VLC media player (VLC for short = abbreviation of VideoLAN Client) is a free, open-source and cross-platform multimedia player developed by VideoLAN from France. VideoLAN was originally a project plan of the students at École Centrale Paris (ECP) started in 2001, with members from all over the world. It originally consisted of VideoLAN Client (VLC) and VideoLAN Server (VLS) these two programs. However, because most of the VLS functionalities had been integrated into VLC, they eventually renamed this project VLC media player.

Mario Editor is the latest, free Mario game platformer/level editor created by Hello Fangaming in 2016, using the GameMaker: Studio game engine. Meanwhile, it's also the successor of the Super Mario Bros: Game Master, and serves as the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the famous and popular open-source project: Hello Mario Engine.

The advantages of simplifying system installation files are obvious: 1) greatly shortens the installation time of OS; 2) saves a lot of disk space occupied by system partition; 3) makes the system run faster; 4) there is no need to manually remove unwanted/unused files one by one after installing the system (otherwise, that's not only extremely inefficient, but also error-prone, and the these files can not be removed completely. So it's better not to install them at all). Besides, integrating drivers, patches, software and other resources into the system installation package can greatly reduce the time and effort spent on driver update, patch update, software installation and other aspects for a newly installed system.

For gamers who love first-person shooter games, the control of mouse is extremely important. Because that is directly related to your reaction speed (mouse moving and clicking) and accuracy (mouse positioning) during the shooting process of a game. So how do you train your mouse control ability? You can try AimBooster this tiny and handy app written in Flash, which absolutely and quickly raises a player's level of shooting. It is known as an essential marksmanship training software for many FPS enthusiasts, and it is said to be used by many well-known professional players.

To learn 3D game development with limited pockets, I guess you've tried many classic, free, open-source game development engines like TV3D (Truevision3D), OGRE and Irrlicht Engine. By contrast, the pros of TV3D are easy to learn and get started with; its cons are that it was built based on the ActiveX control and requires the RunTime DLL to be registered before running; OGRE is better than Irrlicht in that it has a capable and vigorous engine framework, and supports for extending new functionality in the form of plug-ins (this is better than Irrlicht); but its downside is that it's not easy to get started with.