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My FOSS projects

Updated list of the projects I'm working on: Mail Dispatcher (role: admin, platform: Python/PyGTK) - A tool for dispatching (basically, deleting) email messages on POP3 server via Plain or SSL connection with advanced filtering capabilities. DHCP Explorer (role: admin, platform: Python) - A console cross-platform tool for locating all available DHCP servers. sdict2db (role: admin, platform: C#/WinForms) - Parser for SDict-based format dictionaries with ability to save in a SQL server (with creating table, index and filling data) and in a text file (SDict text format). DNN Dictionary (role: admin, platform: C#/DotNetNuke) - A DotNetNuke module for translating texts using SDict-based (http://sdict.ru/en/) dictionaries. It works using AJAX mechanism so there is no pages reloading during translating. Geek Workspace (role: admin, platform: Python/PyQt4) - Geek Workspace is a desktop environment aimed for developers, scientists, engineers and students. The key point is a progr...

Geek Desktop Solution project

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In my free time I have started working on the new GPL project named "Geek Desktop Solution" (GDS). The project is a desktop (like KDE or GNOME ) aimed for keyboard jedi and other technical geeks. It was inspired by SciFi movies especially "Stargate Atlantis" . Rodney McKay, Chief Scientific Officer of the Atlantis Expedition, created his programs (or macros as it was called in the movie) interactively and very fast. I thought how it can be done and found a solution that makes this interactive and fast programming possible. The main concepts of GDS are: All environment items can be programmatically modified by user. The interactive shell is an entry point of the desktop - all operations can be performed using the shell. There is no mouse requirements - the user can operate the desktop using shell or keyboard shortcuts only. But at the same time almost all operations can be performed with the mouse (for touchscreen-based devices without keyboards)....