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Index for my Inkscape tutorial series in Full Circle Magazine

Index for my Inkscape tutorial series in Full Circle Magazine

Mark Sunday, 29th December, 2019Sunday, 29th November, 2020 4 Comments

For several years I have been writing a monthly column about the Free vector graphics program Inkscape, for Full Circle Magazine. Many of the articles have also been collated into “Special Editions”. Both these and the original magazines are available …

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Linux SVG Tech

Off-screen windows with Inkscape on MacOS and XQuartz

Mark Tuesday, 5th February, 2019Wednesday, 6th February, 2019 Leave a comment

My go-to editor for vector images is Inkscape. So much so that I use it in the creation of my cartoons and comic strips, and have been writing a monthly column about it in Full Circle Magazine for over six …

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Miscellaneous SVG Tech

Ubuntu 12.04.3 EDID checksum error

Mark Monday, 23rd December, 2013 Leave a comment

A colleague of mine came into work to find that his dual monitor setup on Ubuntu 12.04.3 was no longer working correctly. The main monitor (connected via HDMI) was being detected okay, but the secondary monitor (connected via a VGA …

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Linux Tech

Full Circle Magazine, Issue 66

Mark Monday, 29th October, 2012Friday, 7th June, 2013 Leave a comment

The latest issue of Full Circle Magazine, featuring Part 6 of Mark’s Inkscape tutorial, is now available for free download. Full Circle Magazine is a free publication which focuses on Ubuntu and Linux in general, though the Inkscape tutorials are …

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Linux SVG Tech

Full Circle Magazine, Issue 65

Mark Sunday, 30th September, 2012 Leave a comment

The latest issue of Full Circle Magazine, featuring Part 5 of my Inkscape tutorial, is now available for free download. Full Circle Magazine is a free publication which focuses on Ubuntu and Linux in general, though the Inkscape tutorials are …

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SVG Tech

The Ubuntu Shopping Lens Debacle

Mark Wednesday, 26th September, 2012 Leave a comment

It seems that Canonical are attempting to raise some money by inserting affiliate links into your Unity Dash when you type in a search term. Currently the main target for these links is Amazon, but I’m sure others will be …

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Full Circle Magazine, Issue 63

Mark Saturday, 28th July, 2012 Leave a comment

The latest issue of Full Circle Magazine, featuring Part 3 of my Inkscape tutorial, is now available for free download. Full Circle Magazine is a free publication which focuses on Ubuntu and Linux in general, though the Inkscape tutorials are …

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Linux Miscellaneous Tech

Minimus AVR USB

Mark Thursday, 24th May, 2012 2 Comments

Thanks to this overly syndicated blog post (really – Planet Ubuntu I can understand given its content, but Planet Mozilla and Planet Inkscape, too!?) I discovered a wonderful little device called Minimus AVR USB. Basically it’s a USB-enabled (and USB-programmable) …

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Miscellaneous Tech

It’s not over ’til the fat Chumby sings

Mark Tuesday, 1st May, 2012 Leave a comment

I’ve written about my Chumby on this blog in the past (and this one, too). Alas! Chumby Indistries is effectively no more, the staff having moved on and any worthwhile intellectual property in the hands of a corporate trustee. Fortunately …

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End of life for Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)

Mark Wednesday, 11th April, 2012 3 Comments

Today I turned on my computers at home and at work to be presented with an alert telling me that the operating system on them, Ubuntu 10.10 “Maverick Meerkat”, has reached its end of life. This event has reminded me …

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