This video shows how bad my computer is at recording full-screen video gameplay using gtk-recordmydesktop. I record a few minutes of Minecraft footage, showing how I set up an underground powered railway on a flat surface. Thanks to @fretburnerjude for the tip on using gold ingots in my rails to power them.
In the last video there was a problem with the temporary file being stored on the boot partition instead of the home partition. I fixed that before recording this. However the performance of the game is very laggy while it’s being recorded. It plays smoothly when not being recorded. Someone suggested I do more Minecraft videos, but I’ll have to overcome this technical problem first.
Recording a screencast using Ubuntu Linux and gtk-recordMyDesktop. I have had some trouble in the past getting my screen captures to work properly and this is a test to see if I have it working. If this is successful I can make more videos about how you can do interesting things on the Internet.
What I did to get the audio working was to open the Advanced settings and change the Sound Device from DEFAULT to pulse. Also in the system Sound Settings my microphone gets automatically muted when I restart, so it had to be turned on and the levels reduced so my voice was not louder than the program that I am recording. The temporary folder runs out of disk space too fast because it’s using my boot partition. That will soon be changed to the (much larger) home partition.
The subject of the video is a game called Minecraft. I bought this game recently and have been building some things and trying to figure out how everything works. If you have any advice for me on powered railways or designing mob traps, please let me know!
I just got 250 free business cards, and I’ll show you how to do that same thing! The website Vistaprint lets you order 250 business cards free as a sample, and I do just that in this video to see if they are really free. Although there is a small charge for shipping, if you navigate their website in the right way you really do get a box of free business cards sent to you in the mail. Watch this video to see how I did it!
This video tells the story of my quest for a laptop stand that is both safe for the computer and comfortable to use on my antique desk. Long-term usage of a desktop-replacement laptop computer can be ergonomically uncomfortable, or even unhealthy. Leaning over to type on a laptop keyboard for hours at a time may lead to a kink in your neck or low back pain. Learn what I discovered about four different options for mounting a mobile computer on a raised desktop stand.
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Can the Clamshell iBook with a 366MHz G3 PowerPC chip play YouTube videos? Not exactly. Watch the video to see examples of how bad it is, and hear about a couple of possible solutions. This nice solid-state laptop computer is great for some things, but I use my other computer for watching internet videos.
– this one was the best fit for my situation.
