In this second part of my survey I focus on the tools that achieve this new synthesis of arts. Alas, due to space constraints I am unable to include all the software I would like to have reviewed, but perhaps a future article will deal with those programs. Meanwhile, I present to my readers these brief profiles of Pd, Fluxus, and AVSynthesis.
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conkeror: Firefox for Emacs users
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"Conkeror is a free, keyboard-driven, Mozilla-based web browser. It borrows as many key bindings as it can from GNU Emacs. It was written by Shawn Betts. Formerly a Mozilla Firefox extension, it is now developed for XULRunner as a stand-alone application..." -- via Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Keeping your secrets secret
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"As much as i try to avoid it, i always end up with lots of usernames and passwords to remember, not to mention a couple of bank accounts and a credit card number for on-line shopping. There’s no way i’m going to remember any of them—why, i even need to keep track of my telephone number.
Read more »Select default audio device in Ubuntu 8.04
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I am using plantronics USB headset connected to a laptop with Ubuntu Hardy installed. I can play audio through USB headset using totem movie player after it was changed in System > Preferences > Sound. The problem is Mozilla Firefox is not playing audio through USB headset. Firefox can play audio through the laptop speakers but the sound sucks.
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Screenshots of the upcoming TORCS 1.3.1
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Some screenshots of the upcoming version of TORCS (1.3.1), The Open Racing Car Simulator. TORCS is a highly portable multi platform car racing simulation.
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Good blog writing software for Linux or lack thereof
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Has anyone ever noticed the lack of good blog writing software for linux? I know that ‘good’ is a relative term and some may be happy with the way it is now. I am not.
Right now there are two applications doing a somehow more or less good job: ScribeFire and BlogGTK.
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Flashblock port for MicroB
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"A picture is worth a thousand words!" -- via http://www.0xdeadbeef.com/weblog/?p=419
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TuxSoftware.com is up and running
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Kevin Thompson has been in touch with details on his new website, TuxSoftware.com. Like the recently launched Linux App Finder, the site aims to make it easier for Linux users to find programs and install them with a few mouse clicks. Read on for Kevin's lowdown on the site...
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Mandriva leaps into the netbook market with the GDium
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Mandriva is providing the innovative operating system for the upcoming GDium netbook system, produced by Emtec. Find out more about the GDium's unique G-Key system by following the link. The GDium is a netbook with a 10", 1024x600 resolution display and a battery life of four hours, weighing in at 1.1kg.
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Manage Your Photos with Kflickr
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When it comes to photographs, I generally have one word of advice for everyone, experienced or noob: Flickr.
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Nifty tools for your Asus Eee PC
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It didn't take the enterprising community of Asus Eee PC users long to come up with some great tweaking tools for this Linux-based ultra-low-cost laptop. Just a few weeks after the official launch of Eee PC, the first tweaking utilities started to appear on the EeeUser forums.
Read more »The Blender Foundation's "Big Buck Bunny" is a Peach!
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The Blender Foundation’s second free-content movie, Big Buck Bunny, is the product of the foundation’s “Peach Open Movie” project, and the results are impressive. Like the previous Elephants Dream movie, this film pushes the technical envelope for the “Blender” free software 3D rendering and animation application; unlike it, it succeeds as pure entertainment.
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Sweet Home 3D: simple interior design
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Remodeling? Like free software? If you answer "yes" to both questions, try taking Sweet Home 3D for a spin. The open source, cross-platform 3-D interior design application is simple to use and simple to learn. You don't create individual objects in Sweet Home 3D like you do in a modeling app like Blender; instead you focus on the layout and design of the rooms themselves.
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KDE 4 problems highlight shift from community users to consumers
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The reasons for the user revolt against KDE 4, which we reported on yesterday, are still being sorted out. They appear to be a complex mixture that includes the assumptions that KDE used in its planning, the rush by distributions to include a release that was not ready for general use, and sensationalism in free software blogs and journalism.
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5 Most Popular Linux-hackable Gadgets
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Linux is a powerful and versatile operating system that can be utilized to hack just about any electronic hardware device. To prove it, I have here a list of popular gadgets that are already known to run Linux.
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