Monday, February 22, 2010

La JOVEN María Amelia

"Los que en realidad aman la vida son aquellos que están envejeciendo". Esta es una de las valiosas frases que nos dejó María Amelia, quien, a sus 95 años rejuveneció a través de la red. Todo empezó cuando su nieto, por su 95 cumpleaños le regaló a María un blog en Internet (amis95.blogspot.com). Entusiasmada con su regalo, se puso manos a la obra para ponerse al día en la informática y mediante su blog combatir la soledad y el aburrimiento y tener un motivo para vivir cada día. Ella ya se fué hace cuatro años, pero atrás dejó sus ganas e interés por conocer gente y cosas nuevas, y estas ganas sirvieron para que muchos otros ancianos siguieran sus pasos. Hoy, otros blogueros mayores ´como el "Viejo Pescador" están peleando por conseguir fundar un Premio Internacional para Blogueros Mayores.

Hoy, muchos otros ancianos se han abierto a la red, y juntos, hablando unos con otros, se acaban quitando años de encima. Este es su BLOG. En mi opinion, la idea de que ancianos puedan abrirse al muno mediante internet y así conocer a nueva gente es una oportunidad única. Es una oportunidad de dejar de lado la soledad en la que muchos ancianos viven y que así encuentren un motivo para levantarse cada mañana y sonreir. María Amelia nos enseñó que nunca es tarde para aprender, que nunca es tarde para rejuvenecer y que las arrugas del espíritu nos hacen mas viejos que las de la cara.

Monday, February 8, 2010

Other Open Source programs






GNU- GNU is another free source initiative developed by the Free Software Foundation (FSF). The idea that is behind GNU is to create free software that can be modified and redistributed freely. This project was started in 1983 by Richard Stallman at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Linux systems depend greatly on GNU programs.
information from webopedia
GNU WEBPAGE:


LINUX- Linux is a general name given to Unix-like computer operating systems. It is the most used free- operating system, and as all open sourcer programs, it can be freely distributed and modified. Linux icludeas of the supporting software required such as utilities, the X Window System, the GNOME and the APACHE WEB SERVER. Commonly-used applications with Linux systems include Mozilla Firefox web-browser and Open Office application.
information from Wikipedia
LINUX WEBPAGE:




APACHE- Apache is a Web Server software which in 2009 became the first web server with more than 100 million users. It is characterized as an open source software and it is aviable for Unix, Mac, Windows, TPF and other systems. A great apache feature is Virtual Hosting. It allows one apache installation to serve for many different web pages. It is used for dynamic as well as for static web pages.


INFORMATION FROM WIKIPEDIA
APACHE WEBPAGE:


Monday, February 1, 2010

Gimp, Scribus and More...




GIMP:
Gimp is a free software graphics editor and it is used as an image retouching tool. It can resize, crop and edit photos, apart from converting photos into many
different formats. This program can also be used to ceate animated images in the GIF format. It is suitable for amateur and professional use and it is intended to print in inkjet printers. However, GIMP does still not allow CMYK separation and color management. As in Photoshop, GIMP also has options such as layers, masks, plug-ins and many more features.

Here is the GIMP webpage:



SCRIBUS:

Scribus is another open-source program; it is a desktop publishing application which is well known for its wide range of features compared to other non-free programs such as Page-Maker. Among its varied features are scalable vector graphics, CMYK color and ICC color management. It is aviable for Linux, Mac and Windows.

This is SCRIBUS's web page:



APPLE IPAD:

Apple has just released its new IPad, the best way to experience the web, email, photos and video. It is much like an ITouch, just that with a bigger screen and more vibrant color and sharp text. The new IPad also allows you tro read books and newspapers in the way they were designed; one page at a time. The photo design is also new and very intuitive, since they are displayed in a stack, and just with touching, the hole album opens. However the mos
t new and expected feature is the IBook App where you can purchase a book directly from ITunes Store and it is displayed in your "bookshelf". In general, the IPad is very similar to the ITouch, just that with a bigger screen and the IBook App.



Google Wave

Google Wave is an online software application of Google which works as a personal communications tool. It is a web-based service program designed to be used for e-mail, instant messages and social networking. It includes translation into 40 different languages, spelling check and many other features. The key of Google Wave is that it is constantly refreshed, and therefore everything appears in real-t
ime.




AUDACITY

Audacity is a free audio editor software from the OpenSource initiative aviable for Windows, Mac. Linux and BSD. Tracks can be mixed, digital effects added, and you can even change a track's pitch without changing its speed. However, audacity does not include equalizer controls and plug-ins are needed for some features.