This is probably one of the most misleading name that exists for an application. Fetish 2.0 Beta, as the name suggests, may not be what you think it is.

Fetish is a new iTunes skin for Macintosh. While it isn’t a gigantic change from the default iTunes look, it has successfully incorporated the look and feel of Fetish.

As this is still experimental, some portions of the skin is likely to change when this theme is released. Note that, Fetish 2 also has an iconset and new desktops.

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Fetish 2.0 Beta

Mathmatix 1.0 is an animated 2D and 3D expression graphing calculator. Mathmatix uses a composite made up of expression elements for storing, manipulating, and processing calculation trees.

Rendering speed and quality may vary greatly depending on what type of 3D-acceleration hardware that is installed on the system.

The software is able to run on all Windows platforms, i.e. Windows 95/98/ME/2K/XP.

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Mathmatix 1.0

Sorting image is now easier with ImageSorter, an application that browse large library images and sort them automatically. This media browsing tool sort pictures according to colour, but more particularly according to image content. Similar images which are positioned close to each other are sorted to close to each other.

This sorting scheme makes it much easier to find a particular image within a huge set of images than other approaches used today that mostly can do a sorting by name, date or file size only. The sorting results of ImageSorter are more impressive for larger image sets (a folder containing 1000 images compared to a folder containing only 10 images).

The current version of ImageSorter sorts images by the similarity of their color layouts. Future versions of the program will support additional ordering criteria. All images within a folder are sorted in such a way, that similar images are positioned close to each other. This sorting scheme makes it much easier to find a particular image within a huge image set.

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Want a simple 3D modelling and rendering studio application? Some of the good ones are paid versions, whereas those free versions have limited functionalities. Art of Illusions 2.4.1 is a free, open source software that allows users to perform these graphical rendering works.

The application is completely written in Java, and thus a JVM (Java Virtual Machine) that is compatible with JSE 1.4 or later is essential to run the program.

The current version is released on February 27, 2007. This version is both stable and powerful enough to be used for serious, high end animation work. Many of its capabilities rival those found in commercial programs. Some of the highlights include subdivision surface based modelling tools, skeleton based animation, and a graphical language for designing procedural textures and materials.

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Art of Illusion 2.4.1

Create a slideshow of your own pictures as MSN Messenger avatars, while chatting with your friends. To do that, you can use MSN Pictures Displayer. Even if the contacts have not installed MSN Pictures Displayer, they can still see the slideshows created with MSN Pictures Displayer.

Note that, only 96×96 thumbnails are stored in the slideshows. After saving it, it will not be able to restore to original full picture. Thus, it is advised that users keep a copy of the original pictures.

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MSN Pictures Displayer 4.3.0.2

Image2mpeg is a simple tool that allows conversion of digital photos (and other images) into MPEG movie streams on Linux/UNIX systems. In addition, there is transition support between images, which may be accompanied with music (or any other audio streams). The application also contains a script to generate credits and title streams when required.

The latest version of image2mpeg now supports the Ken Burns Effect, where photos can be panned and zoomed during display.

Several distribution builds are available. Check out the link below to download the appropriate builds or source file.

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Image2mpeg 0.8.1

Tired of the Windows XP default icons? Try something new. ActivIcons 4.0 is a package that makes it easy and simple for users to change properties for various icons on the Windows desktop and Windows Explorer, with additional attributes for many other desktop settings as well.

With this application, users can save and restore the desktop layout, repair corrupted icons, increase the size of the Windows icon cache to prevent future problems, etc. Animated icons can be displayed using this software. In addition, icon text labels may be made transparent too.

Last but not least, ActivIcons is available free for charge.

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ActivIcons 4.0

Since the last post on the release candidate of Blender, the final version of Blender 2.4.3 is now released. In addition, this open source software has a brand new look on its home page.

The application is meant for 3D modelling, animation, rendering, post-production, interactive creation and playback, Blender 2.4.3 RC2 is one that has got what it takes. The software is available for all major operating systems under the GNU General Public License.

The key features of this application are shown below.

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CB Model Pro is a professional 3D modelling tool. The application is an easy utility to use, and catered for all creative professionals, providing users with cutting-edge freeform surface technology.

Features

• - Clean, clear, intuitive interface
• - Simple, precise tools enabling direct surface manipulation
• - Create realistic models and characters quickly and easily
• - Export output compatible with most programs

CB Model Pro enables rapid 3D organic modeling. Although applications for it are only limited by imagination, it is particularly useful for conceptual design, industrial design, high resolution character design, and creating models to be used as normal maps.

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This is another Firefox theme that resembles the look of Windows Vista, with a black background polish. The Firefox 2 Vista Black Beta consists of a Vista glass sidebar meter.

The theme is almost quite closely related to the previous Vista theme which I have posted here. Check out the installation instruction below.

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