situ2: February 2011

Wednesday 23 February 2011

Classic Coloring Effect on Your Photo

Ever look into a fashion magazine and wonder how they got that classic coloring look on the model? Well, this tutorial can show you how. It might not be the most accurate answer, but it'll give you an idea on where to start. This is a simple 5-step tutorial because we all need a little simplicity sometimes, when we live in the world where things are getting more and more complicated. Start with a

Thursday 17 February 2011

5 Linux Tutorials For Beginners

Here are 5 useful Linux tutorials for beginners / resources which will help newbies get their feet wet in Linux.

Complete, concise history of Linux.
Learn BASH shell scripting in 10 Seconds.
Free technical books to learn Linux.
Package management for new Debian users - A concise guide.
Package management for Red Hat users (a bit aged)

Hope you like these 5 useful tutorials / resources on Linux.

Wednesday 16 February 2011

All the Fabulous Fonts Collection

I love fonts. There's no doubt about it. When it comes to fonts, I have come to believe that the more I have, the happier I am. If you lead your life with the same philosophy as mine, then this page will definitely (maybe) be a bookmark for you. We're compiling all kinds of fonts here. Script, handwriting, grunge, romantic, curvy, cute and scary fonts. You name it. If it's not here now, then it

Monday 14 February 2011

Ideas that Brighten Up Your Day

These photos are meant to give you some inspiration, make you laugh or at least smile. Some photos are real and some are creatively manipulated in Photoshop. You may have realized by now that everything is possible with the right dosage of imagination. Careful though, too much of it and you'll become schizophrenic. Some images are rightfully credited to the original creator. However, due to my

Saturday 12 February 2011

Creating Fisheye Effect in Photoshop

Just gonna post a short and simple tutorial on how to get the fisheye effect in Photoshop. This has to be the cheapest way to get this effect on your photo (if you already owned Photoshop). Rather than buying that expensive fisheye lense or buy one of those compact cameras that has the function to automatically apply this effect on your photo. Since they're making lenses just for the purpose of

Friday 11 February 2011

Is Nokia Committing Harakiri By Aligning With Microsoft ?

The big news today - as far as cellular world should be concerned, is the strategic partnership between Nokia and Microsoft to produce smart phones running Windows 7. Nokia says it will adopt Windows Phone as its primary smart phone strategy. Meaning, Symbian OS is going to be relegated to history. And MeeGo project on Nokia smart phones would be in limbo.

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Wednesday 9 February 2011

Hellmuth's High Stakes Hold'Em (by Connect2Media)

The Hall of Famer is best known for holding a record 11 World Series of Poker bracelets, for winning the Main Event of the 1989 World Series of Poker and for his temperamental, "poker brat" personality. And now you can play along with, and learn from, the great man himself. In addition to the exciting multiplayer online live play, Phil works with you offline by coaching hand-by-hand in one game, staking you in an around-the-world tournament in another game and playing head-to-head against you in a third game. This is the chance to play hands with the greatest poker player to ever grace the game.

Game Features:
* 5 ways to play - Multiplayer (online), Tournament, Quickplay, Coaching and play against Phil
* The only game that its you against one of the best Poker stars in the world
* Improve your poker skills with teaching from the Poker Brat himself,with pre-flop tips and all the tricks of the trade.

SE 240x320: download

Texas Hold em Poker 2 (by Gameloft)

Whether you’re an accomplished poker player or not, Texas Hold’em Poker 2 is the ultimate poker game for you! Learn all the poker tricks thanks to a more comprehensive Training mode or challenge the advanced AI opponents in wild tournaments. Visit 8 great venues around the world like Dubai or Macau for classic Texas Hold’em or try Omaha mode for an even more comprehensive poker experience.

* • A new Omaha mode for an even richer poker experience
* • Over 20 events to enter and win in 8 great venues worldwide
* • 10 charismatic opponents to face, each with their own personality and style of playing
* • Improved graphics and animations that give even more realism to the game
* • Improved AI and coaching system, allowing every kind of player to enjoy the game
* • A statistics section that gathers info on your past hands and best performances.

128x128: download

128x160: download

SE 128x160: download

176x208: download

208x208: download

S40v3: download

N95: download

K800: download

W910: download

320x240: download

352x416: download

360x640: download

Monday 7 February 2011

Debian Is No Longer Just A Linux Distribution

Debian stable version 6.0 code named "Squeeze" has been released. After 24 months of arduous testing, the Debian team has finally released v 6.0 which brings many firsts among its features. They are -
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Qt Goes To School - Free Training Course Material For Teachers

Nokia's Qt team has unveiled a new initiative - namely to build awareness about Qt - the library that is the building block of KDE - among students and academia.

Choosing an appropriate library for your software is a significant first step to developing your product.

And Qt is a good choice for the simple reason that it is a cross-platform application and UI framework for developing once, and deploying across Windows, Mac, Linux/X11, embedded Linux, Windows CE, Symbian and Maemo without rewriting the source code.
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