Archive for March, 2008

Drawing Freely with Inkscape

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Inkscape is a free, open source vector graphics editor in the same vein as Adobe Illustrator and Xara Xtreme.

It is capable of a very broad set of features, and has a simple interface that can be learned in minutes. In the help menu, you’ll find a set of tutorials which are themselves Inkscape documents. These […]

Reset Your Windows Password

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Windows Key Enterprise is a nice addition to any software library.

People often forget their admin password which means they are locked out of their computers. Often your options are limited and people often have to reinstall their operational system, which means loss of data and that you’ll have to install most programs again.
Fortunately, there […]

Track Your Files Using GIT

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

GIT is an open source version control system that runs best on unix machines, but is also available for windows.

Software developers are constantly tracking changes to their file system so that any false steps during the development of a software product can be reverted. Git allows you to snapshot your current work and to query […]

Stellarium - Your Own Planetarium

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Stellarium is a stellar sky simulator.

It puts the shifting and changing beautiful night sky on a star watcher’s computer screen deplete of city lights. Users can fast forward or rewind time to see how stars shift position over time. Otherwise, you can just watch the moon, sun, and stars go by at your location in […]

Spacetime 3D - The Future of Browsing?

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Spacetime 3D extends the world of browsing into third dimension.

With Spacetime 3D you can display multiple web pages in a 3D space, allowing you to adjust the position of pages as you desire and navigation of web pages is like as objects in 3D virtual space. Spacetime’s search functionality loads multiple search results as a […]

Kindle v. Paperbacks

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Amazon.com released the first generation of their new e-book reading device in late 2007 with the device selling out in hours.

The Kindle uses electronic paper screen technology (E Ink) to reduce eye fatigue from flicker and glare. Unlike traditional screens, paper screens are not backlit providing an experience closer to true ink and paper. The […]