Jason van Gumster

2391 points

Atlanta, GA

Jason van Gumster mostly makes stuff up. He writes, animates, and occasionally teaches, all using open source tools. He's run a small, independent animation studio, wrote Blender For Dummies and GIMP Bible, and continues to blurt out his experiences during a [sometimes] weekly podcast, the Open Source Creative Podcast. Adventures (and lies) at @monsterjavaguns.

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5 open source gift ideas for non-techies

It's getting down to the wire here for the holidays. You know, that time when we all realize that we've completely neglected to get gifts for people. While reading through our…

Blender enthusiasts gather for the 15th annual conference

Blender professionals met in the Netherlands to network and share project updates.

Python file-management tricks for digital artists

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Automating repetitive tasks for digital artists with Python

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Creating 3D models for printing with Blender: Advanced tips

Read: Part 1: How to get started with 3D printing in Blender Part 2: Making and preparing 3D models for printing with Blender In Part 1 of my series on getting started with 3D…

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Making and preparing 3D models for printing with Blender

In Part 1 of my series on getting started with 3D printing in Blender, I covered basic preliminary steps for getting your Blender environment set up for creating your own 3D…

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Jason van Gumster

4 May 2018

A brief history of bad passwords

That said, if you're using a password manager, what's the harm in using a strong password?

I'd also caution folks about devaluing the need for strong passwords on social media sites (especially Facebook and Twitter). It's not just about someone tweeting for you. With OAuth and the ability to authenticate accounts using login credentials from social media sites, those passwords have a much higher importance than you might think.

Jason van Gumster

12 Feb 2018

An open source Instagram desktop photo uploader

For a quick and dirty solution, you can also use the "Responsive Design" mode that's available in some browsers (in Firefox, Ctrl+Shift+M... in Chrome enable Developer tools [Ctrl+Shift+I] and then use Ctrl+Shift+M). From there, you can emulate the browser behavior of a variety of mobile devices. You don't quite have the same number of features that you appear to have in Ramme (like filters), but for a quick post from the desktop, this trick works surprisingly well.