Archive for July, 2006

Ubuntu Linux

Tuesday, July 25th, 2006

Ubuntu is a Linux distribution based on Debian that is gaining a lot of popularity in the desktop OS. This distribution focuses on ease of use and comes bundled with tons of open source software like OpenOffice, The Gimp, and the Evolution mail client with countless more available in the package manager. Ubuntu comes on […]

Overclock Your HTC Wizard with OmapClock

Tuesday, July 25th, 2006

OmapClock is a small application for the HTC Wizard, a Windows Mobile 5 SmartPhone available around the world as the T-Mobile MDA, the Orange SPV M3000, the I-Mate K-Jam and more that allows you to overclock the processor inside. You can safely boost the speed of your phone by as much as 60mhz without reducing […]

Discovery Studio 1.5

Tuesday, July 25th, 2006

Discovery Studio 1.5 from Accelrys is a new Life Sciences software package. It allows standard protein modeling and simulations and incorporates docking capabilities as well. An X-ray crystallography package has also been included, but most users would want a dedicated X-ray crystallography package. DS1.5 is the next generation package and is a combination of features […]

Textile Design

Sunday, July 23rd, 2006

WiseTex is software used for the modeling of textiles. Internal geometry and mechanical properties of woven, knitted, braided fabrics. Features 3D imaging of the structure, which could be also exported in VRTM format. Can be of use for professionals (textile and composite material scientist/engineers/designers), as well as educational tool (specialist textile education, general science courses). […]

iMac Core Duo

Sunday, July 23rd, 2006

Having owned one of these new machines for almost 3 months now, I would say I’m extremely pleased with this Mac. Thought (and feared) to be a dangerous “transition” product by many, Intel equipped iMacs perform great and look amazing. One of the worries of buying one of these machines, was if Rosetta (Apple’s built-in […]

Combine Google Earth with Google Sketchup

Sunday, July 23rd, 2006

Combine Google Earth with Google Sketchup to do some amazing designs and win cool stuff. You are now able to import a 3D site from Google Earth into Google Sketchup. This means you could import the Grand Canyon and then design a bridge using Sketchup. The best part is that you can then send your […]