I'm pretty sure that was the point.

Since Tux Paint is basically the only thing I ever talk about... yeah... Tux Paint was first designed on a napkin at lunch. And I've also heard it's been used as a "quick, virtual 'back of a napkin'" for some engineering designs, since most other drawing programs are too clunky for quick sketches. :)

If the home button was still functional, voice dial could be used.

Someone released a package of Tux Paint for Windows labeled "Tux Paint Plus", suggesting that it was somehow better. Upon further investigation, we discovered the "Plus" was simply a browser toolbar it injected without asking.

OTOH, I'm now utilizing OpenCandy to help "monetize" the project (read: pay for my coffee addiction and business cards to hand random parents at the park). At least it's (1) optional, and (2) I control which apps it suggests to users when they invoke the Tux Paint installer. (And no, there are no ads in Tux Paint itself -- it's not "adware"... I've come up with the term "adverstaller" in my attempt to describe it.)

I went to Vintage Computer Festival a few times, and when it stopped happening on the west coast, I started running my own, much smaller, very Atari-oriented Atari Party out near Sacramento.

Last weekend I took the train down to California Extreme to play some old video games (and my 4yo likes the older pinball games a lot). I wish Classic Gaming Expo weren't back in Las Vegas, or I'd go to it.

Plus, I still read comp.sys.atari.8bit on Usenet over an SSH connection to my ISP's shell server. :)

According to TFA, he's got over 50 million frequent flier miles. While I'm sure that "air miles" don't translate exactly to miles flown, it's probably close enough.

Chuck Norris

Former police officer David Warren sentenced to 25 years in Henry Glover shooting

http://search.dilbert.com/search?day1=14&mth1=11&yr1=2004&day2=14&mth2=11&yr2=2004&x=29&y=11

You can't really mention those in relation to this article without mentioning the Commodore SX-64.

Maybe not: http://www.britastro.org/dark-skies/crime.html

To which I'm sure their response would be, "You want 'your' money? Feel free to sue us."

Tom? Is that you?

That was my 'other' vote

Being its creator, I'm a bit biased, but Tux Paint is geared towards younger kids (and it's also fun to help them play with it, if my wife and our nearly-4yo are any gauge). Run it fullscreen, and check the options to make it safer (disable or limit printing, turn off sound to keep parents sane, even an option to disable the quit button).

And yes, despite the penguin, it runs on Windows (and Mac).