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FOSSwiki Update

I've been making some changes to the FOSSwiki and wanted to let you know about them. For those of you who haven't yet visited, FOSSwiki is a listing of Freeware and Open Source software in wiki form. It has well over a few hundred titles thus far and is always growing as new content is added weekly. I've had someContinue readingFOSSwiki Update

L2 adds Amazon Content to Library Catalogs

http://lib20.com/blog/ From the page: “L2 is a greasemonkey script that adds Amazon content to most library catalogs. Currently, it: * Grabs book jacket and review information from Amazon * Grabs price information from Amazon, Abebooks, Powell%u2019s and others * Deep-links the item to worldcat.org * Uses OCLC%u2019s xISBN to find alternate content for items that Amazon doesn%u2019t sell (such asContinue readingL2 adds Amazon Content to Library Catalogs

Isfahan

This animated CGI is a MUST SEE! Isfahan is a beautiful 3D rendering inspired by Persian architecture. Visit Cristóbal Vila's animation studio, Etérea for more eye candy!

Giveaway of the Day – Free Software!

You all like free software, right? (OK, dumb question) Giveaway of the Day Click that. Every day they give away a free piece of software – not freeware or open source – this is software that you would normally have to pay for, but for one day, Giveaway of the Day gives it to you for free!

Ultimate Flash Face

I had loads of fun with this site that lets you create faces using a number of presets that you can customize by altering their placement, size, opacity, etc. You can even see some of the faces others have created and saved. Check it out…Ultimate Flash Face

Advanced Computer Simulation Screensaver

http://www.nsf.gov/news/overviews/computer/screensaver.jsp Black holes merging. Completed on NCSA’s Titan Linux computing cluster, this simulation shows two black holes merging and the resulting ripples of space-time known as gravitational waves. The full simulation, a general relativistic numerical depiction of two black holes orbiting and then merging, represents the first time that three-quarters of a full orbit was computed. An animation of theseContinue readingAdvanced Computer Simulation Screensaver

Introducing FOSSwiki!

Introducing FOSSwiki, a list of over 250 Freeware and Open Source Software programs. Every program listed is spyware, adware, trojan and virus free. These programs were all hand picked for their excellence, some received high ratings when I reviewed them for Tucows and others were recommended to me. I've been working on this project for a while now because IContinue readingIntroducing FOSSwiki!

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