234 – Smile

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

1. Aviary -Phoenix image editor and Raven vector editor
2. Picasa
3. Instagram
4. Irfanview
5. Flickr
6. GIMP – Tutorials
7. PicMonkey

Kudos to the WELSTech community for lots more great recommendations:

• Batch image resizing
  • Shrink Pic
• Vector editing
  • Inkscape
• Image editing
  • Creative Kit in Google+
  • Photoshop Elements
  • Paint.net
  • iPhoto
  • Corel
• David Schumann from Peace in Janesville, WI shared a sample Soccer Camp flyer 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 is live

• Drive apps in the Chrome Web Store
• Comparing cloud-based storage pricing
• Exploring Google Drive – Video overview

Picks of the week:

• (27:41) Animoto and Animoto for Educators – Sample student project
• Adorama Learning Center – Adorama TV

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!
  • FinalWeb for Teachers – July 9 or 16 – bit.ly/fw4t2012
  • FinalWeb for Dummies – July 10-12 or July 17-19 – bit.ly/fw4d2012
• Check out the newly updated FinalWeb video tutorials

Community feedback:

• (36:35) Via #WELSTech on Twitter we learned about MeetingKing
• From WELSTech on Pinterest
  • WordPress Cheat Sheet – Theme Anatomy [Infographic]
  • Adding Videos to Keynote on iPad
• Links shared in the WELSTech Diigo group 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
  • Google Apps for Business and Education including Non-Profits
• Sally Valleskey from Abiding Word 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.  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, 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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