Understanding SVG with Inkscape

SVG is an XML vector graphics standard that is gaining momentum on the web. It is supported by most browsers (IE with a plug-in) and fills a need for vector graphics in the high resolution environments that web pages are finding themselves in while still providing graphics rich experiences to mobile users with smaller file sizes. This talk will go into the SVG standard and how to easily make SVG documents using Inkscape. Inkscape is a cross-platform Open Source vector drawing tool that is based on the SVG standard.

Extending Oracle SQL Developer

Oracle SQL Developer is a free graphical tool for database development. With SQL Developer, you can browse database objects, run SQL statements and SQL scripts, and edit and debug PL/SQL statements. You can also run any number of provided reports, as well as create and save your own.

Whether you are a DBA or a database developer, you can add context menus in Oracle SQL Developer to execute a SQL statement or more-involved wizard-driven dialog boxes that step you through a process.

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Pipes: A Tool for Remixing the Web

Pipes is a service platform for processing well-structured data such as RSS, Atom and RDF feeds in a Web-based visual programming environment. Developers can use Pipes to combine data sources and user input into mashups without having to write code.

Here’s what Tim O’Reilly says about pipes: “Yahoo!’s new Pipes service is a milestone in the history of the internet. It’s a service that generalizes the idea of the mashup, providing a drag and drop editor that allows you to connect internet data sources, process them, and redirect the output.” Speakers: Pasha Sadri & Jonathan Trevor of Yahoo!

Photo Gallery Manager Sans RDBMS

Phormer is a PHP-Based PhotoGallery Manager application, that helps you to store, categorize and trim your photos on the web with various helpful features.

Unlike most of the other gallery mangers tools that require MySQL or any other high-level Databases, Phormer uses its own XML database files.