A Geek's Life

3 online-based free alternatives to Photoshop are available now.

Each has it's own special features, but they are all available anywhere with an internet connection.  So please try them out and tell me which ones you like best, and why.

1.  Aviary - "Online Image Editing Suite" of design applications, including photo and vector apps.

2.  Pixlr - Quick photo editing at your fingertips.   It has more of a Photoshop feel to it.

3.  Picnik - Designed to work directly with Flickr, Facebook, and Myspace galleries, but also works fine directly from their site.

Of course we should all know about Paint.net and GIMP as portable USB alternatives too.

This is a copy of an email I was forwarded.   Too bad this person just wanted to have some fun for the holidays.  At least we know there are some who are either willing to help in critical situations, or they just aren't paying attention to the road.  They had to take it all down due to all the issues the ended up causing.

Fantastic.  Greg sends along this DIY FYI:

"Good news is that I truly out did myself this year with my Christmas  decorations. The bad news is that I had to take him down after 2 days. I had more people come screaming up to my house than ever.Great stories. But two things made me take it down.
First, the cops advised me that it would cause traffic accidents as they almost wrecked when they drove by.
Second, a 55 year old lady grabbed the 75 pound ladder almost killed herself putting it against my house and didn't realize it was fake until she climbed to the top (she was not happy). By the way, she was one of many people who attempted to do that. My yard couldn't take it either. I have more than a few tire tracks where people literally drove up my yard."

Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsZqz0TrLGo

Here is an amazing Border Collie from Japan doing squats with his master.
This video was on a countdown on Dogs101 on Animal Planet.

This is one smart pooch!

Here are some winter interface options for you.

First are a set of winter wallpapers compiled by Lifehacker.

These are just a couple examples:

I also have a link to a Winter Fun Theme for Windows 7.

This is a nice new Windows 7 theme for winter, with new sounds and high quality wallpapers.

My Fiancé, Adrienne, came home from work one day and brought me the business card of one of her clients.

This has to be the strangest business card I have ever seen.

What do you think?