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If you need a vector drawing program, Microsoft Expression Design is free now

Dave Farquhar — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 15:53:32 +0000

For some reason, Microsoft decided several years ago that they needed to market a vector drawing program. It flopped. There may have been several reasons for it, but I’m sure one of the reasons was marketing. At any rate, they

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Graphics software for Windows revisited

Dave Farquhar — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 02:10:36 +0000

My girlfriend was asking me about graphics software today. She'd been trying to use Paint Shop Pro as an inexpensive alternative to Adobe Illustrator and, predictably, was disappointed.

The GPL alternatives to Illustrator still lack at least one crucial feature (bitmap pattern fills) but I remembered reading about Serif DrawPlus.

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Free graphics software for Windows

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 27 Jan 2004 23:25:00 +0000

Even people who use Windows exclusively have probably heard of The Gimp, which Linux and Unix users often proclaim as the "free alternative to Adobe Photoshop." While Photoshop is in no danger of being displaced in the industry, Gimp is certainly more than adequate for most use.

But installing it in Windows has never been easy, unless you knew a well-kept secret: the URL for Installers for Gimp for Windows. (The Windows page at gimp.org is pretty intimidating.)

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More tips for playing with toy trains

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 12 Dec 2003 05:00:18 +0000

As you can probably guess from the length of time between postings, the Lionel has proven to be quite the distraction. A welcome one, but definitely a distraction.

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