bevoware) and Fugu (an opensource client for MACs).
 

Work Flows

Here are some links to flow chart sketch's I made in order to get a grasp on how one might use a personal multimedia system. I also sketched out a user diary of software used with personal multimedia systems.

Work flow sketch's

Software Diary
 
Websites
   
Name Description
   
actlab.us The official ACTLab website, if you look under "people" you will find some of the most awesome projects you have ever seen!!!
   
Hardware websites  

anandtech.com

 hardware review website with reliable information on overclocking
extremetech.com Beginners hardware website, reviews, lots of tutorials and how-to's.
tomshardware.com Intermediate website with lots of tutorials as well as an in depth computer networking component
   
Tech/Geek News  
eweek.com daily news on IT and technology developments
slashdot.org a geek website that has an array of daily articles
   
Hardware purchasing sites  
Fry's ad Dallas Fort Worth Fry's Ad, Austin's is usually the same. This is a great resource when you are trying to price out some components
pricewatch.com Pricewatch is good for finding low prices of computer components.
   
Web Hosting  
1and1.com web hosting company, that offers both Linux and Windows hosting at reasonable rates, prices usually start around 10 dollars a month
rackspace.com A full on managed web hosting company. They offer high-end remote servers, prices start around 400 dollars a month. Though the price is quite high, the website is worth noting because of it's ability to offer an entry level service if you ever have to provide many services that require server control and bandwidth.
theplanet.com a web hosting company that comes highly recommended by blanu
   
Open Source Programs  
Apache Apache is a web server that works cross platform, it is great for setting up your own website, please note that most webhosting comes with apache and other webservices included.
Audacity Protools like audio editing program
Blender 3D modeling and animation program
Cinelerra video editing program, that in theory rivals professional solutions.
Gallery PHP Gallery
Gimp Photoshop like program
phpbb phpbb is an opensource forum software
VLC Videolan is an media player that plays literally every format.
Wings 3D modeling
winscp  great SSH GUI to use for SSH