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papamike writes "I don't know how many GIMP users are in the community, but if you are, then you know how diverse it is. I have used Photoshop back when I was a Windows geek, but, have been a faithful user of The GIMP since it's inception. And, I can say that it has come a long way. For Linux users, like me, it just plain out takes the place of Photoshop and certainly Paint shop Pro.
Now to use a fine piece of software, like The GIMP, you may need resources to go to and stay current on the issues and etc..
Here's where I go Mahvin.com it's all about The GIMP and, of course, it's a hot ticket item."
Posted by Raven on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 18:00:19 EDT (1013 reads) ( | Score: 0)
PhpED 6.0 Released!
Palbin writes "PhpED (from technology company NuSphere) is the Integrated Development Environment for PHP (PHP IDE), HTML, CSS, XML, SMARTY, XHTML and other web technologies. A balanced combination of advanced code editor, reliable dbg debugger, productive database connectivity client and fast and secure deployment abilities make PhpED a complete solution for most sophisticated developer needs. As in any complicated process, in php development a great deal of effectiveness depends on your choice of production tools. According to our customers, PhpED 6.0 saves up to 75% of development time.
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Posted by Raven on Sunday, June 12, 2011 @ 20:11:49 EDT (1493 reads) ( | Score: 0)
Ruby On Rails
papamike writes "
It’s never been easier to get your Ruby on Rails Application up and running on the cloud. With just your name, email address, and code location, you can have your app up and running in minutes on Engine Yard’s AppCloud.
Posted by Raven on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 01:35:37 EDT (1271 reads) ( | Score: 0)
Install Internet Explorer 7.0 in Linux with IEs 4 Linux
Southern writes "Linux only: You can now install Internet Explorer 7.0 in Linux with the latest beta release of IEs 4 Linux, which has made some major improvements since the last time we covered it. IEs 4 Linux now includes a graphical installer and gives you the option of installing Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 7.0 and the Flash plugins. Like the last version of IEs 4 Linux, you will need to install wine and cabextract beforehand. It took me several attempts before IEs 4 Linux was able to successfully download everything, but if you're looking to stay on the bleeding edge, IEs 4 Linux can get the job done. IEs 4 Linux is a free download for Linux only.
Posted by Raven on Sunday, April 10, 2011 @ 02:18:33 EDT (1143 reads) ( | Score: 0)
12 commands every Linux newbie should learn
Southern writes "It's a testament to how far Linux has come that users today don't typically have to use the command line if they don't want to. Such is the quality of the graphical user interfaces in many modern Linux distributions that there's simply no need, in general.
Yet the command line can be a highly efficient way of getting things done in the Linux world--it's often a much simpler, easier and more direct method than clicking through all the menu choices, in fact.
I believe fear of the command line is one of the top mistakes newcomers to Linux sometimes make. For that reason, let's look at some of the main commands any Linux user should know.
Posted by Raven on Saturday, January 08, 2011 @ 08:46:21 EST (909 reads) ( | Score: 0)
The ~200 Line Linux Kernel Patch That Does Wonders
Southern writes "In recent weeks and months there has been quite a bit of work towards improving the responsiveness of the Linux desktop with some very significant milestones building up recently and new patches continuing to come. This work is greatly improving the experience of the Linux desktop when the computer is withstanding a great deal of CPU load and memory strain. Fortunately, the exciting improvements are far from over. There is a new patch that has not yet been merged but has undergone a few revisions over the past several weeks and it is quite small -- just over 200 lines of code -- but it does wonders for the Linux desktop.
The patch being talked about is designed to automatically create task groups per TTY in an effort to improve the desktop interactivity under system strain. Mike Galbraith wrote the patch, which is currently in its third version in recent weeks, after Linus Torvalds inspired this idea. In its third form (patch), this patch only adds 224 lines of code to the kernel's scheduler while stripping away nine lines of code, thus only 233 lines of code are in play.
Tests done by Mike show the maximum latency dropping by over ten times and the average latency of the desktop by about 60 times. Linus Torvalds has already heavily praised (in an email) this miracle patch.
Posted by Raven on Saturday, November 20, 2010 @ 23:13:28 EST (1143 reads) ( | Score: 0)
The Linux distro timeline
Southern writes "Most commercial products run a fairly set course; you get Microsoft Office 1.5, then 1.6, 3.0, 4.0, all the way up to office 2010 (For Windows, at least). It's a fairly orderly progression, with version numbers rising over time – pretty easy to follow.
Open-source projects are a different beast, however. When enough developers don't like the direction a project is going, they sometimes just create a fork and go on developing their own product. Sometimes projects have to fork for legal reasons, and sometimes it's a business decision, too.
The bottom line is that if you could plot the Linux timeline, it would look more like a crazy family tree than like an orderly progression of versions. And what do you know, one Donjan Rodic has gone and done just that, in the form of the GNU/Linux distro timeline.
Posted by Raven on Tuesday, November 02, 2010 @ 21:46:58 EDT (1055 reads) ( | Score: 0)
PHP SEC INFO
nb1 writes "PhpSecInfo provides an equivalent to the phpinfo() function that reports security information about the PHP environment, and offers suggestions for improvement. It is not a replacement for secure development techniques, and does not do any kind of code or app auditing, but can be a useful tool in a multilayered security approach
Posted by Raven on Thursday, January 28, 2010 @ 16:00:51 EST (816 reads) ( | Score: 0)
Google Brings Friend Connect, Social Features to Drupal & Joomla, RN next?
jestrella writes "I'm happy to announce that Google Friend Connect features are now also available for Drupal and Joomla. Now that Friend Connect is integrated with these popular open source CMS platforms, site owners can make registration easier for users and offer them a set of social features -- all without writing a single line of code. Even site owners without programming experience can add these plug-ins.
What do you think? Would you like to see something like that core integrated into RavenNuke CMS? Would it be viable?"
Posted by Raven on Thursday, January 14, 2010 @ 02:17:23 EST (733 reads) ( | Score: 0)
Need help with a file? Try WhatsAFile.com
link writes "Just wanted to post a notice to all RavenNuke™ users about a free service we've started up. The site is called WhatsAFile.com and its a file types and file extensions utility site.
If you have ever downloaded a file and have no clue how to open it or what to do with it, just hop over to WhatsAFile.com and submit a request with the file info. We'll do the research and post the answer usually within hours. We think this is going to be a great resource to computer resources everywhere. Be sure to tell your friends."
Posted by Raven on Tuesday, September 01, 2009 @ 22:22:50 EDT (879 reads) ( | Score: 0)