TimburyDotOrg » software http://timbury.org Linux and Open Source Stuff Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:10:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Clonezilla Live http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/linuxjournalcom/~3/MY9lxbl5P2U/clonezilla-live http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/linuxjournalcom/~3/MY9lxbl5P2U/clonezilla-live#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:44:17 +0000 Michael Reed

Clonezilla is a bootable CDROM designed for partition backup and restoration. Unlike SystemRescueCD, Clonezilla Live doesn't contain an array of utilities, rather, it is a single, focused tool. more>>


]]> http://timbury.org/2010/09/03/clonezilla-live/feed/ 0 No Steam for Linux – Right Now http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/linuxjournalcom/~3/8kVmUUHbP2c/no-steam-linux-right-now http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/linuxjournalcom/~3/8kVmUUHbP2c/no-steam-linux-right-now#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:18:06 +0000 Susan Linton
Valve Steam

Despite some early teasing, it now seems Steam is not coming to Linux after all - at least for now. more>>


]]> http://timbury.org/2010/09/02/no-steam-for-linux-right-now/feed/ 0 New Wine: Running Windows Music & Sound Applications Under Wine 1.2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/linuxjournalcom/~3/toemE9MV3qo/new-wine-running-windows-music-sound-applications-under-wine-12 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/linuxjournalcom/~3/toemE9MV3qo/new-wine-running-windows-music-sound-applications-under-wine-12#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0000 Dave Phillips
New Wine logo here.

Wine runs many Windows programs nicely these days, including more and more serious music applications. Dave profiles some of those applications running under the latest & greatest Wine 1.2 more>>


]]> http://timbury.org/2010/08/31/new-wine-running-windows-music-sound-applications-under-wine-1-2/feed/ 0 OpenOffice.org: Sun PDF Import Extension http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/linuxjournalcom/~3/lSyf7f6Ovvg/openofficeorg-sun-pdf-import-extension http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/linuxjournalcom/~3/lSyf7f6Ovvg/openofficeorg-sun-pdf-import-extension#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +0000 Bruce Byfield

The Sun PDF Import Extension is one of the most popular OpenOffice.org extensions ever created. more>>


]]> http://timbury.org/2010/08/09/openoffice-org-sun-pdf-import-extension/feed/ 0 Introducing CsoundAC: Algorithmic Composition With Csound And Python http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/linuxjournalcom/~3/IvzgGhQUQbc/introducing-csoundac-algorithmic-composition-csound-and-python http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/linuxjournalcom/~3/IvzgGhQUQbc/introducing-csoundac-algorithmic-composition-csound-and-python#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:00:00 +0000 Dave Phillips
An image of the SciTE editor with CsoundAC code.

What happens when the world's most powerful waveform compiler meets one of the world's most popular programming languages ? Find out how one programmer makes it all work out in this introduction to CsoundAC. more>>


]]> http://timbury.org/2010/08/03/introducing-csoundac-algorithmic-composition-with-csound-and-python/feed/ 0 Going fast with DWM http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/linuxjournalcom/~3/afqeMsH8o5Y/going-fast-dwm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/linuxjournalcom/~3/afqeMsH8o5Y/going-fast-dwm#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:00:00 +0000 Mike Diehl
Screenshot

If there was any justice in this world, there would be two cars parked in my driveway. One would be a 1977 Ferrari 308 GTS. The other would be a midnight blue BMW M3 convertible with all the amenities. I'd want the leather seats and power everything. more>>


]]> http://timbury.org/2010/07/28/going-fast-with-dwm/feed/ 0 An Open Source 8-Bit Computer to Save the World http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/linuxjournalcom/~3/KVIPAjaidpc/open-source-8-bit-computer-save-world http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/linuxjournalcom/~3/KVIPAjaidpc/open-source-8-bit-computer-save-world#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +0000 Miguel Hernandez
Humane Reader (source: http://humaneinfo.com)

At a recent local LUG I regularly attend, Braddock Gaskill gave a wonderful presentation on an open source 8-bit computer he had created. This was his first public debut of the device and every person in attendance was enthralled. more>>


]]> http://timbury.org/2010/07/16/an-open-source-8-bit-computer-to-save-the-world/feed/ 0 A Topic for Discussion – Open Source Feature-Richness? http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/topic-discussion-open-source-feature-richness http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/topic-discussion-open-source-feature-richness#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:00:00 +0000 David Lane
Discussion

Twitter does not generally allow you to have a discussion. At least not me, who can barely say anything in less than a 1000 words, but here is a recent thread:

I'm not a fan of novel writing software--too complicated--but Storybook (free) helps keep my arcs & timeline straight. more>>

]]> http://timbury.org/2010/07/08/a-topic-for-discussion-open-source-feature-richness/feed/ 0 Algorithmic Music Composition With Linux, Part 2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/linuxjournalcom/~3/z5ZL1cElJ_U/algorithmic-music-composition-linux-part-2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/linuxjournalcom/~3/z5ZL1cElJ_U/algorithmic-music-composition-linux-part-2#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:03:19 +0000 Dave Phillips
Image of a FOMUS music example.

In this part of the series we complete our tour of the Grace algorithmic composition environment. more>>


]]> http://timbury.org/2010/06/23/algorithmic-music-composition-with-linux-part-2/feed/ 0 OpenOffice.org Resource Files http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/linuxjournalcom/~3/wMcrWiu_aYE/openofficeorg-resource-files http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/linuxjournalcom/~3/wMcrWiu_aYE/openofficeorg-resource-files#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:00:00 +0000 Bruce Byfield

Most users interact with OpenOffice.org on the desktop. But what if you need to do a selective restore on the files that store custom gradients or colors? Troubleshoot why an extension won't install? Share resources with other users? For these kinds of tasks, you need to know a bit about where OpenOffice.org stores its files, and what you can do with them. more>>


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