In continuing my process to experiment with new and different tools which are associated with the process of optimizing electronic imagery, I recently came across an interesting free tool called Pixelformer. Produced by Qualibyte Software, the idea behind Pixelformer is (according to their web site) “to make a step from classic simple icon editors towards [...]
While searching Google tonight for news and information related to image optimization, I happened across a service called an Online Image Optimizer at Dynamic Drive. Upload an image or provide a link to an image that is online, and in a matter of a second or two, you’ve got optimized imagery to publish more efficient [...]
When I tell a lot of people out there that I am a BIG proponent of Open Source software solutions, one of the inevitable questions I am generally asked is “what operating system do you use?” When I tell them Windows XP (and now Windows Vista), I generally am met with one of those [...]
I came across an interesting service tonight called Issuu which I wanted to briefly discuss in a posting. According to their web site: “Issuu turns your documents into beautiful online publications.” Very true…at least in my Firefox browser. When I looked at some sample output that I created of a .ppt slideshow of mapformation portfolio [...]
With the holidays fast-approaching, my young daughters have been furiously adding to their Christmas lists as they see things in stores, things in magazines and catalogs, things on TV, etc. Christmas lists for Mom and Dad, AND Christmas lists for Santa. My oldest daughter, no longer happy with asking for things such as dolls or [...]
Just a quick posting tonight to let people know that I have recently discovered a free, online CSS Sprite Generator tool on the website-performance.org web site. Looks very good at first blush, so good in fact that I have decided to add a link to it within the Other Links section of our main GraphicsOptimization [...]
Now that I have your attention, I thought I would share some “tasty” information that was given to me tonight by one of my Facebook professional friends. Thanks to the band Guns ‘N Roses releasing an album called Chinese Democracy in the coming days (nearly 14 years after the band started working on the album), [...]
So when is an image NOT an image?! A friend of mine sent me a link to something today that just MIGHT help answer that question.
The site is called Toogle, and it’s pretty amazing…and addicting! From it’s web site: “Toogle is a Text version of Googles Image Search. Currently it [...]
When I’m not selling/making maps or trying to preach the three-point image optimization sermon, you’ll probably find me evaluating any number of recycling and environmental web sites…looking for some new and creative ideas for producing more energy and/or consuming less materials. In my latest bit of research, I stumbled across a web site called Recycle [...]
If you’ve been reading this blog from the beginning, either casually or as a “regular,” you’ll know a few things about me:
1. I am certifiably insane…as no human being in their right mind would be SO passionate about something such as image optimization without likely having a few missing marbles and the occasional screw loose. [...]
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