Recently I’ve changed from Ubuntu running Gnome 3 front end to Ubuntu running the KDE front end or Kubuntu. the main reason for this change are problems with the Ati graphics drivers .
One of the things that I love is Dropbox . Dropbox is a cloud based backup service that is accessible on almost all …
Read More26/08/2011 Tags: Dropbox, kde, Kubuntu
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Daniel asks…
How do I take an Inkscape image and put it into Gimp and then be able to copy and paste it correctly?
I have made a picture in Inkscape. Now I want to open it with Gimp and put a background behind it. However, …
19/03/2011 Category: Design, Linux No Comments
I switched to Linux from Windows approximately 3 years ago and I must say I am so glad I did. Most of my contemporaries are ether Mac or Windows based web designers using the Adobe suite of tools.
Designing websites on Linux, at the base level …
Read More03/12/2010 Category: Linux, web design No Comments
I installed the new Ubuntu 10.04 64 bit today and when I tried to install the flash player from the Adobe site no joy. I found lots of complicated how to’s I even found a very helpful video on Youtube , I think it was helpful judging from the comments. The ironic thing being it …
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As you may or may not know I am a big open source fan. I do all my web design and development using open source applications. My favourite operating system is Ubuntu. This video shows you the the new features from 10.04. Watch out for the load music. I still reluctantly use windows due …
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From time to time you need to edit images on mass. This may be as simple as converting from one image format to another or as complecated as performing many different actions on multiple files. If you are looking to a Linux Image Converter take a look at Phatch
Phatch is a simple to use cross-platform …
14/12/2009 Category: Design, Linux No Comments
When you think about getting a website a lot of people under estimate the planning involved in creating a good website. As the old saying goes “fail to plan – plan to fail” and never is this more true , then with …
Read More30/03/2009 Category: Design, Linux, Marketing, Uncategorized 1 Comment
As I design on open source software and one of my favorites is Inkscape but by default it operates at 90 dpi and not 72 dpi like the web. I was having real problems exporting my web design mock ups at the correct sizes. I worked out a simple solution to …
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I had a major problem getting the Epson Styles sx100 working on Ubuntu, the documentation online at epson was pityfull. after exporing an itailian support forum, I finaly found the corect drivers at http://www.avasys.jp/lx-bin2/linux_e/spc/DL1.do
Here’s a second link for Linux drivers for the Epson Styles …
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