The Top 10 Photoshop Alternatives and Manipulations

May 31st, 2010 Posted in Tools by James Mowery

Adobe Photoshop has been the standard, in my opinion, when it comes to manipulating and editing a variety of images via your personal computer or Mac.  Over time, however, the price has gone through the orbit based on the demand of society.  The complexity of the program has expanded as well, which in turn, takes up more space on your hard drive.  With the following being said how about we look at a list of ten contenders that are always looking to dethrone Adobe from the top of the mountain.

Whether you’re looking for an online, browser based editor, or a downloadable version that can compete with all of Photoshop’s functionality, you’ll find some great tools in this list.

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5 WordPress Plugins You Absolutely Need in 2010

April 12th, 2010 Posted in Blogging, Tools by Matthew Lux

WordPress is one of the most powerful CMS platforms for bloggers.  Even out of the box, it contains a ton of functionality and can meet a lot of users demands.  However, eventually you’ll want to add some plugins to meet your personal blogging demands.

Whether you are starting a new WordPress blog or  already have one, either way this post should be very helpful in finding some great plugins to help make your WordPress blog function better and faster, as well as improve usability and user experience.

Let us know what you think of these plugins, and if you have any of your own to recommend, drop a link in the comments!

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Top 10 Free Website Speed Testing Tools

January 8th, 2010 Posted in Articles, Tools by Ayaz Malik

Website speed is a major part of optimizing your websites for users and search engines. The faster your website loads, the less the users have to wait, which will reduce your site’s bounce rate.  If your website loads slower, most users will not wait, and will instead look for content on other sites.

From the search engine point of view, website speed has a significant impact on your rankings as well.  If your site has valid markup and a good loading time, it will definitely get higher placement then slower sites.  For this purpose, this post features a number of free online website speed testing tools, which can give you an overview and recommendations on how you can make your site load faster.

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16 Powerful Image Optimization Tools to Enhance Website Performance

December 14th, 2009 Posted in Freebies, Tools by Eric Shafer

Image optimization is crucial for any website.  Non-optimized images are bloated, take up bandwidth, and actually drive away web traffic.  Many users won’t wait for a site to fully load if it takes more than a few seconds.  In today’s competitive web, no one can afford to lose visitors for any reason, so we’ve gone around and rounded up the 16 most powerful image optimization tools, to help enhance your website performance and save you some bandwidth.  These tools are so easy to use, it makes optimizing your images easier than not optimizing them.  There’s even a great WordPress plugin for optimizing images, since most blogs have to worry about image optimization. Hope you find them useful!  If they are, please Digg this post and share it with others.  Also, don’t forget to subscribe so you get all the best tools and tips straight to your inbox!

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63 of the Best Free Online Tools for Designers and Developers

December 9th, 2009 Posted in Freebies, Tools by Eric Shafer

Designers and developers need all the advantages they can get in today’s competitive market.  Whether you’re working for a Fortune 500 company, a hot new startup, or just freelancing for yourself, odds are that you use and need a variety of software.  Not everyone can afford to spend exorbitant amounts of money on a tool they might only need once, so luckily, there are tons of free tools on the internet.  The problem with free tools is that many of them are unreliable, and the good ones are hard to find…until now.

In this post, we’ve gone around and spent hours making the ultimate roundup, 63 of the best free online tools for designers and developers.  Whether you’re formatting code, editing images, or having a virtual meeting, these tools will help you get the job done right, and hassle free.

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