GIMP 2.4.0 has been released.
GIMP which stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program is a popular open source alternative to photoshop.
The latest version has a great new look and a load of new features including:
* Scalable Brushes
* Foreground Select Tool
* Align Tool
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This is one BSOD i don’t mind looking at. Almost enough to tempt me back to windows ;)
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This week marked the 25th birthday of the smiley face emoticon. It was first used by Carnegie Mellon University professor Scott E. Fahlman in a bulletin board post at 11:44 am on Sept 19, 1982 where he proposed it’s use to mark a joke.
Here is a copy of Fahlman’s famous post:
19-Sep-82 11:44 […]
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Google updated Google Earth a couple of weeks ago to include Google Sky which consists of about one hundred million stars and two hundred million galaxies to explore from your desktop. This is not the only thing Google updated however, the geeks at Google also included a fully working flight simulator with the latest update!
You […]
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Google has decided that it’s cookies will automatically delete themselves after two years of inactivity. The cookies, which are used to save preference data, such as language, layout and search queries are currently set to delete after 2038.
So if a user visits a Google website, a cookie will be stored on their computer and will […]
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Google have just released Google Desktop for Linux. Search your email, files, music, photos, and everything else on your linux box just like searching the web with google.
For those of you looking for an open source alternative to Google Desktop give Beagle a try. In my opinion though Beagle is a bit of a resource […]
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Skype have finally released the 1.4 beta version for linux of its VoIP program. Considering that Skype’s last linux release was now over 9 months ago it has been long overdue.
There is a version for most of the popular linux distro’s available for download however Skype on linux still has no webcam support and the […]
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Asus have unveiled their new EeePC laptop at the Computex show in Taipei. It’s an ultra portable unit which weighs only 890 grams and comes with either 4, 8 or 16GB of flash based storage (no hard drive).
In case you were wondering, the stupid sounding name is an acronym for “Easy to learn, Easy to […]
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If you suffer from cold hands or poor circulation then you may be interested in this keyboard. It features built in heating which can warm your fingers up to a cosy 100 F (38 C).
Looks like a bit of a gimmick to me, I would prefer a keyboard with a built-in drinks cooler. ;) […]
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The first issue of the Ubuntu Community Magazine full circle is out and available for free download. The main article in this edition is a comprehensive guide to installing Feisty Fawn which I must is a pretty painless task.
Other topics covered include an explanation of Ubuntu’s directory structure, Howto’s on MythTV and Scribus and a […]
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Firefox 2.0.0.4 has been released, grab it here. It’s just a security update so there are no extra goodies with this release.
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