Category Archive: utilities

Jan 30

Eight Free and Open Source Art Software Tools

This list was originally compiled for Art & Design Explorer Post 407. Name Platform URL Image Type Uses Notes License Blender Linux, Windows, Mac http://blender.org 3D Animation Renderer, Animations, and Game Creation GPL Gimp Linux, Windows, Mac http://gimp.org Bitmap Drawing, Photomanipulation, Graphic Design Photoshop workalike GPLv3 Inkscape Linux, Windows, Mac http://inkscape.org Vector Drawing, Graphic Design …

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Mar 17

Mounting Images on Linux

This is mostly for reference, but may be of use to others. In order to mount an image (in order to be able to edit it), you can execute the following code:

This is useful for editing one or more files in an image without needing to copy it to a device or card.

Aug 01

Cloudy Update

I’ve been working with Docker a good bit and have updated my list of tools.  Here’s a quick dump of where I am in the design of the infrastructure. collectd will be used to monitor cgroup statistics.  This necessitates compiling all or part of collectd — the current packages do not contain the cgroup plugin. …

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Feb 05

Web Based Portable mysql tool suite

Are you limited in what software you can use at work?  This article details how to have a web based tool suite for mysql.  It currently has the following tools: AjaxMyTop — a php implementation of mytop (think top for mysql) which runs in a browser. rbdb — a phpmyadmin work-alike in progress.  It’s the …

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Sep 11

universal cat redux

I have a neglectful relationship with inject. That is, I neglect to remember that it exists, having worked for so long with other languages which are “unfamiliar with the concept”. Amos King’s blog entry on Inject & Me – BFFs got me to thinking that ucat (see cat on steroids (or cat on a hot …

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Sep 10

cat on steroids (or cat on a hot ruby roof)

I got to thinking about SuperIO and how it could be used as a swiss army chainsaw to open files, whereever they might be on the net.  From there, my fevered mind got to thinking about cat and how the two could be used together.  That said, I present ucat — a universal cat, if …

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