Category: Science & Geeks
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How to draw a triangular optical illusion
Of course, you know about the impossible triangle (very classical optical illusion). Do you know how to draw it? It is complicated indeed and most people will do some ugly sketch instead of a nice optical illusion. However, this is quite simple. It is all a matter of starting it right thanks to the help…
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FontEXPRO to see your Windows fonts
Here is a software tool that will allow you to explore the fonts installed on your Windows computer: FontEXPRO.
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Linux: Free e-books to download
If you are interested in GNU/Linux and want some useful e-reading, you should jump to this list of free ebooks related to Linux from LinuxHaxor.net.
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Role playing game pioneer dies
All lovers of role playing knew -at least- the name of Gary Gygax, co-author of Dungeons & Dragons, the game that opened the path for all RPG (Role Playnig Games). This man who influenced the imaginations of countless players and inspired many other creators, just died at 69. No curing spell is going to bring…
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Elephants protection in Africa
Elephants are -generally speaking- a species endangered in Africa. They have been vigorously hunted for the ivory of their tusks (sometimes for the mere pleasure of hunting big game) and poaching is still intense of many African countries (from de 1.5 million animals in 1970, we are now down to around 500,000 pachyderms). The largest…
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AVG free AntiVirus up to v8
The very good anti-virus software got a little better with version 8. But the free version (which made it so popular) is not yet available. For now, you’ll have to stick to the excellent v7.5.
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Read/write Linux partitions from Windows
When you have a computer with multiple partitions on the same disk or several disks with different partitions, things start getting bad if one of them is a Linux Ext or Ext2 partition: Usually, you can’t access the Linux partition from your Windows computer, Microsoft totally ignore your disk/partition. In order to correct this, you…
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Advice for good panoramic photos
In order to easily realize good panoramic photos, it is not enuogh to have a good software package. You also need good images to start with, or the shooting results may degrade significantly the results. Some easy-to-follow advice: Start using the Auto exposure mode of your camera, then switch to Manual to shoot in these…
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DisplayFusion for your two displays
If you have two displays on your Windows PC, you probably noticed that it’s difficult to get a nice background wallpaper cover both screens. Not two copies of the same wallpaper, but one paper stretching the full span of the screens. For this, I found a good little free utility: DisplayFusion. Highly recommended.