Today on the 5: For the opening entry for the last week of my Alternatives series, I'm talking about a piece of software that has a highly specific but very valuable spot in my media workflow: Adapter.

This week we're talking Blizzard, Orange Vanilla Coke, and The Manitou. Show music by Reed Love and OGRE. Support the show!

Today on the 5: For the last entry in this week's Alternatives list, I'm highlighting another piece of software I've used for a long, long time: 7-Zip.

Today on the 5: For my second episode in this week's round of Alternatives, I'm talking about a piece of software that has become a truly powerful option for people who don't want to pay for Photoshop: GIMP.

Today on the 5: In my first entry in this week's round of Alternatives, I'm spotlighting a fantastic ebook management tool, Calibre.

Tonight I'm joined again by Marko Maric, and in this segment we keep on chatting about movies like Summer of 84 and TRON: Legacy. We also discuss the filmographies of George Romero and John Carpenter and the slim pickings for good movie to video game adaptations.

This week we're talking Brit Floyd, Dread Zeppelin, Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, and Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.. Show music by Reed Love and OGRE. Support the show!

Today on the 5: For the third entry in my Alternatives series, I'm talking about an application that I have been relaying on for nearly a decade, Audacity.

Today on the 5: For the second entry episode in my Alternatives series, I'm talking about an application that remains a better video player than either the Windows or Mac native apps, VLC.

Today on the 5: For the first installment in my Alternatives series, I spotlight one of the most useful free applications around, OpenOffice.