Last time I talked about a good way to preview photos. But when I started to edit raw photos, I ran into a problem. There's a program called DCRaw that plugs into Gimp and lets you load raw photos, including Canon's new raw format. Good. There's a GUI for that program, called UFRaw. Even better. And GQView will take the active photo and send it straight to Gimp for you. Fantastic. But here's the problem: the photo looks like it was dipped in mud.

Elections division investigates Hostetter

I figured it out before, but it doesn't work since I upgraded.  One more reason why it's not a good idea to install a beta OS.  Anyway, since I didn't post my solution last time, I had to redo my research.  The good news is I found a much better system: GQview.  I can use Ubuntu's automated installation program, Synaptic, but it installs an older version of GQview that doesn't do what I want.  So I d

Spore Gameplay Video - Google Video

From the guy who brought you Sim City, The Sims, etc.  Really amazing.  I can't wait for it to come out.

Following on my Day of Computer Games (which ended up fine; I played Pirates! on my desktop), today was supposed to be catch-up day.  I installed a bunch of shelves in the storage room and put stuff on them.  That may not sound like fun, but I actually enjoy organizing things.  While I was at it, I came across a few old comics I'd been saving: