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FFmpeg was designed as a cross-platform solution for video and audio recording, conversion, and streaming. Its About page describes the command-line tool as “the leading multimedia framework, able to ...

When automating a ton of tasks, creating a visual cue on the activate is helpful in knowing that things are running smoothly. No one likes to wait. We all want stuff done now but, unfortunately, ...

Until Microsoft adds a native command that easily connects virtual directories to Azure Web apps, we're going to have to do it ourselves. In the era before cloud computing, writing an entire article ...