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Bryce3d 7 open beta at Daz 3D

David — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:40:46 +0000

After the merger/takeover between Daz 3d and Gizmoz, many expressed their reservations that the combined companies would continue in the direction the Daz3d community was used to, and was expecting. Some had doubts about the reason for the merger, specifically because it was indicated that the founder of daz3d would step down after the merger. That, according to them could be seen as a move that Gizmoz was calling the shots, and that Gizmoz only wanted to take over the Daz3d webshop. >>> No related posts.

Facebook Chat with Pidgin

David — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:12:21 +0000

Facebook offers, just like Myspace in that regard, the ability to chat on their site. That's a cool and easy way to keep in touch with your contacts as there is >>> No related posts.

Gravatar in Thunderbird Mail

David — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:07:10 +0000

[lang_en]Some time ago, I generated a Gravatar for myself, a Globally Recognised Avatar. It's simple, it has become free some time ago, and it's easy. The idea behind Gravatar and its sidekicks is that you want to have something recognisable on the web, no matter in what forum or on what blog you are posting. On the internet, that's done using an avatar: An image or a photo you choose to depict yourself. Without a similar service, using an avatar on multiple sites means registration on every site you want to post (which isn't bad, mind you) , and uploading your chosen image to all of them.That's not so hard, unless you start changing avatar image every few weeks or months (as many people do). Then you almost need an accountant to keep track of what you have been uploading where, and the fun is soon lost. Enter Gravatar.com . A nice idea, that simply links an image to an e-mail address. [/lang_en] [lang_nl]Een tijdje geleden heb ik een Gravatar voor mezelf gemaakt, wat staat voor een Globally Recognised Avatar: simpel en gemakkelijk. Het concept van Gravatar en aanverwanten is dat je je op het internet met een herkenbare identiteit wil begeven, in welk forum je ook kijkt, en op welke blog je commentaar post. Op het net gebeurt dat nu meestal met een avatar: een afbeelding of foto waarmee je jezelf identificeert. Wanneer je overal dezelfde avatar wil gebruiken, betekent dat wel dat je dezelfde afbeelding moet uploaden op elke site waar je actief bent, tenzij je gebruik maakt van Gravatar.com natuurlijk. Dan kan je aan je e-mail adres een afbeelding koppelen en die op elke site vertonen die gravatar ondersteunt. [/lang_nl] [lang_fr]En ce moment, seulement disponible en anglais et néerlandais.[/lang_fr] [lang_it]In questo momento, solo disponibile in Inglese e Olandese[/lang_it] >>> No related posts.

Xara acquired by MAGIX

David — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:31:41 +0000

Xara has been acquired by Magix AG, a leading German software distributor for video and music applications. Xara, once distributed by Corel, has been in the news for its open source version of Xara Xtreme which was struggling to gain momentum, and then eventually stopped due to lack of developer interest. It seems the >>> No related posts.

Caligari gameSpace group buy

David — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:51:01 +0000

Based upon the foundations of Caligari trueSpace, Caligari gameSpace aims to be a version of the popular 3D modeling tool that is aimed specifically towards game artists (as the name clearly implies). The gameSpace package contains a number of specific tools towards that end:

Polygon reducer
MAP export
First Person perspective modeling (model the level while walking around in it)
game-related import and export file format support.

The good news is that Caligari is organising a Group Buy. They gather as much people as possible, and the more people buy gameSpace, the lower the price will become.

Actually, the price stands at $129, and it could go all the way down to $99 if enough people step in. Considering the full price is $299, it's actually quite a good bargain. >>> No related posts.