Photo Editor: Aviary (Phoenix)

For the past months, I have been meaning to learn and be a Photoshop expert. I love editing photos, and in my opinion, Photoshop is a tool that is a staple among photo editors. However, the lack of time to even explore the program berefts me. In the first place, getting Adobe Photoshop is one expensive investment especially when I am doing it as a pasttime. So, when I bumped into this site, every pixelating ambition of Photoshop shimmered like a fairy-tale wish coming true!

With Aviary's Phoenix, one can do those layering editing stuff as one of the web-productivity activities. Photo editing has definitely gone from amateur-esque to professional-dom (in terms of photo production). I will definitely have so much to do with Aviary's Phoenix. It may take some time to get around the new editing environment...but this site will surely be a hit in my virtual world.

For today, because this site has made a photoshop alternative legally free, *****.

Multimedia Merger: Pixelpipe

I have tons of photos, audio and video files that are taking the biggest bite on my PC memory. Storing them on discs often make me cringe since I tend to overlook/forget about these memories when stored in different media. Online virtual drives make life easier though since I do not have to worry about storing them on physical media (that eventually gets lost or destroyed). Unfortunately, I hate the uploading part and worse yet, I hate the storage limitations. Keeping multiple accounts from many sites gets confusing and not worth the effort... so I always give up and end up backing my files elsewhere.

But, lo and behold, Pixelpipe is promising to make life easier... in the multimedia department. I haven't fully tried and tested the site, but it's worth the sharing. And finally, I can sleep better at night, knowing I can back up my photos without much trouble.

For today, I give Pixelpipe ***** for bearing uploading good news.

Warm-The-Heart Recipes: Ferna

My girls love watching Giada de Laurentis preparing meals in the afternoons. Fortunately, they are smart enough not to drone in front of cartoon shows after school. It gives me inspiration though as moodiness overcome my kitchen duty. Still, another favorite pasttime is finding my fave baked goodies on the Net. I have kept Ferna's site close to my heart ever since I discovered it one Sunday five years ago. Occasional visits always make me drool...and excited. I love baking but I'm just too darn lazy.

But, my girls, they need all the foodie experiences they can get. I can see Giada in their eyes, and that makes me happy.

For today, I give Ferna's site, ***** for lighting that sleeping chef within me.

Entrepreneurial Resource: Entrepinoys

Whenever I browse books and magazines at the local bookstore, the business section never fails to entice my entrepreneurial spirit. I have always been tempted to buy business idea books just to spark the interest of starting up a small company. There are many how-to-sell books with ideas. However, I have stopped looking since I stumbled upon Entrepinoys online. The site offers more than the usual business ideas. What is interesting about this site is it is almost always updated--I cannot even keep track of my RSS feeds for this site.

One thing is for sure, though. There is no room for paper trail in my quest for business awakening. Cliche as it may sound: it takes one click of the button to answer business-related queries in the Philippine or international setting.

For today, I give Entrepinoys my bestest ***** for the inspiration and motivation.