Google today announced that they’ve acquired Picnik, a great web-based image editor we’ve featured in the past. They’re not doing any significant changing up to the service just yet, but it’s a safe bet they’ll integrate some of its features into their photo-sharing app Picasa sometime in the near future. [Official Google Blog]
Photos still look great for web-viewing even when they’re at resolutions well below the optimal size for printing. Resize and resample your images down to a more reasonable size at Web Resizer.
When you need to slice a piece of of an MP3 and you don’t have time to mess around with downloading a new application and learning how to use it, MP3Cut offers dead simple and web-based MP3 snipping.
Windows only: One of the biggest bummers about iTunes is it’s lack of hotkey support — HKTunes is a free, open-source system tray utility that lets you define custom hotkeys for basic iTunes functions, such as play/pause and track changes.
We’ve been proponents of standing desks and treadputers for some time, but we’ve also met with plenty of reader scepticism on the subject. The New York Times examines why sitting all day is so bad for you, whether or not you exercise.
iPhone/iPod Touch: If you have an iPhone or iPod Touch and you want to turn it into a feature-rich multimedia remote that makes browsing the web and remote control of your media centre effortless, HippoRemote can help.
There’s nothing more mysterious on a Windows PC than the Registry, and today we’ll explain exactly what it is, how it works, and whether you should bother cleaning it. We’ll also go about debunking a few widespread registry myths along the way.
Windows: If you’re a fan of hierarchical notes and you want a lightweight and portable way to take them, Noteliner is a simple and free outliner application.
We’ve seen what crafty types can do with a spare closet, and CNN’s iReport features some submitted photos that convince us that almost no space is too small for getting things done.
