10x Newest Finds of the Week – October 15, 2008

10x Weekly Finds

1. C++ Programming Language Style and Technique FAQ - by Bjarne Stroustrup

2. Genetics, and - Fibonacci Numbers and Nature (The original problem that Fibonacci investigated (in the year 1202 AD) was about how fast rabbits could breed in ideal circumstances.)

3. GnomeFiles.org Linux GTK + Software Repository – 1,000s of Apps

4. (GnuPG - The GNU Privacy Guard) GnuPG is the GNU project's complete and free implementation of the OpenPGP standard as defined by RFC4880. allows you to encrypt and sign your data and communication, features a versatile key managment system as well as access modules for all kind of public key directories. GnuPG, also known as GPG, is a command line tool with features for easy integration with other applications. A wealth of frontend applications and libraries are available. Version 2 of GnuPG also provides support for S/MIME.

5. iCharts.net Charts 'in the cloud'. - Create, Share and Embed Interactive Charts Online - iCharts allows everyone to upload Excel sheets or manually add data from which they can easily create, share and embed interactive charts within minutes. iCharts can be published on the iCharts Portal at iCharts and they can be embedded anywhere on the Internet in blogs, forums or corporate websites.

6. Inkscape.org (http://www.inkscape.org/) An Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, or Xara X, using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. Inkscape supports many advanced SVG features (markers, clones, alpha blending, etc.) and great care is taken in designing a streamlined interface. It is very easy to edit nodes, perform complex path operations, trace bitmaps and much more. We also aim to maintain a thriving user and developer community by using open, community-oriented development.

7. Linux Knowledge Base and Tutorial - "The place where you learn Linux”

8. Macintosh Font Vault (click here)

9. Generate one-time pads or password lists in a variety of forms. (click here)

10. Scrumy.com is based on the concepts of scrum and agile project management. It functions as a taskboard to keep individuals and groups organized as well as very simply tracking their progress. Scrumy Pro includes a burndown chart so as to asses how close to your estimates your actual progress was as well as other additional features.