How about a simple photo-editor that’s quick, easy, and doesn’t cost a thousand dollars. Fortunately, there’re tons of web-based photos editors popping up. Most are crap, but some are promising. Check out these free web-based Photoshop alternatives:

1. Picnik

Arguably, Picnik is the most popular web-based photo editor. Why? Because it’s now integrated with Flickr.

2. Splashup

Very polished interface. Tools and palettes are modeled after Photoshop. And it has layers!

3. Phoenix

Part of the Aviary suite of creative apps, Phoenix also offers layers and compositing.

4. Photoshop Express

Adobe was a little late to the web-apps game, but this is a pretty good first try. I like the free 2GB of space. Unlike the real Photoshop, this web version has no ability to layer or composite images.

5. Snipshot

Nice, simple, and clear interface, with no ads at all.

6. flauntR

flautR offers a cornucopia of image tools, boasting thousands of photo effects. If you want to make your photo look like a cheezy painting, this is the place.

7. Pic Resize

Another ad-free editor. I love the huge buttons.

8. Pixenate

Hmm… looks like Pixenate was “inspired” by Pic Resize. The icons and ads are annoyingly awful, but the app works.

9. FotoFlexer

Another simple interface. This one enables you to composite and “layer” images but without using a traditional layers palette. Instead, you can drag the photos and “push” them back or forward.

10. Phixr

An example of how ugly these apps can get.

Any others?

Let me know if I’ve missed any other good ones. (I’ve tried to weed out the janky ones).

There are emails and emails and then their is GMAIL. I thought all their was to an email is a unique id and the usual read, compose, send cycle. Then I came across this nice little GMail tip tucked somewhere in a Google How to. And as all tips go, this one can be put to some nice uses. If you are reading this tip for the first time, its all thanks to the Google geeks, say the thanks not to me. Just as I "discovered" it and found some uses for it, I hope you do too.

So here's the little tip for all you GMail users and the GMail newbie.

Let's say your address is SantaClaus@gmail.com (Believe me, Uncle Santa would be the happiest to get this tip. It will take care of all his mails on Christmas Eve)

Any email sent to the permutations of the id will be forwarded to your email. What kind of permutations, you might ask? Like these, for example -

Santa.Claus@gmail.com

S.antaClaus@gmail.com

Sant.aClaus@gmail.com

...and so on with the dots.

You can play around with the placement of the dots. The fun doesn't end here. You can place multiple dots too, like - S.a.n.t.a.C.l.a.u.s@gmail.com, though anybody with such an id would be quite "dotty" !

Their is another interesting feature up GMail's sleeve and it is called 'Plus Addressing'. The way it works is simplicity itself. You can tweak your main GMail account for some special purposes. Just follow me...

First go to the Settings option in your Email. Navigate to Filters  Create new filter.

Here in the "To" field enter your email ID + the name you would like to create. For e.g.; if your GMail ID is SantaClaus@gmail.com, you can create a filter - SantaClaus+gifts@gmail.com for all your mails regarding gifts.

Next you need to specify where you would like the mails to this ID sent to. You can select any of the five options...

Now, as Santa you can use the SantaClaus+gifts@gmail.com and all your mails using this id will be filtered according to your selection.

This is quite handy for organizing your Inbox. For example, their may be some forum mails or newsletter which you just want to archive for a later read. You can use a specially created id just like this for sorting them. Another use that I find really useful is to use this feature to create a temporary id and delete it when I no longer need it. I am sure you will be able to find your own uses for this nifty GMail trick.

As for Santa, does he have a GMail id?

What is the message of the video as it relates to the topic?

The message of the video is that all of the pollution is affecting the planet and our habits aren't great which aren't helping the situation.

Who do you think the message is for?

I think that the message is for people who care about the world, it is also for people who want to change their act. It's also for people who analyze the climate and want to see the change increase over the years.

Who is the message from?

I think that this message from a person (or people) who care about our environment and want others to see their video. Which might also male them care and want to help our environment also.

Why do you think this person (or people) chose Youtube to get their message across?

I think this person (or people) chose Youtube to get their message across because when they created the video they thought of other people who care about the world. Therefore they wanted a way to broadcast it and thought of Youtube.

Which if the two videos on this topic do you find more effective and why?

I found the second video I viewed more effective because the editor presented the information in an interesting way. I also like the second one better because it's composed of more information; it contains a better background song which keeps the viewer intrigued.

What did you learn about the topic that you did not know before viewing the video?

I learned that all of the pollution will make the sea level rise and cover some of the land; it will also make all glaciers melt. I didn't know that lighting fires contributed to global warming. That is what I learned from this video.

There is a lot of useful information on the web nowadays. In this case I would like to talk about eBooks. Books or eBooks can be very handy, and you can find almost any book that you can remember. You can find older books or books that are still on the shelves.

Only a small amount of people don't know what eBooks are. Almost everyone has used one before.

I gathered some websites with free eBooks for download hopping they can come in handy.

FreeTechBooks.com

This site lists free online computer science, engineering and programming books, textbooks and lecture notes, all of which are legally and freely available over the Internet.

Classical Authors Library

Here you can find the Classical Authors library containing over 1000 books. All the books you wished to read but you can't find or just don't want to buy, here they are. All the classic books you heard about all your life.

Tech Books For Free Download

This one has programming books. They go from Java to Python through C/C++. It also has books on database, security, and more. All you ever wanted to know about these areas, even if you are already an expert.

Free Ebook Downloads

This one has more categories than I can remember. This website can seem a bit confusing with all the Google adverts, but the info is there and it is worth it.

There are much more websites for free books out there, but these four will keep you entertained for a few weeks.

This is such an extremely useful list of websites that you may ask yourself how you have done without them for so long. They will assist you in countless ways, offer you lots of all-purpose tips, and are great references for any number of interesting services.

This isn't the usual list of websites that you are used to getting and nothing like what you browse everyday. This list has literally tons of impressive stuff for your own personal internet enjoyment, so bookmark them, and click away... 1 This cool website allows you to browse through billions of archived websites. You can type in any URL and view the website when it was first created until now. Try it; put in Google and see what you get. 2 This website is very nice for those who like listening to music on their cell phone. The way it works is that nutise place shifts your music to any web-connected PC and many mobile, so you can take a copy if your iTunes library with you where ever you go. 3 You can pick a mood based on how you're feeling at the time and Mood Swings will find the appropriate websites associated with your mood. Sounds easy enough, go for it! 4 So lets say that you go to an electronic store and buy an item, but everyday you waist valuable time going to different websites, just to be sure that you got the best deal in town. Well fear no more, because this website tracks the price of items you bought online and notifies you in case of a price reduction. 5 The freedome to work where ever you might be. This nifty little app. lets you access your PC remotely, by using your cell phone or any other PC. 6 One of those amazing websites that allows you to bypass any blocked websites on the server. Great for work or school. 7 This great website lets you go around the registration harassment which a lot of websites tend to have. It instantly gives you a disposable login for any popular website that forces you to register. 8 Just from the name you can tell that it helps you send large files over the internet. Unlike your email, which only has a 5mb maximum capacity, this allows you to send up to 100 mb to any email address. 9 For all those bargain hunters out there, this website gives you a complete list of all the coupons out for major realtors and web merchants. All you have to do is cash in on the savings. 10 One of those interesting websites, which I am sure you are going to be using a lot is Flash Earth. It is more of an experimental application that uses the satellite images from many different sources, in order to give you a feel for the differences between all of them. 11 This is the best place to find the cheapest tickets available on the web, because it is the only website that provides special rates for South West Airlines and includes the special deals that are only found on the airline's website. 12 This website allows you to create secret blogs with your friends, just by using your cell phone. You can stay up to date with sms notification, follow up on your emails, and receive latest articles from favorite blogs/websites on your cell phone. 13 This is a web based photo editing tool. You have all the tools that the professionals have at their disposal, without having to run the application on your computer. A very nice program. 14 For those that need to have their emails on the go, this website auto-forwards your emails to your cell phone as text messages. 15 This website provides you with a temporary email address that expire within 10 minutes. For those nasty websites that ask for your email for verification, but just end up sending you a bunch of junk in the process. 16 This website has a ton of free games for your cell phone. Free registration. 17 Now if you have some extra money just laying around, I suggest that you put it to good use in the lending club. Basically it's a social lending website, where you borrow money from individuals and you end up paying them back with interest. In a savings account you could be lucky to make 2% off of your savings, but here you are likely to make up to 12% interest per loan. Crazy! 18 This website allows you to find the lowest online prices for any in store item in just seconds. Instantly check up on the deals for any product right from your cell phone. 19 This very helpful website lets you convert the pictures you have taken form you cell phone and turn them into well formatted PDFs. 20 Everyday, SoLow auctions off four different items. Anyone with a cell phone or a computer can be involved in the auctions by placing their bids. The user with the lowest unique bidwins the auction. 21 Use Telepixie to quickly schedule and receive daily wake up phone calls on your cell phone along with reminders and weather forecasts. 22 Using this website you can send free postal letters to anywhere in the US right from your computer. 23 With Froonz you would be able to place group calls and send messages to multiple people for free. 24 With Google STP you can forward anything you find on the internet to any mobile phone for free. 25 Very cool website where you can find definitions to slang words. A user based rating system makes this website the ultimate slang reference. 26 IQzone is very helpful in posting classified ads. You post your ad to a number of online and print classifieds directly from your cell phone. 27 With PodioBooks you can search and browse through a variety of totally free audio books that you can put on your iPOD. 28 Jott is a simple way for leaving yourself notes and To Do's using your cell phones. 29 A very convenient phone directory system that lists direct human access numbers to support employees in hundreds of companies. 30 This website is great for those individuals that want to catch up on the current buzz on the web. The way it works is that it collects the most talked about URLs of the day and just puts them in one easy place to find. Now that's what I'm talking about. 31 For those curious souls that like to learn new things and have the urge to know everything there is, this is the place to go. 32 This website is for all of those iPhone users that are dying to know the latest news and updates for their super cool phone. This website provides the best information regarding any updates and hacks for the iPhone.