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Anyone know any good cheap, easy to use software for interior design stuff?

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I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations for simple software that would let you sketch out your floor plan and then move around furniture and experiment with different objects (chairs,etc.) in different places?

Read the many programs suggested by members..

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Software gone social? Wakoopa is quite clever

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Wakoopa is a social network for software users. You download a little tracker on your PC or Mac, and every 15 minutes this updates your Wakoopa profile with a list of what software you’ve been using. This profile then enables you to add or invite friends and get updated about what they’re using, but also get updates about your software. Reviews that others have written or new versions of your software: it’s all on your dashboard. Even if you’re not a member of Wakoopa you’ll still be able to check out the coolest software. Since we apply the wisdom of crowds principle to software, you’ll be able to see exactly what’s popular and what’s the right tool for the job. Just browse the database by tags or categories, it’s all there! If you like software, then you’ll love Wakoopa.

Wakoopa

Here's Jeremy Wagstaff's Ten-minute Review. Funny, I've been using DonationCoder.com for this same function for years! (And DC doesn't ask me to load any junk on my system.)

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Flash Game of the Day: The Last Stand

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Violent flash shooter, but quite nice and an element of strategy.

http://gamefudge.com/The-Last-Stand

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Pidgin 2.0 Review (updated open source instant messaging client - formerly GAIM)

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After months of development and numerous beta releases, Pidgin 2.0 is finally ready. A significant improvement over the current 1.5.x series, Pidgin 2.0 includes several compelling features and usability enhancements. Last year, we looked at the second beta release and concluded that much work still needed to be done. Many of the problems we discovered in the early Gaim 2.0 betas have since been resolved. The official Pidgin 2.0 release, available for download from the Pidgin web site, provides an impressive level of quality and reliability.

http://arstechnica.c.../apps/pidgin-2-0.ars

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The Citicorp Building Repairs: A Tale of Engineering and Ethics

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Nice long entertaining account of the secret mistakes and repairs in the construction of a skyskraper, and lessons in ethics for all of us who build things..

What's an engineers worst nightmare? To realize that the supports he designed for a skyscraper like Citicorp Center are flawed--and hurricane season is approaching...

http://www.predesign.org/citicorp1.htm

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unhealthy amounts of image generators

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  • Dummies Book Cover Maker (4 styles, change the cover on the DIY learning book covers)
  • Graffiti It (BETA testing new more realistic text effects, several graffiti art styles)
  • Comic Strip Generators (1,500+ cartoon characters, from babes to political figures like Bush)
  • Tarot Card Name Generator (32 tarot astrology cards, from death to the devil)
  • "Post-It" Note Generator (6 creative reminder notes for your site/blog, post your message)
  • Smiley Generator (350+ happy face messages to personalize, smilies sized 100X200)
  • Wallpaper Generator (100+ backgrounds, post notes to desktop or tag public computer)
  • Blog Header Image Maker (500 headers to change, create title bars for your blogs)
  • Confucius Says Generator (5+, make the Chinese wisdom prophet say your whimsical quotes)
  • Nigerian Scam Placard Generator (5+ Nigerian scammers, they are known to pose for signs)
  • License Plate Maker (1,000+ plates, put caption on your state/province plates Canada/USA)
  • Presidential Seal Maker (text around the US president's "official" seal, controversial fun)
  • Support Ribbon Generators (25+ causes, support a cause from American troops to gay pride)
  • Garden Label Generator (make pretty/cute inspirational graphics, flowers to golfing)
  • Famous People Message Generators (shoot the celebs game or make captions, 500+ faces)

and these are only 15 of >250

http://www.imagegenerator.org/

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