VVHS Computer Club

Resources

Any free online programming tutorials, electronics guides, software programs that would fun to experiement with, etc. will be put on this page.  Please contact me if you have any suggestions (like a good tutorial site or awesome program) to add to this page via the contact tab of this site. 

 

Linux

An open-source operating system with many different flavors and applications.

• http://www.howtogeek.com/132624/htg-explains-whats-a-linux-distro-and-how-are-they-different/

• http://www.howtogeek.com/177213/linux-isnt-just-linux-8-pieces-of-software-that-make-up-linux-systems/

• http://www.howtogeek.com/191207/10-of-the-most-popular-linux-distributions-compared/

• http://www.howtogeek.com/172987/revive-your-old-pc-the-3-best-linux-systems-for-old-computers/

• http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=popularity

• http://environmentalomics.org/bio-linux/

• http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=uberstudent

• http://www.howtogeek.com/163154/linux-users-have-a-choice-8-linux-desktop-environments/

• http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/16666/diagnose-hardware-problems-with-an-ubuntu-live-cd/

• http://lifehacker.com/5774997/getting-started-with-linux-how-to-install-linux-on-your-computer

 

FL Studio (12/4/14)

"One of the world's most popular music production systems"

     -Image-Line

 

• FL Studio website: http://www.image-line.com/flstudio/  (The free demo is a great tool, but it does not let you save projects.) (There are also demo songs to experiment with.)

• FL Studio mobile: http://www.image-line.com/flstudiomobile/

• Darkpivot's music website: http://music.darkpivot.com/   (Everything is free to download.)

 

Stencyl

"Create Amazing Games Without Code. Stencyl is the quickest and easiest way to make a game."

     -www.stencyl.com

 

• Download and Install: http://www.stencyl.com/download/

• Where to start: http://www.stencyl.com/help

• Arcade: http://www.stencyl.com/game

 

Tutorialspoint.com

A great general tutorial website that covers many disciplines in the diverse world of computer science.  There is also a tutorial for those who have never programmed before.

• Link: http://www.tutorialspoint.com/index.htm