Apr 23, 2010

Google brought an evolution to internet with Google Docs, a world away from the Microsoft Office where sharing and editing a document got easier (way easier). What Sync.in (from Cynapse India, developers of acclaimed Cyn.in) brings is a great way to create, share documents amongst multiple people and collaborate on it in a real-time environment, where...

Mar 27, 2010

alchemy |’alkeme Figurative: a process by which paradoxical results are achieved or incompatible elements combined with no obvious rational explanation Alchemy is an open drawing project aimed at exploring how we can sketch, draw, and create on computers in new ways. Alchemy isn’t software for creating finished artwork, but rather a sketching environment...

Feb 20, 2010

Once an in-house production software and later freed by its creators, Blender is the animation/CG industry’s new kid on the block. Blender is a multi-platform 3D graphics application used for modelling, texturing, rigging, animating, etc. Its source code was opened and it is now released under the GNU GPL. It is also a very powerful tool when it comes to...

Feb 12, 2010

Object-Oriented Graphics Rendering Engine (or OGRE, for short) is a highly modular graphics rendering engine. Its job is to interface through the available render systems to connect to the underlying graphics hardware on your computer, process the required data and send it to the display device through the graphics hardware. To put it more clearly: OGRE takes...

Feb 11, 2010

RakNet is a cross-platform, open source, object-oriented networking library for game programmers, written in C++ by RakkarSoft. A lower-level framework powers the higher-level features such as game object replication, voice chat, and patching binaries. It is a DirectPlay alternative touted as being better than the DirectX component due to its simpler...

Feb 9, 2010

Open AL is a free, cross-platform audio API. The API and coding conventions resemble Open GL, and the library has the best multi-channel 3D positional sound support. The library is, currently, supported by Creative Technology and Apple, with an active community backing. It is an excellent DirectSound alternative. The library models a collection of audio sources...

Jan 17, 2010

Gource is a software version control visualization tool that has took the world by fancy. Software projects are displayed by Gource as an animated tree with the root directory of the project at its centre. Directories appear as branches with files as leaves. Developers can be seen working on the tree at the times they contributed to the project. All of this is...

Dec 25, 2009

So what exactly is this Google Transliteration IME and what does it do? IME stands for Input Method Editor; just think of it as ‘the way’ to put those extra characters in your language on any writable area, like the area in which you type your mail, or a search box for example. Lets assume you use an English keyboard, and want to type in Hindi, or in...

Dec 19, 2009

WordPress 2.9 “Carmen” (in honor of Jazz vocalist Carmen McRae, WordPress developers dedicate each version to a Jazz Musician, list here) is now available. Other than numerous minor and subtle changes, WordPress 2.9 brings about a new revolution with its built-in Image Editor and the new Trash feature. Lets have a look at...

Dec 17, 2009

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of 123 Media Max. All opinions are 100% mine. With improvements in Optical Storage Technology and the advent of Blu Ray, it has always been a hassle to create a backup copy of your Movie and Games collections (especially your Playstation 3 Blu Ray games). If you also download videos from the web, or own a huge...