Category Archives: Software

Kindle Formats, Calibre, Conversions and “The Last Ring-bearer”

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Matthew Wilcoxson

I came across a book called “The Last Ring-bearer” (by Kirill Yeskov) recently, and decided it would make a nice addition to my Kindle collection. It’s not sold by Amazon so there’s no Kindle specific format – in fact it … Continue reading →

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PhpGedView, SourceForge and the US Government

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Matthew Wilcoxson

I originally installed PhpGedView back in 2007. It’s an open source and free web program for managing family trees and based on the universal Gedcom file format commonly used in many genealogical websites and applications. I’ve been using it on … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 10.10 – OS for all

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Matthew Wilcoxson

Just installed the latest Ubuntu version, 10.10, from the Desktop CD. It took about half an hour to install and then after a quick restart everything was up and running.

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CanvasZoom – HTML5 Canvas and code

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Matthew Wilcoxson

The CanvasZoom program – similar to Zoomify – drawn with the HTML5 Canvas and JavaScript. Continue reading →

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Subversion – folders and projects

Posted on November 22, 2009 by Matthew Wilcoxson

This post is about folder structures and project management in Subversion.. If you don’t already know what Subversion is check out the previous post: http://www.akademy.co.uk/blog-tips/2009/09/source-control-beginning-with-subversion/ Folder Structure The folder structure you implement in your repository can have significant impacts on … Continue reading →

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PhotoSketch photoshops for you

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Matthew Wilcoxson

PhotoSketch is some nifty software which allows you to creatively edit your photos by adding new parts to them. As you  all you do is make a quick sketch of your scene, label each bit with some text and, seemingly … Continue reading →

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Subversion – source control

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Matthew Wilcoxson

A good source control system is a must for almost all programming projects. For instance: You can quickly check which lines across multiple files you’ve changed. Revert changes to any previous date. Never lose any file again. Keep track of … Continue reading →

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WordPress – my new home

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Matthew Wilcoxson

As you can see – assuming you are reading this on my blog – I’ve just moved over from blogger.com to my own space, notice the new web address: “http://www.akademy.co.uk/blog-tips” . After having a quick look around I decided to … Continue reading →

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Galaxy Zoo Two

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Matthew Wilcoxson

It’s back, and better than ever before. Now you can help classify galaxies in even more detail, but still with the excitement of exploring the cosmos and helping expend human knowledge further. Take part here. But to see some great … Continue reading →

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Mars goes Google.

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Matthew Wilcoxson

The beautiful Google Earth program has gone Martian. The planet Mars is now explorable in full 3D (not just an overlay). See Olympus Mons rise above the distant horizon or fly down Valles Marines in a full 3D projection. You … Continue reading →

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