Gary Eckstein General Technology 4 eps, gimp, how to, image, instructions, Software, windows
GIMP is a popular free image manipulation application. It’s possible in GIMP to manipulate all sorts of image formats including EPS (which is commonly used with Adobe and CorelDRAW). GIMP however needs Ghostscript installed and associated in order to open EPS files. Steps to open EPS files in GIMP If you try to open an [...]
Gary Eckstein Internet 10 dropbox, filezilla, FTP, ftp client, how to, instructions, Microsoft, windows
Filezilla is one of my most used applications. It is an awesome (and free) FTP application that makes connecting to multiple Webservers as well as storing information about each FTP connection very simple and effective. I use filezilla when moving WordPress Sites or editing WordPress files (e.g. style.css). I thoroughly recemmend that anyone who needs [...]
Gary Eckstein General Technology 0 free software, freeware, rar, Software, windows, Zip
RAR is a common archive means of compressing and splitting of files. Many file storage and retrieval services recommend using RAR to compress and create multi-volume archives. Split RAR files usually have an extension either with the usual .rar or possibly extensions such as .r01, .r02 and so on. Using RAR to archive needs the [...]
Gary Eckstein WordPress 0 assessment, Constructor, Contact Form 7, filezilla, firebug, firefox, free themes, google, Linux, mac, plugins, webfonts, windows, WordPress
Tomorrow I’ll be tutoring at Metro Screen for the students enrolled in the Advanced Diploma in Screen and Media (CUF60107). I’ll be focusing on the design section of the assessment brief for the Media Rich Blog assessment: Strong, eye-catching and appropriate post and page titles. Self branding, such as a header image created using image [...]
Gary Eckstein General Technology 0 how to, Microsoft, tutorials, windows
Microsoft Windows 7 is a massive step forwards after a frustrating Vista Operating System. Microsoft did a very good job of turning around what was wrong with Vista. Unfortunately however there are still a few quirks in Windows 7 that many find very annoying. Last night I made a backup in iso format. When asked [...]
