Pixlr – Eat this Photoshop Express…
Dont get me wrong, Photoshop Express is pretty cool….but, its just not photoshop. Without layers and selection tools it is simply a neat way to mess around with photos. Pixlr, however, goes that one step further and provides layers and most of the tools your used to in photoshop in a neat and uncluttered layout via its website. It is flash based and so its performance will vary from machine to machine but so far for me it has not been anything other than blazingly fast. I think it even beats installed photoshop cs3 on many occasions! The good thing about Photoshop Express, however, is that you can store your images on the Adobe servers (currently up to 2gb) which is pretty natty. For me, I would rather use Pixlr and a memory stick any day!
This Application was suggested to me by my mate Dan, so thanks matey! (If you have any suggestions please do not hesitate to contact me so you can share them with the world!)
Ultramixer DJ – Free mixing software, any good? No idea!
I dont normally post about stuff Im not familiar with but this seems like a great application (considering its free).
So for all you audio heads out there try and let me know if its any good!
Fontifier – Create your own font from your handwriting
Have you ever wanted to use your own handwriting when creating a document or producing some graphics work?
Fontifier does this for you and for a very reasonable $9 per font created!
The process is simple, you download a template, write in each characters equivalent, scan it, and email back to fontifier which will produce the font as a Truetype font usable with Mac and Windows operating system….
EDITOR UPDATE: THIS TIP HAS BEEN SURPASSED BY YOURFONT – CHECKOUT NEWER BLOG ARTICLE ON YOURFONT FOR A FREE FONT CREATION SERVICE….
Crossover – For those on the dark side…
Crossover is an application that allows you to run many pc software titles without having to defile your beautiful by installing WinDOZE. Crossover works by creating “Bottles” allowing the applications to run within a self contained environment and utilises the technology of the WINE project.
They also have a version for Gamers that claims to be very effective at running PC Games on the Mac, again, without installing Windows.
