The US seems to many people as the hub for software companies. The non-"tech people" might be in an illusion that all popular software companies are from the USA. The Giants - yes. Not the other popular ones though. Most of the softwares we use on a daily basis and companies that produce them are non-US. You'll find the following list interesting. I might say, at least half of these will pop up on your All Programs list ( If you are a windows XP user, that is )
3d software:
Blender - Netherlands
Maya, 3ds Max - Canada
Multimedia:
MPlayer - Hungary
VLC - France
DC++ - Poland
Gaming:
Crytek , Nero - Germany
UBISoft - France
DICE - Sweeden
Sega - Japan
OS related:
Ubuntu - South Africa
Linus Torvalds - Finn
Other:
ICQ - Israel
Python - Netherlands
Did I miss something ?
Wednesday, 13 August 2008
Friday, 8 August 2008
The Frank Miller edit
I've installed Hardy on my laptop. I think I will not use XP as often as I used to. Removed all the content from windows, resized the partition, and installed Hardy. Two of the many useful features that I liked: Hibernate and Bluetooth work without any tweaking.
The internet connection was too bad today. It was very irritating. So, I decided to just try the programs that Hardy provides. GIMP seemed interesting but I never used it. I never used photoshop either. I used Flash but I never did advanced photo editing. I also didn't like the GIMP interface. Too many windows pop up and I hated that. I still do. I very much supported Rahul's abbreviation of GIMP: Gimp Is Microsoft Paint [ in disguise ].
I think I need to change my stance. GIMP is decent. Very handy for basic and advanced photo editing. It's not very hard to use either. After watching the trailer of "The Spirit" ( by Frank Miller ) I really wanted to make some photos in partial colour. So I did. Used GIMP. I have found this helpful.
Original image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/harithski/2587002972/
This was at Kufri. Thanks Pramod for the great shot.
Original Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/harithski/2571162770/
This was shot using timer in the guest house lawn on the night before we left for the batch trip.Pramod was wearing Black and White that day. LOL.
Partial colouring is such a great idea. We could also call it The "Frank Miller Colouring" ;-)
The internet connection was too bad today. It was very irritating. So, I decided to just try the programs that Hardy provides. GIMP seemed interesting but I never used it. I never used photoshop either. I used Flash but I never did advanced photo editing. I also didn't like the GIMP interface. Too many windows pop up and I hated that. I still do. I very much supported Rahul's abbreviation of GIMP: Gimp Is Microsoft Paint [ in disguise ].
I think I need to change my stance. GIMP is decent. Very handy for basic and advanced photo editing. It's not very hard to use either. After watching the trailer of "The Spirit" ( by Frank Miller ) I really wanted to make some photos in partial colour. So I did. Used GIMP. I have found this helpful.
Original image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/harithski/2587002972/This was at Kufri. Thanks Pramod for the great shot.
Original Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/harithski/2571162770/This was shot using timer in the guest house lawn on the night before we left for the batch trip.Pramod was wearing Black and White that day. LOL.
Partial colouring is such a great idea. We could also call it The "Frank Miller Colouring" ;-)
Monday, 4 August 2008
~palm
Wow! I can also photo blog using my phone. There is nothing special about this picture btw. Just used the negative effect available.
Sunday, 3 August 2008
Downtown madness
There is a shopping area that we visited in downtown, Suzhou. This post is about the wierd things I found there.
1. "Adidas ... Impossible is Nothing" translates to "Li-Ning ... Anything is Possible"
Li-Ning is a popular sports apparel manufacturer in China. It is quite funny that the logo resembles Nike while the caption is a variant of Adidas'.
2. Keep Moving ...
Who on earth would put a sign that says "Keep Moving ···" infront of his shop ? Oh! wait, I got confused. That's the name of the brand. Another popular sports goods manufacturer. But the sign does mislead you.
3. The one extra degree
This was the name of another shop. Where did the guy get the extra degree from ? Could it be a portal to one of the seven hidden dimensions ? :P
4. Vulgar names
I want to see how Mr. Fook reacts if he knows what is last name means in telugu.
5. Even McDonalds turns pink
Pink seems to be a popular colour in China. Not only to the girls, but also to the boys. There were a lot of men we saw who were wearing shirts. So gay, yaak! So much that even McDonalds is in pink. LOL
1. "Adidas ... Impossible is Nothing" translates to "Li-Ning ... Anything is Possible"
Li-Ning is a popular sports apparel manufacturer in China. It is quite funny that the logo resembles Nike while the caption is a variant of Adidas'.2. Keep Moving ...
Who on earth would put a sign that says "Keep Moving ···" infront of his shop ? Oh! wait, I got confused. That's the name of the brand. Another popular sports goods manufacturer. But the sign does mislead you.3. The one extra degree
This was the name of another shop. Where did the guy get the extra degree from ? Could it be a portal to one of the seven hidden dimensions ? :P4. Vulgar names
I want to see how Mr. Fook reacts if he knows what is last name means in telugu.5. Even McDonalds turns pink
Pink seems to be a popular colour in China. Not only to the girls, but also to the boys. There were a lot of men we saw who were wearing shirts. So gay, yaak! So much that even McDonalds is in pink. LOL
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