This tool enables you to experiment with high-dynamic range lighting in a photo or 3D image that might be used in a game or 3D world. The options for controlling HDR lighting are simple: adjust a slider for gamma correction, load a tonal mapping tool to adjust light sources and other variables. Then, save your work for modeling in a 3D world.

Qtpfsgui is an open source graphical user interface application that aims to provide a workflow for HDR imaging.

Supported HDR formats:

• OpenEXR (extension: exr)
• Radiance RGBE (extension: hdr)
• Tiff formats: 16bit, 32bit (float) and LogLuv (extension: tiff)
• Raw image formats (extension: various)
• PFS native format (extension: pfs)

Supported LDR formats:

• JPEG, PNG, PPM, PBM, TIFF(8 bit)

Supported features:

• Create an HDR file from a set of images (formats: JPEG, TIFF 8bit and 16bit, RAW) of the same scene taken at different exposure setting.
• Save and load HDR images.
• Rotate and resize HDR images.
• Tone map HDR images.
• Copy exif data between sets of images.

Qtpfsgui is available for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X

Why this name?
Qt: the program uses Qt4 to show its graphical widgets.
pfs: the main backend library and original source code base.
gui: this stands simply for graphical user interface.

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Mind Mapping is a powerful graphic technique which provides a universal key to unlocking the potential of the brain. By harnessing the full range of cortical skills – word, image, number, logic, rhythm, colour and spatial awareness – Mind Mapping gives you the freedom to roam the infinite expanses of your brain.

The clue to Mind Mapping’s effectiveness lies in its dynamic shape and form. It is designed to work with the associative, organic nature of your brain’s processing system, thereby drawing upon your limitless natural capabilities.

Mind Mapping can be applied to every aspect of life where improved learning and clearer thinking will enhance human performance.

Mind Maps are diagrams that work the way you think. They make it easy to understand, remember, and communicate complex information.

These days we are bombarded with so much information that it can be difficult to make sense of it all, and we suffer from information overload and overwhelm, which reduces our effectiveness.

Some of the problems we face are:

• inability to solve problems effectively,
• lack of creative thought,
• lack of focus,
• difficulty giving great presentations,
• problems organizing your thoughts,

• poor communication,
• missing out tasks when planning projects,
• forgetting important information, and
• lack of clarity and direction.

If you have suffered from any of these problems, Mind Mapping is for you. Mind Mapping gives you clarity and allows you to:

• organize your thoughts,
• remember information,
• communicate better,
• solve problems quickly and effortlessly,
• brainstorm new ideas,

• increase productivity by 20% or more,
• see the important issues,
• make better decisions, and
• give compelling presentations.

Why does Mind Mapping work?

Mind Maps organize the information in the same way your brain organizes information. This makes it very natural and easy to understand.

Our brains like thinking in pictures. The smooth curves and colorful pictures that are created when Mind Mapping create powerful images for your brain to remember.

We have two halves to our brains which think in different ways. The left half thinks linearly following direct linkages to related ideas. Our right brain likes to see the whole picture with colors and flow.

A Mind Map caters to both sides of the brain at the same time, which makes it a very good way of storing and recalling information, presenting things to other people, and brainstorming new ideas.

Uses of Knowledge Mapping visually capture and display information and relationships brain storming project planning meetings goal setting creative and critical thinking presentations collaboration report preparation decision making note taking/making study reviews strategic thinking capture tacit knowledge lecture and essay preparation revision studying research

Who would use Mind Mapping? Managers Directors Business Leaders Consultants Business Professionals Students Lecturers Trainers Teachers Project Managers Marketing Professionals Authors Creative Thinkers

If you want to give it a try here you have some links to mind map software:

mind42.com : pure web application

Neural Matters : free mind mapping software

Mindomo : online mind mapping software

wise mapping : web application

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Today the new browser is out, the Google Chrome Browser and as all that Google do is amazing. I am a big fan of Firefox but Chrome is a lot faster than any other browser right now. So do not wait more a take a look on this new browser.

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This is a list of the top free antivirus software you can use for your computer protection.

 

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition

From AVG Technologies:

AVG Free Edition is the well-known antivirus protection tool. AVG Free is available free of charge to home users for the life of the product. Rapid virus database updates are available for the lifetime of the product, thereby providing the high level of detection capability that millions of users around the world trust to protect their computers. AVG Free is easy to use and will not slow your system down (low system resource requirements. Highlights include automatic update functionality, the AVG Resident Shield, which provides real-time protection as files are opened and programs are run, free Virus Database Updates for the lifetime of the product, and AVG Virus Vault for safe handling of infected files.

 

Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus

From Avira:

Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus is a comprehensive, easy to use antivirus program, designed to offer reliable free of charge virus protection to home-users only. Avira offers: Extensive Malware Recognition of viruses, Trojans, backdoor programs, worms, etc. Automatic incremental updates of antivirus signatures, engine and entire software. Permanent virus protection, with Virus Guard real time monitoring. Install and configuration in just a couple of steps. Virus protection against known and unknown threats, using an advanced heuristic system. Scheduler where you can set the scanner to make automatic virus scans or updates on your system. Forum and phone support, Knowledge Base with virus descriptions available on Web site. Rootkit Detection and Removal. Version 8 adds an enhanced interface, a modularized AV-search engine for improved scan performance, an integrated failsafe security system, SMTP support for AntiVir MailGuard and a new Fast Activation Tool (FACT).

 

Avast Home Edition

From ALWIL Software:

Avast Home Edition is a complete ICSA & Checkmark certified antivirus, Checkmark certified anti-spyware & anti-rootkit package. Avast includes the following components: On demand scanner with sinkable simple interface, just select what do you want to scan in which way and press the Play button; On access scanner, special providers to protect the most of available e-mail clients; Instant messaging–ICQ, Miranda; Network traffic–intrusion detection, lightweight firewall; P2P protection for Kazaa, BitTorrent; Web shield–monitors and filters all HTTP traffic; NNTP scanner–scans all Usenet Newsgroup traffic and all operations with files on PC; Boot time scanner–scans disks in the same way and in the same time as Windows CHKDSK does.

 

PC Tools Antivirus Free Edition

From PC Tools:

PC Tools Antivirus Free Edition protects you against the most nefarious cyber-threats attempting to gain access to your PC and personal details. Going online without protection against the latest fast-spreading viruses, worms and Trojans can result in infections within minutes. Once infected, the virus will usually attempt to spread itself to your friends, family and associates by accessing your e-mail contacts and networked PCs. The infection may also allow hackers to access files on your PC, use it to launch attacks against other computers and Websites or to send mass spam email. That’s why PC Tools Antivirus Free Edition provides protection, with rapid database updates, IntelliGuard real-time file, Internet & e-mail protection and comprehensive system scanning to ensure your system remains safe and virus free. Version 5 features new improved scan engine, smaller memory footprint, and much improved system performance.

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OpenProj is a free, open source project management solution. OpenProj is a replacement of Microsoft Project and other commercial project solutions. The OpenProj solution has been download more than 500,000 times in the few months since launch and is being used in over 142 countries. A free download of OpenProj is available here and is distributed under the CPAL license. OpenProj is ideal for desktop project management and is available on Linux, Unix, Mac or Windows. It even opens existing Microsoft or Primavera files. OpenProj shares the industry’s most advanced scheduling engine with Project-ON-Demand and provides Gantt Charts, Network Diagrams (PERT Charts), WBS and RBS charts, Earned Value costing and more. There is literally no time or effort involved in switching to OpenProj, and your teams can manage projects on any platform for free. Projity worked closely with leaders in the commercial and open source industries in preparation for the release of OpenProj. It is a welcome addition, not only for project management users, but also for users in all software segments. Microsoft Project retails for $999.99, is installed on 7% of all Office desktops and drives over $1 billion in revenue for Microsoft. OpenProj fills an important gap in the desktop market, as a key component in the Office family of products now has a replacement available on Linux, Unix, Mac or Windows. OpenProj was also selected for inclusion with Star Office suite boxes in Europe. The OpenProj solution has been translated into French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Swedish, Finnish, Galician, Persian, Russian, Korean and Chinese.

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