Open Source, Programming, Python         4 comments

Whilst picking up a new language – Python, I decided to whip up a basic paint like tool using PyGame. As you can see above it looks basic, You can click and drag to draw, and right click to remove. If a key is pressed, the image is stored in a text file with ‘pixels’ …

 Google, Open Source, Programming, Social, Web         No comments

The Internet is a valuable resource for everyone, being a programmer, I usually found my self either looking for a specific piece of code or trying to share a piece. I have made a list of my favourite websites orientated around code, some may seem obvious, others may not.

 Linux, Microsoft, Open Source, Web         7 comments

Nearly every Linux user nowadays uses a torrent client of some form to download information be it legal or illegal, there a many torrent clients available and picking the one that suits your environment isn’t always an easy job – So I have compiled a list of torrent clients for Linux that should help you …

 Media, Open Source, Software         No comments

Now this isn’t the newest of news but I think it’s a great proposal and something I am extremely interested in. GIMP, the open source cross platform image editing program has always been split into multiple windows for palettes etc, being an organisation freak this drove my OCD to new levels! There have been single …

 Linux, Open Source, Web         3 comments

Openmoko, a company behind creating open source mobile phones have released a new product, the WikiReader. A device which allows you to browse Wikipedia’s endless amount of useful and not so useful information on the go. The wiki database is stored on an SD card which you can download the database from Wikipedia for updates, …

 Media, Open Source, Web         2 comments

With the internet being such a media based place I decided to compile a media toolkit entirely of open-source software. Please note there are thousands of other alternatives to the ones in the list, however these are the ones I personally use frequently.

Audacity

A simple and effective piece of software used for recording,editing and converting sounds …

 Open Source, Software, Web         8 comments

We all love open-source, It’s Free with no cost, and free as in free beer! Developers can get inside the code and help out to improve the product, or they can adapt it for personal use or do whatever they want with it. In most cases the aim is not to make millions and become …