Category Archives: graphics and photos

Organizing and editing photos with Shotwell and the GIMP.

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Mark Adrian Bell

Read more about the Shotwell photo organizer for Linux, and the Gnu Image Manipulation Program (The GIMP). The Gimp is also available for Windows and Mac OS. Both programs are running on my simple Arch Linux desktop. You can see my task bar … Continue reading →

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Inkscape: Draw freely!

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Mark Adrian Bell

Inkscape Is a free, open source drawing program. It does the same work as Adobe Ilustrator or Corel Draw. It’s available for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X. Draw freely! A different, and very powerful program for drawing, painting and photo … Continue reading →

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Programming for young learners with Python

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Mark Adrian Bell

Python is a free open source programming language. At an advanced level, it’s a powerful and flexible language, but it’s clear and straight forward syntax, and it’s forgiving nature, make it a great way to introduce people to programming and computer science. Younger learners can start … Continue reading →

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