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Looking Back on SCALE 10x

Posted by on Wednesday, 25 January, 2012

A lot of things change in 10 years. Many of the Linux conferences we were going to in 2002 are no longer around, but the Southern California Linux Expo has not only survived – it's grown into a major event for anybody interested in Linux. Whether you're brand-new to Linux or using Linux to power cloud solutions, SCALE 10x had something for everybody.


A Broad Look at Hugin

Posted by on Tuesday, 24 January, 2012

The release notes for Hugin's latest update begin with the words “Hugin is more than just a panorama stitcher.” That's been true for years, but only recently has the project made a concerted effort to emphasize the other photo magic that the application is capable of working. Better still, Hugin is making more and more of the process automatic, so aligning your images has never been easier.


Weekend Project: Loading Programs Into Arduino

Posted by on Saturday, 21 January, 2012

In last week's Weekend Project, we learned what the Arduino platform is for, and what supplies and skills we need on our journey to becoming Arduino aces. Today we'll hook up an Arduino board and program it to do stuff without even having to know how to write code.