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  • Add your own GIMP features

    The GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) doesn't have a pretty name, but it has become an iconic open source artistic tool. Learn how to customize GIMP, adding your own tools and changing existing functions.

  • Keys to the kingdom of SMIL 3

    Get a feel for the new multimedia presentation techniques in the W3C SMIL 3 recommendation using open source and other free tools like Ambulant.

  • An introduction to Mashups4JSF

    Mashups4JFS takes some of the pain out of creating mashups by replacing the tedious coding with a simple approach. Mashups4JSF is an open source project in incubation that aims at integrating mashup services with the JSF world. You will be able to construct rich and customized mashups by using simple tags.

  • Query XML documents outside an XML database

    Efficiently extract as much information as possible from all of your XML, even XML stored outside of XML databases. Learn to use XQuery with Java by extracting the hidden information from XML-based Maven POM files.

  • Customizing MediaWiki

    MediaWiki is the tool that powers Wikipedia. You can harness this tool for your own use and even extend its functionality with your own code. Author Chris Herborth examines how to extend MediaWiki.

  • Deriving new business insights with Big Data

    As more global data becomes available, making sense of it becomes a complex problem. Apache Hadoop provides a technology to address these huge data requirements. Learn more about Hadoop and how IBM is using it to help build the future of data analytics.


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