The Real System Requirements of Blender 2.49a for Windows XP

The first time I attempt to install Blender 2.49a, when the installation is about to end, it requires Python 2.6, not Python 2.5.4, as described in the Blender download page, and Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable. Here are the REAL system requirements of Blender 2.49a for Windows XP:

Minimum:
128 MB RAM
300 MHz CPU
Windows XP SP1
Python 2.6.0
20 MB Free HD Space
1024x768 16-bit color display
Visual C++ Redistributable

Recommended for home use:
512 MB RAM
1.* GHz CPU
Python 2.6.2
Visual C++ Redisributable SP1
Windows XP SP3 with latest critical upadates installed

Recommendations Before Installing Python on Windows XP

Today, I installed Python 2.5.4 on my computer and restarted it.
My specs are:
1.6 Ghz Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor
512 MB of RAM
.NET Framework 2.0
Recommended are these specs. Before you install Python, save all work and close all running applications such as your web browser, your download accelerator and not your antivirus program. After installation is successful, restart your computer.

PLEASE DO NOT OPEN THE INSTALLER DIRECTLY FROM THE INTERNET!!

Happy Pythonizing!

Comparison of Online Media Converters and Unikan's Voice Poll for June 2009

Did you know that online media converters do not need external software? But their drawback is they have a limit for the number of files in a single queue.

This table shows the comparison of three selected online media converters:

	Zamzar	Media-Convert	Media Converter
With Advertisements	Yes (for free and Basic users); No (for Pro and Business Users)	Yes	Yes (Free); No (Premium)
Conversion of files from website support	Yes	Yes	Yes
Maximum file size limit	100 MB (Free); 200 MB (Basic); 400 MB (Pro); 1 GB (Business)	200 MB	100 MB (Free); 1 GB (Premium)
Audio/Video quality adjustment	No	Yes	Yes
Video resizing and resampling	No	Yes	Yes
Maximun files in a single queue	5 (Free); 20 (Paid)	One	5 (Fewer if less than 5 conversions left for free users)
File type categories supported	Documents, images, audio, videos, compressed archives, AutoCAD files	Documents, images, audio (including audio used in mobile phones), video, compressed archives	audio, video

After you're impressed with the comparison, next I added a poll, the first Unikan's Voice poll for 2009, to say what is your favorite online media converter (comments enabled).

For you, what is the best website that offers conversion of audio and video files?
	www.mediaconverter.org
	www.zamzar.com
	media-convert.com
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