New header images
2010-09-04
Today I'm nursing a cold, and know from past experience that coding whilst unwell is not a good idea! Therefore, I've whiled away an idle hour by adding some new images to the header image pool. Hope you like them!
PPA Updated!
2010-06-12
Today I've found the time to update my PPAs - you will now find CMYKTool 0.1.3 and GIMP classic packages for Ubuntu Lucid (10.04) at
ppa:amr/blackfiveimaging and
ppa:amr/gimp-classic
Packages of my other software will hopefully follow in due course.
I now have a PPA!
2010-03-20
Something I've been meaning to do for a long time is set up an Ubuntu PPA with packages of some of my software. Today I finally found time to get my head around the arcana involved in building and testing packages, and my first trepidatious steps into the world of Ubuntu packaging are now available for those brave enough to try them!
A PPA for my own software can be found at https://launchpad.net/~amr/+archive/blackfiveimaging. At the time of writing it only contains Ubuntu Karmic packages for CMYKTool, but others will follow in due course.
I shall also add others containing patched versions of other packages as and when the need arises. The first such is for the "GIMP Classic" patch, and can be found here: https://launchpad.net/~amr/+archive/gimp-classic
Let's hear it for Choice! - GIMP Classic
2010-01-30
If, like me, you dislike GIMP 2.6's "no-image-open" window, help is at hand!
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Let's Hear it for Choice - Part 2
2010-03-21
I wrote previously about the user-interface changes in GIMP 2.6 and the gimp-classic patch which Peter Hartshorn released for the benefit of those of us who dislike the changes. However, compiling a project as large as The GIMP from source to apply a patch is quite an undertaking, so I've created a PPA for Ubuntu, containing a ready-patched version of GIMP 2.6.8.
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The Eternal Problem of Backups - internal trayless SATA drive bay
2010-02-06
Anyone who uses a computer in a creative capacity will no doubt know what I mean when I say that backups are a problem.
Over recent years the sheer volume of data that we keep on our computers has exploded, what with the huge popularity (and megapixel-inflation) of digital cameras, cellphones capable of recording video clips, the accessibility and affordability of digital recorders and music-making software. It all adds up, and finding an affordable and hassle-free media for backing up such a huge amount of data is difficult – consequently, all too often it doesn't get done at all!
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Has It Really Been Five Years?
2009-10-17
I was working on PhotoPrint today and noticed the copyright messages in certain source files go all the way back to 2004. This got me thinking - when was the first public release of PhotoPrint?
It turns out, it was 5 years ago, almost to the day!
