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How To Master GIMP, For Graphics, Quickly And Easily
If you're in any way interested in graphics, you're probably already familiar with GIMP, one of the very best of all open source applications and certainly one of the best graphics applications.Users new to GIMP, though, are often unhappy with the level of documentation and the tutorials that are immediately available for it. The good news is that the open source community has offered up many alternative resources for GIMP learning--and they're free. Here is our updated collection of some of the best of them.
Is Open Source Software Competitive With Cutting-Edge Competition?
Here at OStatic, we’ve asked the question before: Why does open source lag the innovation curve? In other words, why is it so common to see robust open source applications and platforms that have been around for years in long-standing product categories, but so uncommon to see cutting-edge applications and platforms in brand new technology categories? Over at The H Open, they’re asking similar questions, as they ponder why InfoWorld’s latest “Bossies” list of the best business open source applications includes only well-known names like Android, SugarCRM and OpenBravo.
Apple's Relationship to Open Source
Despite being one of the most tightly controlled technology companies on the market, Apple has a surprisingly complicated relationship with open source. Both of Apple’s flagship operating systems, OS X and iOS are based on Darwin, which is in turn based on FreeBSD. Apple has also contributed a large amount of code back to the open source community, most notably WebKit, which is used as the browsing engine in nearly every mobile platform. Considering the recent popularity of Apple’s systems, and since there was a big Apple event happening today, their involvement in open source is worth a look.
Flash On Android: Surprisingly Bad
Many have proclaimed the availability of Flash on Android devices as a huge competitive advantage over Apple’s mobile devices, which rely on HTML5 and native apps for their video and interactivity. But now that Android devices tune into Flash-based video how well is it really working? For a video showing how surprisingly bad the experience is, check out NewTeeVee's demonstration.
Google’s Chrome Strategy Is Picking Up Steam
In August, Google’s Chrome web browser jumped up to 7.5 percent market share, following 7.1 percent share in July, according to data from Net Applications. That compares to static market share performances for Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari. Meanwhile, the arrival of Google’s much talked about Chrome OS is imminent, and the company’s overall Chrome strategy is becoming clearer.
MediaCore Organizes and Distributes Your Web Site's Media
If you're looking for an easy way to distribute video and podcasting from your Web site, check out MediaCore, a free open source video CMS and podcast platform. It's got a batch of easy-to-use features that make adding media to your site a snap. MediaCore support seven different media formats -- yes, even Ogg Theora -- and packages content for viewing on both the desktop and mobile devices.
Working with MediaCore is super easy. Store your video files wherever it's convenient -- YouTube, Google Video, Vimeo, or even your own server. Install the MediaCore software on your server (requires MySQL5 and Python 2.5), then use it to manage, organize, access and distribute your media files from a single control panel.
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