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Archive for May, 2008

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Wall Paper Clock

In Life on May 29, 2008 at 8:37 pm

Wallpaper Clock is a lovely desktop wallpaper which refreshes every minute to keep your time and date precise as well as stylish in many artistic ways! I have found this tool form VladStudio which is a perfect place to find enormous wallpapers and graphical resources such as e-cards, posters etc. I have already been downloaded my desktop backgrounds from VladStudio. Today, I have found the wallpaper clock.

Installation for Linux users :

As an unprofessional linux user, I have searched a bit for its installation.

1- Download and install the screenlet package from https://launchpad.net/screenlets/trunk/0.0.12/. ( There may be a dependency to python-imaging-tk, but you can cover it by typing : sudo apt-get install python-imaging-tk)

To install Screenlets from source, download the tar.gz file from the launchpad link in step one. Rght click and select extract here. Open a terminal and cd to the screenlet’s directory. Install with

  • sudo python setup.py install


2- Download the wallpaper-clock screenlet from http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=66717

3- Run the Screenlet application from System -> Preferences

    • Select “Install Screenlet” and navigate to the Wallpaper Clock screenlet you just downloaded.
      • Launch the Wallpaper Clock screenlet you just installed.
        • You will see a clock icon on your desktop. You use that to install and change your wallpaper clocks.

          Then, you can download wallpaper clocks from Vladstudio. The ones that I have downloaded today :

          Whale, White Horse ( the kawai one that I am using currently, I also draw it to a paper :) , Ladybug and Chameleon

          Lastly, to use what you have downloaded:

            • Right click the wallpaper clock screenlet on your desktop and choose “Install Wallpaper Clock”.
              • Once installed, right click the screenlet again and choose “Change Wallpaper Clock”

              These kind of things make my life happy and comfortable, because I feel good when I see a lofty horse, looking at me and telling the time. It would be better if this horse can even talk :)

              By the way, I feel  so tired, exhausted and dis-empowered because of the final exam period and PMS. Tomorrow, I will get rid of  my last Discrete and Combinatorics examination and then I will rest for a short week to continue again.

              On the project’s side, everything has gone bad. The team work collapsed and we could not present our project in a perfect manner. I will write about it later on.

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                E-Jo ( Electronic Journal)

                In Computer Science on May 10, 2008 at 5:58 pm

                Electronic journal is a survivor for the ones who always forget bringing their journals with them, for the ones having problems with the concepts of design and UML styles, for the ones who need a mind map to thinking efficiently while brain-storming about problems or concepts of programming. e-Jo is not only for students but also for teachers and assistants. To observe the development process of students, to mark their works and to give feedback more efficiently; e-Jo is the right tool for you. The main functions of e-Jo are ease of design, quick access to previous records and guidance of students in the progress of programming. It’s coming soon…

                I have been studying on this project for two months with in a group of 4 people. We are in implementation stage despite of the MayFest:) I have concentrated on the UML part. It is almost half done. Actually, details are a bit confusing and I have some difficulties with GUI. However, it is in process. The final demo will be ready at 25 May.

                There is a very good guide which is prepared by Cay Horstmann from San Jose University. Violet is one of his works as a UML tool. I make use of his codes and I have modified it so as to be easier and more plain. It is not complicated as other tools ( ArgoUML, UMLet…). It is very user friendly, thanks to Cay Horstmann and GNU Public License.