Showmedo is a peer-produced video-tutorials and screencasts site for free and open-source software - with the exception of some club videos, the large majority are free to watch and download.

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Educating the Open-source Community With Showmedo

Although as important as the software it supports, education and documentation are relatively neglected in the Open-source world. Coders love to code, and explaining how best to use or improve the software tends to be deferred or even sidelined.

At Showmedo we believe the community can play a vital role here and also say thanks for the tools and software that make our lives easier. If you have a piece of software you love or a programming langugage you are enthusiastic about, why not make a screencast showing others how to use it? All the stuff you wish you'd been told, the tips, tricks, insights that would have saved you time and frustration.

Screencasting is easier than you think, and we're happy to help you. You can email us for advice or just use some of the how-to screencasts on the site. This screencasting learning-path is a good place to start.

Understanding Videos, Tutorials and Screencasts

We have 3 series for learning Understanding.

[217] Introduction to Python web-programming: CGI (6 videos)

a series of video-tutorials by John Montgomery

CGI (Common Gateway Interface) is one of the simplest ways to start writing dynamic web application [...]

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[151] Developing emol! (35 videos)

a series of video-tutorials by Erik Thompson

This video series will document the development of a moderately complex program from start to finis [...]

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[091] Python 101 - easygui and csv (17 videos)

a series of video-tutorials by Ian Ozsvald

Aimed at Python Beginner Programmers, this fully-worked series builds a complete application that [...]

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CLUB SHOWMEDO

Are you learning Python? To keep the site running clean and ad-free we've started Club ShowMeDo. The club will allow you access to some special videos we're making to pass on programming skills we consider important to the development and enjoyment of Free Open Source Software (FOSS).

The focus at the moment is on developing with the Python programming language, one of the backbones of the FOSS movement with a huge number of included and third-party libraries.

CONTACT

We welcome feedback and we want to hear your ideas.

The best way to discuss new ideas is in our Google Group.

To reach either of us (Ian, Kyran) you will find our email addresses on the About page.

THANKS

Check out our thanks-page for a roll call of the great software that enables Showmedo to function.

Educating the Open-source Community With Showmedo

Understanding Videos, Tutorials and Screencasts

a series of video-tutorials by John Montgomery

a series of video-tutorials by Erik Thompson

a series of video-tutorials by Ian Ozsvald

CLUB SHOWMEDO

CONTACT

THANKS