Two software programs let us see anywhere in the world. Do you wonder just what it looks like in Beijing or Moscow and want an overhead view? Google Earth and World Wind are two great ways to get started.
Google Earth
Google Earth is used by a large amount of media services. You might have noticed that small google logo on the bottom of the screen when many new agencies show satellite imaging. Actually we can use the same software they use, all for free.
Visit Google Earth
World Wind
“World Wind lets you zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth. Leveraging Landsat satellite imagery and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data, World Wind lets you experience Earth terrain in visually rich 3D, just as if you were really there.
Virtually visit any place in the world. Look across the Andes, into the Grand Canyon, over the Alps, or along the African Sahara.” -worldwind.arc.nasa.gov
Get World Wind
Ever wanted to create your own cartoon, but didn’t have the skills to make one? With Cartoon Magic, all you need to have to some funny photos and a good story line. Of course you will also need a few photos to upload, but it is a painless process.
Check out my own cartoon magic below. It is nice that you can write your own story line, but as you’ll see with my dialouge you won’t always know what say… To make your own cartoon, just visit cartoonmagic.com where you can access the cartoon making software.
Gimp, like most open software, mimics another rather costly program for the price of… $0 nada zip. Like Photoshop, Gimp provides advanced graphic editing utilities and you will be touching up models in no time.
If you use paint, the free windows graphics program, you really are missing out. Paint offers you the most basic of features and lacks in any functions that could be considered quality. Gimp on the other hand offers a variety of tools and resources for touchups, fixups, and even just small home repairs. Ok this won’t fix your house, your nose, or your wrinkles in real life, but its powerful graphic editor will.
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Have you had to pay upto $10 to get a passport photo processed? I started designing my own with photoshop after paying these fees.
Now passport’s are even easier to make with the Free Passport Photo Software from ePassPhoto.
Is it Easy?
Well you need access to a digital camera. Then, according to the site, you need to take a digital photo of the subject with a neutral expression, closed mouth and open eyes to create biometrics-compatible photo.
Upload the photo to the ePassPhoto site and they take care of the rest