Archive for April, 2008

Fotox

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Version: 0.41
License: GPL2
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Linux users, by and large, generally use the GIMP for image editing. After all, it’s included with almost every distribution! But when you just want to sharpen a picture a little bit, or rotate it slightly, something simpler could be more handy. Especially for those who run slow or memory-malnourished computers, firing up the GIMP can be a bit of overkill. Why use an 800-pound gorilla when a spider monkey is what you really need? Enter . . . Fotox.

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Posted by Mark Keller on April 24th, 2008 2 Comments

Wordpress

The Wordpress DashboardHomepage | Download (1.0 MB)
Version: 2.5
License: GPL2
Rating: 7 stars


Wordpress is a blogging system, and an excellent one at that. Quite deservingly, it has an enormous following, with thousands upon thousands of bloggers and millions of readers using it every day. Even this blog uses Wordpress!

And, with the release of this new version, Wordpress just got better. Much better.

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Posted by Mark Keller on April 5th, 2008 1 Comment

ASCII Pacman

Pac-Man unexpectedly meets Clyde, coming around a corner.Homepage | Download (8.0 KB)
Version: 0.9.1
License: GPL2
Rating: 4 stars

Back in the ’80s, the arcade game Pac-Man was phenomenally popular. So popular, in fact, that it’s become an icon of that decade, and a symbol of video-gaming in general. The game was ported to just about every major micro-computer system, and unofficial ports and copies continue down to the present day — yes, there’s even a version for Linux!

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Posted by Mark Keller on April 2nd, 2008 No Comments