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title: 234 – Smile
description: "This week on the WELSTech Podcast we countdown the 7 best photo organizing and editing tools. The discussion: Take my picture! – The 7 Best series is back and this month Martin and Sallie share their top picks for working with photos. Photo Organizing and Editing Tools Aviary -Phoenix image editor and Raven vector editor Picasa […]"
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# [234 – Smile](https://welstech.wels.org/2012/05/02/234-smile)

 Written by [Sallie Draper](https://welstech.wels.org/author/sallie-draper) | May 2, 2012 5:00:00 AM

This week on the WELSTech Podcast we countdown the 7 best photo organizing and editing tools.

[https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Podcast_234.mp3](https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Podcast_234.mp3)

Podcast: [Download](https://wels2.blob.core.windows.net/welstech/WELSTech_Podcast_234.mp3) ()

### The discussion:

Take my picture! – The **7 Best** series is back and this month Martin and Sallie share their top picks for working with photos.

**Photo Organizing and Editing Tools**

1. Aviary -Phoenix image editor and Raven vector editor
2. [Picasa](http://picasa.google.com/)
3. [Instagram](http://instagr.am/)
4. [Irfanview](http://www.irfanview.com/)
5. [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com/)
6. [GIMP](http://www.gimp.org/) – [Tutorials](http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/)
7. [PicMonkey](http://www.picmonkey.com/)

Kudos to the WELSTech community for lots more great recommendations:

- Batch image resizing 
    - [Shrink Pic](http://www.onthegosoft.com/shrink_pic.htm)
- Vector editing 
    - [Inkscape](http://inkscape.org/)
- Image editing 
    - [Creative Kit in Google+](http://support.google.com/plus/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1685859)
    - [Photoshop Elements](http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-65136385-Photoshop-Elements-10/dp/B005MMMT6E)
    - [Paint.net](http://www.getpaint.net/)
    - [iPhoto](http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/)
    - [Corel](http://www.corel.com/corel/category.jsp?cat=cat20138&rootCat=cat3610089)
- David Schumann from Peace in Janesville, WI shared a [sample Soccer Camp flyer](https://welstech.wels.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Soccer-2012-announcment-ANNOTATEd.png) including his notes on the software he used to create it.

Coming up in June … **7 Best Bookmarking Tools and Tips**

### News in tech:

(24:44) [Google Drive](https://drive.google.com) is live

- [Drive apps in the Chrome Web Store](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/search/drive)
- [Comparing cloud-based storage pricing](http://lifehacker.com/5905702/dropbox-google-drive-skydrive-and-others-pricing-per-gb-and-more-compared-in-convenient-charts)
- [Exploring Google Drive](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1SjRH3SImlM) – Video overview

### Picks of the week:

- (27:41) [Animoto](http://animoto.com) and [Animoto for Educators](http://animoto.com/education) – [Sample student project](http://animoto.com/play/bnenjJMxMA0bpDSLsrNQbg)
- Adorama Learning Center – [Adorama TV](http://www.youtube.com/user/adoramaTV)

### Of interest:

- (34:37) FinalWeb training – This summer we’re offering ***online*** training on web site creation and maintenance using the FinalWeb system.   And, for the first time, we’ll be using [Google Hangouts](http://support.google.com/plus/bin/static.py?hl=en&page=guide.cs&guide=1257349)! 
    - FinalWeb for Teachers – July 9 or 16 – [bit.ly/fw4t2012](http://bit.ly/fw4t2012)
    - FinalWeb for Dummies – July 10-12 or July 17-19 – [bit.ly/fw4d2012](http://bit.ly/fw4d2012)
- Check out the newly updated [FinalWeb video tutorials](http://bit.ly/fwtutorials)

### Community feedback:

- (36:35) Via [#WELSTech on Twitter](https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23WELSTech) we learned about [MeetingKing](http://meetingking.com/)
- From [WELSTech on Pinterest](http://pinterest.com/welstech/welstech/) 
    - [WordPress Cheat Sheet – Theme Anatomy](http://www.bitrebels.com/design/the-ultimate-wordpress-cheat-sheet-infographic/) [Infographic]
    - Adding Videos to Keynote on iPad
- Links shared in the [WELSTech Diigo group](http://groups.diigo.com/group/welstech) this week include Alternatives to PowerPoint from Edcamp Boston
- On the WELSTech Listserve, additional links were share for online scheduling 
    - Google Calendar help regarding [appointment slots](http://support.google.com/calendar/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=190998)
    - Google Apps for [Business](http://www.google.com/intl/en/enterprise/apps/business/) and [Education](http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/edu/) including Non-Profits
- Sally Valleskey from [Abiding Word](http://www.abidingword-wels.org/) in Houston, TX asked about copyright issues around streaming and archiving of worship services.  We found some great resources on the Christian Copyright Solutions (CCS) web site including [fact sheets on several aspects of the copyright issues](http://www.copyrightsolver.com/factsheets).  We’ve added links to the CCS resources on the WELSTech Wiki Copyright page.

### Coming up on WELSTech:

(44:25) Episode 235 – Martin and Sallie conclude their discussion of the online e-book *[How to Transform Your Small Business With Social Media](http://www.radian6.com/resources/library/how-to-transform-your-small-business-with-social-media/)*, looking at Chapter 5 to the end. (Release date – 05/09/12)

### The featured artist:

(45:38) We close the podcast with the music of **Cross to Glory** – *One Name *from their CD titled “Life’s Song*“*

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