My Top 7 Free Software and Web Resources

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My Top 7 Free Software and Web Resources

Here is a list of quality tools that I personally use and the best part is they are free:

#1 - Animoto  (creates entertaining videos from your pictures)
http://www.animoto.com

You upload your digital pictures and Animoto creates a movie like presentation with music.  If you want to create a longer video, they charge a fee but the short version is free and still fun to play with.

#2 - MovieMaker by Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/default.mspx

This is a great tool for creating movies with videos, pictures and slides.  There’s a learning curve but once you get it down it’s very powerful.  This is excellent for creating YouTube videos.

#3 PhotoStory 3 By Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx

This is a cool little tool for creating stories with slides or photos.  I use this program when I am trying to narrate a slideshow.  The program records your voice on a per slide basis so it makes it easy if your are doing some type of recorded presentation.  Once again, great for YouTube.

#4 - PrimoPDF (creates PDF)
http://www.primopdf.com

Most free PDF creators that I have tried are buggy and don’t work well. PrimoPDF is solid and works every time at no cost.

#5 - Audacity  (MP3 editor)
http://audacity.sourceforge.net

If you use MP3 audio at all, you will love Audacity.  This is a great program and allows you to edit, splice and join audios.  If you do teleseminars and want to edit the out the coughs and add music — Audacity is your tool.

#6 - CamStudio or Jing (records your computer screen)
http://www.swftools.com/tools-details.php?tool=8162413051

http://www.jingproject.com/

This is the light version of the $300 Camtasia program.  It will get the job done when you need to record your computer screen.  Jing is a free program that is in beta right now and does something similar.  Both are good tools.

#7 - Statcounter.com
http://statcounter.com

I like this program better than Google Analytics.  It provides real-time data for traffic to your website.  Note: there is a fee if you want to increase your traffic logs but I don’t find it necessary.

Hope you enjoy,

Tyler

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