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FDM 5.1 released, Ubuntu version up for vote?

2016-01-25 / / 0 Comments
I’ve blogged about FDM in this blog before, being the best free download manager, and the alternative for IDM, and that it could replace uTorrent on your computer (and if you are using uTorrent, please remove it, it’s malicious!)< and the continue broken downloads using mirrors even if the server doesn’t support it!

FDM 5.1 Interface

It has been redesigned into a more streamlined UI and they made the configuration is easier to use.
One of the biggest changes noted is the addition of a mac version and dropping the support for Windows XP and Windows Vista.

Since the addition of a Mac version, I wondered, why not an Ubuntu version? So I e-mailed the contact e-mail, and this is the response they gave me:

 

Hello!
Thank you for your feedback.

Our team is planning to release FDM5 for Linux OS, still, not in the nearest future though. We’ll inform all our users. Please keep up with the news on our blog.

I will be following them closely for you!

That means that FDM is one step away from being truly cross platform after being stuck in the Windows ecosystem for years!

Those are fantastic news! The new version is so awesome, Mac addition is lovely, and I can’t wait to see how does it look on Ubuntu, Will it make it in time for Ubuntu 16.04?

Update 2

 

“Dear Muaad,
Unfortunately, we are not planning to release a Linux build until a stable release for Mac OS X & Windows is out.
However, we are doing our best to make sure that our source code is compilable under Linux to the extent that it will not be too big an issue when we get to it.”

Update 3:
FDM has published a poll for future features, Linux is one of them! So vote Linux!!

Until this wait is over, be more than welcome to use uGet, it’s that good!
Let me know what you think in the comments section below.

GIMP 20 years of awesome!

2015-12-28 / / 0 Comments

Last November, GIMP celebrated it’s twentieth anniversary, becoming the official Open source image editing suit.

 GIMP stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program, and through out it’s age GIMP went through a lot of development and improvements, and drew it’s fair share of comparisons and controversy.
GIMP has many scripts and filters to enhance it’s productivity and it’s rage is simply amazing, it can be used for a wide range of work from basic editing to professional grade photography and everything in between. It became my to go-to suit that I use for everything! And this blog has many GIMP tagged posts. In fact my best viewed posts are usually about GIMP! Feel free to check these posts from this link.
GIMP is now at version 2.8.16 (the birthday version) and it’s better than ever, go download it from GIMP.org for your system, it’s cross platform.

It’s never too late to join the movement of open source, even if it’s been 20 years since the first GIMP build. It shows how much passion and experience behind this awesome project.
Besides code, GIMP has a great community that is our there to help and give support for new users and experienced users as well.
Also there is a ton of scripts out there that will make your life much easier, as one of my readers replied to the Obamicon post: “I love it, saved my a ton of work with Illustrator, thank you so much”.

Even if you are an Adobe master and can’t imagine using anything other than PS, download GIMP and give it a spin (even on a virtual machine) and see what all of these people are excited about, you will go back to using it. I guarantee it!

Did you download GIMP? What did you think? Let me know what you have in mind in the comments section below!

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Gdevelop, free game design software

2015-12-23 / / 0 Comments
If you are interested in making games, to learn how to program or simply for having fun. Then this is for you!

Gdevelop Logo

Gdevelop is cross platform, free and open source. And best of all: You don’t need to learn how to code!
Just go to the website. Download the version for you and get to go, you can make native games or HTML5 games.

The main interface has the scenes, events, sprites. In short everything you would expect of a game design software.

There are many example games to play with and learn from. You can download games from the community as well!

The only draw back is it’s resource extensive especially when compiling games. But the rest should be really smooth!

I worked with game maker and jump craft and this is my absolute favorite, due to the active and friendly community and continued support.

Gdevelop's main interface

There is also a rich wiki with tutorials and videos for you to learn!

It’s less than 70 MB so go download it now! Make your own fun!

Did you ever make a game? What did you use? Tell us your experience!
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Sublime Text. The text editor you have been looking for

2015-11-17 / / 0 Comments

The reason why I didn’t use Sublime Text is really really simple, I thought it was commercial and cannot be used for free, read on to find out what changed my mind.. Build 3083These are the reasons that make Sublime text one of the best text editors out there

Lightning fast

Opens up in less in a second! Compared to “other” text editors I reviewed on this blog.

Great look

It turns your dull code into a work of art! It’s really easier to write code when the syntax is highlighted so you know what you are doing!

 

Sublime text interface

Rich language support

Many programming languages and scripts are supported (over 40 in total) and has the ability to write prose as well.

Steady development

Currently at Version 3 (beta) and moving forward. It’s been around long enough and it’s stable enough to be used by many developers.

There is also a final version of Sublime 2.0.2 but it lacks the functionality that v3 has

Cross platform

No matter what OS are you on. Sublime is there for you and has your back all the way!

Did you know that the license works on all of your machines? Linux Mac and Windows??

Light weight

Compared to other editors, it’s a breeze! It takes around 10-50 MB in the system memory in one process. That’s nothing compared to the resource hog Atom!

Nothing is too big for Sublime!

Can open huge files in less than a minute without haste! No crashing on 1MB .js in here!

Free. Almost

That’s the reason I didn’t want to use it because of! I thought it wasn’t free! The word unregistered version is what sent me packing. It’s not like I don’t want to pay. I can’t (my country doesn’t support Paypal! And get this: I don’t have a visa!!)

I sent them an e-mail and this is what they have sent me:

 

”Hi Muaad,

Thanks for your email.

The trial period is indefinite; you can use it for free for as long as you like. The reason we offer it as unlimited is primarily so students and users in developing countries can use Sublime without the burden of paying for it. If you like Sublime and can afford a license, we ask that you buy one to support us.

Cheers

Sales Team

Sublime HQ PTY LTD
www.sublimetext.com”

 

That is so awesome!!

I will pay for it as soon I get my e-commerce ready!

Nothing is perfect

My only con is that Sublime doesn’t support Arabic by default. So I had to install a third party plug in. Other than that. Truly the best text editor out there!

Give it a try and I urge you to buy it if you can!

 

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