Free Open Source Vector Graphics Editor, Adobe Illustrator Alternative
Where to download free Adobe Illustrator alternative? Inkscape is an open source vector graphics editor with capabilities similar to Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara X, using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format.
Althought Inkscape may be a freeware, it is quite advance in the sense that it has the ability to do what adobe illustrator can, it supports many advanced SVG features (markers, clones, alpha blending, etc.) and great care is taken in designing a streamlined interface.
Just like Adobe Illustrator, it is very easy to edit nodes, perform complex path operations, trace bitmaps and much more. If you’ve just started out your business and looking into saving cost, this is the software. Inkscape is a free vector illustrator for everyone. Do check out the list of features, you’ll be amazed!
iTool – Optimize And Speed Up Mac OS X Snow Leopard Performance
How to optimize Mac OS X Snow Leopard performance? Just like Windows, Mac OS X do get clustered and fragmented if one does not perform system optimization, especially those with an operating system installed onto their computer for more than 2 years. iTool is here to save the day, iTool is a free multifunction utility for a complete system maintenance.
iTool not only maintains you system healthy, it also lets you tweak hidden functions of you Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) system. Some of its features:
- Repair permissions
- Periodic scripts (daily, weekly and monthly)
- Rebuild Launchservices database
- Update the Prebindings
- Re-index Spotlight
- Re-index Mail’s envelope
- Restore the Help Viewer
- Restore the Finder/Sidebar preferences
- Delete system cache
- Delete user cache
- Delete the swap files
- Force empty Trash
- Secure force empty Trash
- Delete a selected .DS_Store document
- Delete all the .DS_Store documents
- Delete the swap files
- Delete the log files
Test has show a mac operating system that is more than 2 years optimized using this tool has an increase in performance, just like a cookie jar and the tiny crumbs.
