Recently I discovered the stellarest program. Ok, maybe not THE stellarest, but it’s definitely up there. It’s free, and it’s funded by Google. Technically, it’s owned by Google, but I say “funded” because they bought the company, and kept all the employees, and pretty much let them run the project the way they see fit. Sorry, I digressify. The program is Picasa. It’s a photo manager. It will automatically scan selected folders for new pictures, and help you keep them organized. You can add comments to your pictures, do some simple touch-ups (red-eye, lighting, resizing, etc.), and coolest of all: it will do some nifty collages with just a few quick clicks. Sure, it’s not Adobe Photoshop, but it’s also free, and less bulky for people who really don’t need a lot of advanced features.
In other news, one of my recently acquired bettas is quite aggressive. It appears she even took on a male betta (and won). As a result, I lost two white clouds. It’s probably a good thing, since my tanks are about to become even more crowded than they already are. I’m getting 3 red bettas, with a few extras. The end.
Tag: tech
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software
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free antivirus update
AVG released version 7, which is a pretty major upgrade. It also generates it’s own serial number, so you don’t have the whole hassle of waiting for an email with your code, and download link. Only things of major importance will show up on this page from now on (like when the world ends).
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mozilla
In other news, Mozilla Firefox is gaining significant market share on Internet Exploder (and that’s not a typo). Just since December, it has gained nearly a whole percentage point, and IE has lost nearly the same amount. I love Firefox, although i usually prefer the functions of the Mozilla Suite (being able to have my email and calendar all in one app) even if it is a little slower to load. I would give you a link, but there’s already one at the bottom of the site.
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ubuntu
Ok, since converting Free For All, I haven’t really come across anything else worth the effort of conversion. What has happpened though is that I have a new favorite OS (operating system). I am now using Ubuntu Linux. The installer is the simplest I’ve seen, although not the prettiest. Once you have it installed, it is quite impressive. It comes with just the apps you would expect, and no more; plus it is incredibly polished. You can also install anything else you want from the world’s largest software repository, as it is Debian-based. Everything is quite well done, from the visual aspects, to the sound scheme. No detail is too small to escape the attention of the development team. They will even send you a free CD if you don’t have a high speed connection, or would rather not bother creating your own.
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free antivirus
I’ve discovered an excellent alternative to Norton Antivirus. It’s called AVG Antivirus, and they even have a free version.
You can download the setup file here. The free version does require a serial number (not sure why), so here it is: AVG-1-21978805-MKL.
Please note that I am only putting this on here, because their registration process is a pain in the rear, and if you’re using hotmail, or some other poor excuse for an email provider, it might take quite a while to get emails from them. Fortunately I don’t have that problem, since I use postmark.net.