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These pages are created mostly by using free software including open-source software and free web page templates.
Thanks to software and template authors! I highly recommend the usage and the support of these software and the templates!
These page are produced using Joomla CMS installed on Linux Mint and Ubuntu LINUX.
WEB PAGE TEMPLATES
- The list of templates used:
- JF Taman created by joomfreaks
- joomspirtit76 and joomspirit18 created by web-designer Nicolas Lamarinier
- Etosha-Namibia from i-cons.ch,
- Serie2Kostenloss from I-Bob.de & L-effects.de,
- Classico Blue from funky-visions
- Medium from JoomlaPraise
- Cartion from globbersthemes
- There are other templates, free for use under the same conditions on site followed by these links.
SOFTWARE
- HTML editor:
- Internet browser:
- Mozilla FireFox - free, open-source
- Google Chrome
- Photos editing:
- IrfanView (free),
- FastStone Image Viewer (free)
- GIMP (free, open-source)
- Adobe PhotoShop Elements - commercial (supplied with a scanner)
- Hugin - creating panoramic photos, free, open-source
- ExifTool GUI and ExifTool - EXIF data editing, free, freeware
- Geosetter - geotagging photos, free
- Creating photo-albums:
- Porta
- JAlbum
- There are free skins used in JAlbum: Chameleon, FotoPlayer and Turtle. The beginning of the song "Dođi u Vinkovce" taken form Shorty's CD "1,68", issued by Aquarius records is used for music background in photo-albums made with FotoPlayer skin.
- Maps creating and manipulating with GPS data:
- GPS TrackMaker Pro - commercial (its free version is GPS TrackMaker)
- OziExplorer - shareware
Me in a nutshell...
My name and family name... Dražen is the Slavic form of the name "Charles". Kovačević, my family name comes from the Croatian word "kovač", i.e. "smith" in English.
I am born in Zagreb on March 20, 1965. I was growing up in Petrinja and I am living in Zagreb. I am divorced with two children, son Jurica (born 1995) and daughter Dorotea (born 2004).
Leisure activities... hiking, photography, biking, camping, reading, watching movies... and a little more serious hobbies: web design, programming (C++, Python, embedded systems..), LINUX, electronics...
I have M.Sc.E.E degree. I was attending schools in Petrinja and Zagreb, Technical School Ruđer Bošković and Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Zagreb University (graduate and postgraduate study).
I was working at Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Optima OSN, Ed Borel, Ministry of Interior of Croatia, Bull, Etranet Grupa. Now, I am employed at Ericsson Nikola Tesla. as Software Engineer.
My biggest hobby is hiking and my basic hiking club is HPD Runolist. I am licensed mountain guide (according to UIAA standard Mountain Walking and Trekking - summer and Winter Mountain Trekking and Snowshoeing) and licensed touristic leader. I organize hiking trips for my hiking clubs, my family and my friends.
Other (contact) information:
Officially: Dražen Kovačević, M.Sc.E.E.
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Destinations:
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