Utils
Useful things
ascii-utf8-table
png2ico (online)
meld (visual diff)
Flux Diagrams
OpenOffice Impress Draw –> export svg format + INKScape (to eps with antialias)
Tricks: use lines of 0.05cm for appropiate view, shadow in 0.10 distance. If eps is too big reduce svg dimensions on inkscape and then export.
Graphics
GIMP (regular)
InkScape (vectorial-scalable graphics)
IDEs (Integrated Development Environments)
NetBeans (http://www.netbeans.org/) (THE PERFECT TOOL)
Easy to install: Download a script and execute it normally (install in $HOME)
Easy to update: automatically within the same version
Easy to upgrade:
- Delete $HOME/netbeans/ folder
- Download the desired version and install normally
- Preferences are saved and re-loaded from /.netbeans/ folder (so do not worry)
Easy to extend: Download the Java version and then in tools/plugins get support for c++, PHP,
Easy to see documentation: i.e., Java documentation must be installed (/usr/share/doc/sun-java6-jdk/html/) and specified in netbeans by tools->JavaPlatforms->Documentation->Addfolder (html)
Eclipse + PDT + Subclipse
- Download PDT all in one and extract it in home (Eclipse and PDT are ready to run)
- Run Eclipse, go help/install software —> follow subclipse installation instructions
- Install insteresting pluggins on: http://2tbsp.com/node/40
Regular expressions
http://www.zytrax.com/tech/web/regex.htm
Entertainment
Hat Trick (Bally/Sente, 1984), Soccer Brawl, Street Fighter, Wind Jammers, Twisted Metal 2, Worms y Need for Speed (first editions)