The GIMP 2.6.0
Filed in Graphics, October 2, 2008, 11:59 amAs a long time Photoshop junkie and Gimp fan, this week has been a joyous overload. Gimp 2.6 released today and Photoshop CS4 has been announced (they need some time to hype before release). And again the all important question is being asked by some overenthusiastic Gimp lover whether we have finally come close to having a free, open-source Photoshop alternative.
The short answer is no. For most average image editing needs, Gimp is more than enough, but for developers and professional designers Photoshop is more than just a powerful, insanely over-priced, image editor; Photoshop is a brand name which is synonymous to “image editing”. But Gimp is the closest thing to having a free (legal) photoshop.
What changed in Gimp 2.6?
The latest Gimp is not just an incremental release, but a major one in terms of development. Apart from major changes in user interface and tool sets, under the hood Gimp has a new powerful graph based image processing framework called GEGL. One of the many advantage of CEGL is the ability to do “on the fly” image processing (like Gaussian Blur) with preview.
VLC Media Player (VideoLAN) 0.9.3
Filed in Multimedia, September 28, 2008, 6:03 am
VLC Media Player (VideoLAN) 0.9.3
Size: 13.88MB
Publisher: Visit Website
Release Date: 2008-09-27
OS: Win 9x/ME/NT/2K/XP/2K3
VLC (initially VideoLAN Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, …) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network.
MPlayer for Windows
Filed in Multimedia, , 5:57 am
Size: 26.15MB
Publisher: Visit Website
Release Date: 2008-09-27
OS: Win NT/2000/XP/Vista
MPlayer for Windows
packaged and maintained by LoRd MuldeR
http://mulder.at.gg/Last Update: 2008-09-27 (Build #32)
1. Package Contents
-------------------* MPlayer on Win32 by Sherpya, SVN-r27323 (2008-07-18)
* SMPlayer front-end by RVM, v0.6.3 (SVN-r1882)
* MPUI front-end by Martin Fiedler, v1.2-pre3 (Build 38)
* Binary Codecs for MPlayer (2007-10-07)
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VLC Media Player 0.9.2
Filed in Multimedia, September 16, 2008, 11:49 pm
VLC Media Player 0.9.2
Title: VLC Media Player 0.9.2
File size: 13.81MB (14,482,140 bytes)
Requirements: Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/XP64/Vista64
License: Open Source
Author: VideoLAN.org
VLC (initially VideoLAN Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg…) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network.
FastStone Image Viewer 3.6
Filed in Graphics, , 11:45 pm
FastStone Image Viewer
Title: FastStone Image Viewer 3.6
File size: 4.06MB (4,259,811 bytes)
Requirements: Windows (All Versions)
License: Non-Commercial Freeware
Author: FastStone
FastStone Image Viewer is a fast, stable, user-friendly image browser, converter and editor. It has a nice array of features that include image viewing, management, comparison, red-eye removal, emailing, resizing, cropping and color adjustments.
Its innovative but intuitive full-screen mode provides quick access to EXIF information, thumbnail browser and major functionalities via hidden toolbars that pop up when your mouse touch the four edges of the screen. Other features include a high quality magnifier and a musical slideshow with 150+ transitional effects, as well as lossless JPEG transitions, drop shadow effects, image frames, scanner support, histogram and much more.
Fine Uninstall 1.2.5
Filed in Utilities, , 11:36 pm
Fine Uninstall 1.2.5
Size: 890KB
Publisher: Visit Website
Release Date: 2008-09-16
OS: Win 9x/ME/NT/2K/XP/2K3
Quick, powerful and easy applications uninstaller. Fine Uninstall provides an alternate interface for the Windows Add/Remove software dialog. It´s a fast, secure and convenient way to remove unneeded applications and improve your computer efficiency. You can uninstall both shown and hidden software and remove hidden entries as well.
BluetoothView 1.11
Filed in Mobile, , 11:33 pm
BluetoothView 1.11
Size: 39.1KB
Publisher: Visit Website
Release Date: 2008-09-16
OS: Windows XP SP2/Vista
BluetoothView is a small utility that runs in the background, and monitors the activity of Bluetooth devices around you. For each detected Bluetooth device, it displays the following information: Device Name, Bluetooth Address, Major Device Type, Minor Device Type, First Detection Time, Last Detection Time, and more.
BluetoothView can also notify you when a new Bluetooth device is detected, by displaying a balloon in your taskbar or by playing a small beep sound.
uTorrent 1.8 RC7
Filed in Miscellaneous, August 8, 2008, 1:05 pm
Title: uTorrent 1.8 RC7
Filename: utorrent-1.8-rc7.upx.exe
File size: 261KB (267,056 bytes)
Requirements: Windows (All Versions)
License: Freeware
Author: Ludvig Strigeus
uTorrent is an efficient and feature rich BitTorrent client for Windows sporting a very small footprint. It was designed to use as little cpu, memory and space as possible while offering all the functionality expected from advanced clients.
PowerArchiver 11.00 Beta 3
Filed in Miscellaneous, , 1:01 pm
Title: PowerArchiver 11.00 Beta 3
File size: 6.88MB (7,208,960 bytes)
Requirements: Windows (All Versions)
Author: ConeXware Inc
PowerArchiver is one of the most powerful archive utilities available. PowerArchiver offers hundreds of features, yet remains easy to use, small and fast. Novice users will find a familiar interface complete with tutorial and detailed help, while more experienced users can take advantage of full Explorer integration, multiple encryption methods and advanced compression algorithms.
Opera 9.52 Build 10103 Beta
Filed in Miscellaneous, , 12:52 pm
Size: 8.49MB
Publisher: Visit Website
Release Date: 2008-08-08
Submit Date: 2008-08-08
OS: Win 9x/ME/2K/NT/XP
Opera is an Internet browser with a pop-up blocker, multiple-windows navigation, mouse gestures, keyboard shortcuts, e-mail client with Spam filter, and integrated search all for user security and speed. The cross-platform browser includes a multitude of other functions such as integrated built-in e-mail client, IRC-compatible chat, support for RSS newsfeeds, password manager, one-click customization and privacy protection settings.
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