Freeware of the Week! [Paint.NET]

I know that I’ve mentioned this week’s pick before, but I don’t think a couple of brief sentences really does it justice. I was reminded of this yet again when I had to deal with a couple of graphics for a website that weren’t behaving themselves and needed more than the lightest bit of fiddling. [...]

A Short Adventure in Graphic Design

Over the weekend, while playing with one of my projects, it occurred to me that if I launched it as a blog, there would need to be a logo. Logos (decent ones, anyway) mean graphic design. I know nothing about graphic design. In fact, I barely use my graphics applications. They just sit on my [...]

Freeware of the Week! [Irfanview]

Sometimes, you don’t need all the features of a graphics program like Photoshop. Occasionally you just want a light, quick program that will allow you to view your images, sharpen them up a little, and maybe stick them into a slideshow. When that time comes, you ought to turn to Irfanview.
Irfranview is a graphics viewer [...]

Web Development on a Shoestring: Free Alternatives to Proprietary Software

You don’t need to spend a fortune to get the tools you need for web development.