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Photo Editing Online March 28, 2008

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Adobe made a big splash yesterday with its announcement of Adobe Photoshop Express.   This Flex based application allows users to touch up their photos online without having to install any software.  It also integrates with popular photo sharing sites such as photobucket and picassa. 

When I gave the application a test-drive this morning I will have to admit that I was underwhelmed.  I had previously used an application called Picnik which runs on the same Flex technology.  The Adobe product when compared to Picnik has a clunky interface and not as many features.  For example when editing the contrast of a photo Adobe Photoshop Express gave me a clunky single slider and no histagram or other options.  Picnik on the other hand gives me a histogram, highlight and shadow adjustments, exposure and contrast and autofix. 

Editing a Photo in picnik

Editing a photo in Picnik.

Adobe Photoshop Express User Experience

Editing a photo in Photoshop Express

 Adobe is definitely going to have to pick up the pace of their development if they expect to compete in the online photo editing market.

What I’m Reading March 25, 2008

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You may have noticed I’ve attached a “What I’m Reading” section to the left hand column of the blog.  In this section I will be attaching articles that I have found interesting from around the web.  I am using Google reader for this functionality (it is also my daily RSS reader.)  If you would like to try Google reader yourself out you can access it a http://reader.google.com. Â

Onepage Cheat Sheets on Web 2.0 December 27, 2007

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Want to learn more about Web 2.0 technologies?  Tim Davies has put together a number of one page tip sheets that you may find helpful. Topics include online mapping, wikis, online polls and reading blogs. Click here to check them out.

ItunesU Expanded to Include Other Content October 19, 2007

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ItunesU is now hosting content from other educational institutions such as Smithsonian Global Sound and the Museum of Modern art. Here is a link to the full article.