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Gimp tutorial: How to create an aluminum style background

July 19, 2011November 5, 2019
Gimp, Graphics

Ever wonder how to create a background with an aluminum look? Well, in Gimp this effect can be achieved very easy with help of noise filter, wind filter and some layer effects. Let’s get started.… Read More »

Gimp tutorial: How to create a grunged background/texture

July 5, 2011July 5, 2011
Gimp, Graphics

This is a very simple tutorial on how to create a grunged texture in GIMP. For this we’ll be using the fog renderer, bump mapping and some layer effects. Let’s get started. Step 1 –… Read More »

Gimp tutorial – How to create a nice dotted background

April 1, 2011June 28, 2011
Gimp, Graphics

In this tutorial I'll show you how to create a nice dotted background with a metallic look in a few easy steps that imitates a metal plate with holes in it.

iPhone browser simulator

August 12, 2010June 28, 2011
Developers, Linux

These days I needed an iPhone browser simulator to work on my Ubuntu Linux and searched the internet for a good one. After a couple of hours I finally found one at ibbdemo iPhone browser… Read More »

Gimp tutorial: How to create a nice drapes effect

August 10, 2010June 28, 2011
Art, Gimp, Graphics

Hello again, In this tutorial we’ll try to create some cool drapes, hopefully. Start with a blank, 800 x 600 px, design. Select the Blend Tool (L key) and choose the FG to BG (HSV… Read More »

Gimp tutorial: How to use paths and selections to create a nice pie chart

June 8, 2010December 7, 2012
Art, Gimp, Graphics

A beginner level tutorial to show you how to use guide lines and how to use paths in conjunction with selection tools in order to create a nice pie chart.

Gimp tutorial: The Audi logo

September 3, 2009June 28, 2011
Art, Gimp, Graphics, Linux

This is a beginner level tutorial on how to make an Audi logo in Gimp.

How to extract the exchange rates from NBR’s website datafeed

June 6, 2009August 23, 2011
Developers, Php

php, xml, arrays, exchange rate feed, n8mgdfukhp

Ubuntu 13.10 code name ‘Saucy Salamander’ has been released

October 23, 2013April 29, 2015
News

The Ubuntu team is proud to announce Ubuntu 13.10 ‘Saucy Salamander’. To see what’s new in this release, visit: http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features Ubuntu is a Linux distribution for your desktop or server, with a fast and easy… Read More »

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS – Precise Pangolin is out

April 27, 2012
News

The Ubuntu team is proud to announce Ubuntu 12.04 ‘Precise Pangolin’. To see what’s new in this release, visit: http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features Ubuntu is a Linux distribution for your desktop or server, with a fast and easy… Read More »

Stop ACTA: Get Informed & Take Action

January 31, 2012January 6, 2014
Internet, News

What is ACTA? ACTA is an international trade agreement negotiated by the European Union, the United States, Japan, Canada, South Korea, Australia, Mexico, Morocco, Singapur as well as a few other countries, whose aim is… Read More »

Ubuntu codename ‘Precise Pangolin’ Alpha 1 Released

December 2, 2011
News

The Ubuntu developers team is pleased to bring you the first set of developer images that capture the current fleeting reality of our Precise Pangolin (Ubuntu 12.04 Alpha 1) as it starts to emerge. Pre-releases… Read More »

Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot is out

October 13, 2011October 14, 2011
Linux, News

Today is a great day for Ubuntu fans, as the new Oneiric Ocelot has been released by the development team. I’m upgrading one of my notebooks as I’m writing you this post. Hope nothing goes… Read More »

Steve Jobs “may never be equaled”

October 6, 2011
News

(Reuters) – Passionate, prickly, and deemed irreplaceable by many Apple fans and investors, Steve Jobs made a life defying conventions and expectations. And despite years of poor health, his death on Wednesday at the age… Read More »

Apple Launches iPhone 4S, iOS 5 & iCloud

October 4, 2011October 6, 2011
News

CUPERTINO, California—October 4, 2011 Apple® today announced iPhone® 4S, the most amazing iPhone yet, packed with incredible new features including Apple’s dual-core A5 chip for blazing fast performance and stunning graphics; an all new camera… Read More »

Tiny Core 4.0 release

September 25, 2011October 6, 2011
News

Team Tiny Core has announced the release of Tiny Core & Micro Core v4.0. The changes includes: Updated kernel to 3.0.3; Updated udev to 173; Updated glibc to eglibc-2.13; Updated e2fsprogs base libs to 1.41.14;… Read More »

Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot beta 2 has been released

September 23, 2011
News

Ubuntu is making great progress and is heading full speed to the release candidate. The final version of Ubuntu 11.10 is expected to be released on October 13, 2011. The Ubuntu team has announced today… Read More »

Ubuntu Oneiric Ocelot first beta is out

September 2, 2011September 23, 2011
News

The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce Ubuntu 11.10 Beta 1. Codenamed “Oneiric Ocelot”, 11.10 continues Ubuntu’s proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The… Read More »