Throw A Mouse

Wolfram Alpha is finally launched for everyone. It really seems capable of answering some complicated questions but on my opinion it still needs some work. However, the job of the artificial intelligence behind it is remarkable.

What many people expected was that Wolfram Alpha will challenge Google as a search engine, but what I see now is that it has different purpose. The A.I. seems more like a giant encyclopedia with very “clever” search engine and network abilities than a web search engine. What is more, if you want to search the web, there is a special button for that on every search page in Wolfram. So, it is meant to work with Google, not against it.

However, I wonder how Wikipedia will handle that…

That’s it. Ubuntu is going “cloudy” too.

Since the project of Ubuntu’s 9th version arrived there were rumors that it will be cloud oriented. Finally, UbuntuOne service is launched. As it was launched today not everyone can subscribe currently. However, I am sure that soon enough we can have a glimpse of the new “cloud”. Stay tuned!

I’m a real Linux user. I admit. I have got rid of the bad habit to use Windows and now i feel uncomfortable using it. However, even though I find Linux the better operating system, I find sometimes some limitations in compatibility. The example:

None of the build in Linux software can edit RAW image files normally. By “normally” i mean without taking forever and reporting error message when trying to manipulate an image. This has been quite a problem for me lately as I now have a pile of pictures waiting to be edited.

RAW image editing software for Linux

So far I have tried a plugin for Gimp which did manage to make the software handle .NEF files. However it is still a bit slow and I cannot have overview on all the files I want to edit. So i tried with F-Spot Photo Manager but it cannot handle .NEF file at all, it can only display them.

Then I found the solution. It was simple but it took me a while to get what I need. Rawstudio. It is in the normal repository of Ubuntu, a search away. It looks a bit like Adobe Lightroom. It seems to have the basic things I need to manipulate images and that’s quite satisfactory for me. If you have the same problem I advice you to give it a try.

Enjoy!