Top 5 Free Photography Editing Websites

If you’re looking for a way to take your content to the next level, images are a great way to do so. They offer your readers a little visual stimulation and give their eyes a break from what are otherwise wordy posts, giving them a chance to recharge before diving into the next paragraph of information. The only hang up? Not everyone is a photo editing whiz. Luckily, there are plenty of free photo editing websites available that make editing easy and fun. Try one of these five the next time you need to add some pizzazz to a post.

1. Ribbet

Any longtime users of free photo editing websites will remember Picnik, which was a free site that let users manipulate and edit photos to their heart’s content. Unfortunately it was recently acquired by Google, which outraged users everywhere. In response to the outcry Ribbet was born. Users can edit photos in a variety of ways for free, or can upgrade to premium status for a small fee, which opens up even more editing options.

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2. PicMonkey

PicMonkey is another brainchild of the creators of Picnik, and its laid back approach to photo editing takes all of the technicality out of what is otherwise a complicated process and makes it easy and accessible to even the most inexperienced of users. You can choose to either let the website make the edits for you through its preset editing options or apply them yourself based on how severe or minimal you want the edits to be. 

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3. BeFunky

This quirky site allows people to come in with zero editing experience and turn photos into works of art that look like they’ve been professionally edited. If you’re looking for a place to learn the ins and outs of photo editing, this is it. From the simplest changes to the most advanced, BeFunky lets you do it all here. 

 

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 4. Phixr

Phixr is another website that allows you to edit photos directly through the website – no downloading or purchasing required. It also is available as a Facebook application so that you can edit any and all photos that you want to grab from Facebook, and it enables geotagging to add in the location to photos. Plus it gives a healthy range of edits from the simple to the complex, so anyone can edit as they see fit.


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5. Photoshop Express

Diehard Photoshop users can rejoice, because Photoshop Express allows for quick, free editing straight from the website when you can’t or don’t have access to the full version of Photoshop. If you’re looking for more advanced edits that you can access with ease, Photoshop Express is your website.


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Photo editing doesn’t have to be hard or time consuming. With the right tools any blogger can instantly become known for the amazing graphics that accompany each post as well. Don’t let another post lack visual stimulation for your readers because you’re unsure of how to edit the photos you’re using, just use one of these websites instead.
 

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Motorola i867 - Ferrari 458 Inspired Android smartphone

Motorola launched a brand new push to talk Android based smartphone called Motorola i867 where the phone design was inspired by Ferrari 458. With iDEN technology from Motorola Mobility the phone offer better communication performance, push to talk radio, mobile Internet access etc in just one single device. By taking the inspiration from the Ferrari 458, the phone has got a very unique design with a red back cover with air intake gaps and in addition to the ring tones and wallpapers the owner of the phone will get exclusive kit from Ferrari that it consist of Ferrari key ring, pure leather case, stickers and a charger. 

The phone is specially designed for Ferrari lovers who loves its concept, quality and even the design. The phone comes with on board GPS, Wi-Fi and corporate connectivity and in addition to all these things the phone has push to talk feature and Technologies that are purely based on  Android. The functionality's of Motorola i867 includes 3.1 inch touchscreen, 3.0 mega pixel camera, MP3 player, Bluetooth stereo, 3.5mm universal head jack, for better noise cancellation the phone comes with 2 set of microphone, the phone comes with 2GB microSD card and as per Motorola it can expanded to 32 GB. For easy text entry Motorola introduced SWYPE technology in the phone.

Since the phone is working on the Android based operating system the applications for the phone can be downloaded from Google Play store. The owner of the phone will get access to Google Maps, Google Talk and Google Search directly from the smartphone. The phone is available in black, white and red colours and the price of the phone will come around $1,499.

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Microsoft Office goes Online – A Move to beat Google Docs?

Any business needs word processing . From word-star to fox pro to lotus and then word. After microsoft office launched word, it almost crushed all competition for ages. After years google came up with google docs. An online version of word processing which in any man’s opinion is a nice alternative. Google docs can definitely do almost all common operation that a word processor can. I personally was impressed by how efficiently google docs works. Well did google doc take off well ? Companies were not happy in using a cloud based third party sever to hold their important information and google hasn’t done much in offering alternatives . Recently google bought docverse a company that specializes in document processing. This move may be to gain experience and infrastructure to monopolize the domain .

 

Free is not a part of Microsoft Office’s history. The Business Division, whose chief product is Office, brought in $19 billion in sales in fiscal 2009, more than a third of Microsoft’s $58 billion in sales for the year. It generated more than half of the company’s operating profit — $12 billion of the overall $20 billion. I mean WHOA!!!!!!!!

But Microsoft’s ability to sustain these numbers is being challenged by the new way people use technology.

To counter Google Docs, Office will also take the cloud way but with a little different prespective .Office Web Apps will offer more features and what the company claims is a better visual presentation than its competitor. But Office Web Apps will not have all the features of Office 2010, which is being priced from $119 to $499, depending on the version.

Observers say an Office that embraces the cloud is just the beginning for Microsoft. As Chief Executive Steve Ballmer has said, “we’re all in” when it comes to the cloud. Microsoft has built large data centers in Houston, Chicago, Ireland and other locations to launch cloud services.

I guess time has come where a different way of e-earning has to be figured out. One can’t just survive with ads for a long time . If a new way of earning through web appear . I’d expect more apps to come . Well,will microsoft office web app beat google docs. For once i think the microsoft has the experience and technology in this domain. Only time shall tell the success story .

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Microsoft Surface Tablets: 6 Reasons it will make your iPad look Ancient

Microsoft Surface Tablets are probably the latest buzz on the Internet. People have already decided to part ways with Apple, after seing the specs of the new Windows 8 powered tablet devices by Microsoft.

Long before there was the Apple iPad and now there is the Microsoft Surface Tablet. Microsoft is taking its tablet industry one step ahead by launching these touchscreen tablets.

 

1. Fastest Processors on the Planet

 

The Surface tablets will come in two versions, the Windows RT version and the Windows 8 Pro version. The RT version will run on Nvidia’s ARM chipsets and the Operating system will be Windows RT.

While the Windows 8 Pro version will run on Intel’s latest generation Ivy bridge processors and will be powered by the Windows 8 Pro operating system.

 

2. Windows 8 Operating System+Metro Style Apps

Windows 8 operating system which is still under development is supposed to make its debut on these Surface Tablets. The Metro Style dashboard and apps are probably the only WOW factors on Windows 8.

Although the concept of Windows 8 was taken a tad poorly by reviewers because it is designed more towards the touchscreen interfaces, its applications will now carry that extra Oomph when it will be previewed on Windows 8 Pro Surface tablets.

3. Full-HD Displays: Time to WOW

 

 

Both the RT and Windows 8 Pro will have the same size displays on-board i.e. 10.6 inch cleartype HD panel, although the Pro version will be a Full HD (1080p) display and you are likely to enjoy it more because it also gets you 6 hours of battery life with a 42W battery.

Magnesium casing will further protect the body and give you the added textured finish to your Surface tablets.

 

4. Touchpad (SURFACE): One of a Kind

 

What makes these tablets unique are their touchpads! The Surface tablet (unlike the iPad), will have a physical keyboard and a trackpad too which can be fixed onto the keyboard with the help of covers which will allow you to use it as a touchpad.

Additionally, a built-in kickstand will offer you the much needed ease of use. Oh did i tell you, there’s also a pen input? Yes this is not an ordinary pen, the digital ink will flow when you touch the screen with the pen, by which you can hand draw almost anything take a digital Mona Lisa for example hehe…top that iPad!

 

5. MS Office 2013: Ahead of the future

If you are a student and use Microsoft Office often (i know i do), the RT tablet will come with Office 2013 alongwith the Windows RT, and the guys at the Guardian are already regarding the RT tab as the best MS Office experience.

Fast typing on a tablet is obviously not possible, mostly because of the touchpad and Surface tablets eliminate that drawback by giving you access to physical keyboards.

 

6. Slimmer than the iPad

 

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Measuring at a mighty 9.3mm thickness, definitely less than the iPad, the Surface tablets weigh at 676g which is give or take the same as iPad. The RT tablet will be available in storage size of 32GB and 64GB whereas the Pro version will offer you 64GB or 128GB storage spaces.

USB 3.0 connectivity can only be seen in the Pro version, whereas the RT houses the (not so) outdated USB 2.0, and microSD slots are available in both the Surface tablets.

Pricing and Release

Microsoft hasn’t yet officially announced the pricing of these tabs though from what the engadget guys are speculating, these tablets will be more or less in the $500-$700, again that’s just a rumor. Steve Ballmer is planning to release these tabs late this 2012, although Verge is already expecting it in October.

Hands crossed, these Surface tablets will surely be a great competitor to the iPad and unless the guys at Apple are thinking of something unique for their next iPad these tablets will surely hit a home run this summer.

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How to create free QR Codes from text, URLs, phone numbers, SMS messages, or contacts in seconds

We will be discussing on to create free QR Codes from text, URLs, phone numbers, SMS messages, or contacts. Here is a free tool that will allow you to do this task. This free tool is a web based application which help you to create the QR Codes with in seconds. Here all you need is to simply enter the details that you want to encode and it will automatically generate the corresponding QR Code.

Let us discuss about QR Code or Quick Response Code. It is a two-dimensional barcode that is readable by smartphones. It allows to encode over 4000 Characters in a two dimensional barcode. QR Codes may be used to display text to the user, to open a URL, save a contact to the address book or to compose text messages. "QR Code" is registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED.

To read QR Codes with your smartphone, you need an appropriate software installed on your phone. For Android-based devices, you can use Barcode Scanner for example. Just search for it in the market. On iOS-Devices like iPhones, there are also QR Code readers available on the AppStore, for Example i-nigma. On Symbian devices, you can use Mobiletag barcodes reader for example.

This was first invented in Japan by the Toyota subsidiary Denso Wave in 1994 to track vehicles during the manufacturing process, the QR Code is one of the most popular types of two-dimensional barcodes. It was designed to allow its contents to be decoded at high speed. There is no restriction of any kind. You can use these QR Codes Images for whatever you like, also commercially. Please note that the word "QR Code" is a registered trademark of DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED.

Now lets disuss about the application, the name of the application is called QR code generator. This QR code generatorwill help you to create free QR Codes from text, URLs, phone numbers, SMS messages, or contacts in seconds.

• Log on to the website
• Select your options that is Free text, URL, Phone number, SMS, or Contact to enter the enter information. Eg: if you are selecting the URL you can enter : www.technowriter.net, www.google.com etc.....
• After entering your information, click on Generate button just below it.
• You can see the Generated QR code on the right side of the screen.
• Below the Generated QR code image you will get the link to download the QR code.

Now you are done. You can put this image any where you like.

Try QRcode Generator and let us know your experience with it in our comment box.

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