Free, Shared, Online Tools: A Primer

What is a free, shared, online tool?

Just what it sounds like!• Free • Online • and shared

Two types to think about

1.Tools available for use o Facebook (social networking) o Twitter (social networking)o Picassa (photo sharing/photo editing)

• Tools available for use and customization o Mozilla, Firefox (web browsing)o The GIMP (photo editing)

Type #2: aka Open Source

• Open source is about collaboration.• Open source programs offer:

o Access to the source code of the programo Free license to change the source code and the

programo Total customizability for the programmer.

• But you don’t need to be a coder/expert to use the programs.

Free, Shared, Online Tools for the Small Museum

Or: How I Survive without Photoshop

I Don’t Have Photoshop

But I do have a Nikon D60, the internet, and a collection to digitize.

Four tools: 1.Batch convertor program• Photo editor #1• Photo editor #2• WYSIWIG webpage editor

Batch Convertor

• Irfanview o Downloadable freeware (not open source)

• Converts from RAW image format too .tifo .jpgo .jpg for access (smaller image size)

Photo editor #1

• Picasa o Downloadable freeware (not open source)

• Single click photo editingo Croppingo Light levelso Color adjustment

Photo editor #2

• GIMP or GNU Image Manipulation Programo Downloadable open source program

• Comparable to Photoshopo Fine level photo editing

WYSIWYG Webpage Editor

• Kompozero Downloadable open source program

• What You See Is What You Get editingo Build and edit webpages