OpenMP

Txukie/ May 6, 2011/ Programming/ 0 comments

OpenMP is, according to the Wikipedia, an application programming interface (API) that supports multi-platform shared memory multiprocessing programming in C, C++, and Fortran on many architectures, including Unix and Microsoft Windows platforms. This means, in a nutshell, that it’s an API that makes multiprocessing easy. The API is currently on its third version, and it is supported to some degree

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Darktable

Txukie/ April 19, 2011/ Photography/ 0 comments

As I’m a Linux user I was looking for a decent substitute for Adobe Lightroom. I recently discovered a viable alternative called darktable. I decided to give it a try, as, even if I managed to work with the excellent UFRaw, it took me way too long to get things done, as the user interface wasn’t really suitable for fast

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Night Photography Course

Txukie/ April 15, 2011/ Photography/ 0 comments

One of my greatest passions is photography, digital photography to be more precise. A couple of years ago I got a digital SLR. The camera, an Olympus E-410, comes packed with a wide range of nifty features, while managing to stay fairly compact. Of course, it’s got a few weak points like it struggles with exposure under certain conditions, and,

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