LisaLidback » Notes http://www.lisalidback.com Portfolio of an aspiring freelance photographer and web designer, Port Angeles, Washington Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:59:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Favorite and frequently used apps http://www.lisalidback.com/2010/05/favorite-and-frequently-used-apps/ http://www.lisalidback.com/2010/05/favorite-and-frequently-used-apps/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 16:21:49 +0000 Lisa http://www.lisalidback.com/?p=46 I thought I’d compile a list of my favorite and most commonly used applications and resources.
Oh- these are all free!

Alfred
alfredapp.com
Works basically like Spotlight on Mac, but also searches sites like google and wikipedia and twitter. Still in beta.

Dropbox
dropbox.com
Online file storage. You can share or access your files from any computer.

Evernote
evernote.com
Note keeper. Take text notes, record audio notes, take a photo of a post-it note, organize it. It’s rad.

Jing
jingproject.com
Makes taking and sharing screenshots and videos easy.

Grooveshark
grooveshark.com
Works like Pandora, except you can upload your own music, and you can actually create and save playlists.

Tinysong
 tinysong.com
Works like tinyurl, except you enter the name of a song, and it generates a tiny url to that song on Grooveshark.

Delicious
deilcious.com
Online bookmark organizer. Straight forward and easy.

WordPress
wordpress.com
An excellent cms for websites as well as great blogging software.

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I’ve jumped up off my creative derrière and have quickly thrown together for myself a website, which is now motivating me to go forth and create fresh new content to fill it with! In a roundabout way, I have Twitter to thank for it.

www.lisalidback.com

Beyond just being inspired, I think I’ve discovered my niche. Although it’s really too early to say, I do know that I’ve been deeply inspired by the wave photography of Clark Little, and recognized several elements about his very specific niche of photography that I’ve always had a keen interest in: water, light, and places. And the biggest plus: getting to travel!

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Celtic Music

Dancing

Swing dancing

Ballroom dancing

Ballet

Surfing

The Ocean

The Coast

Communities

Cultures

Patterns

Colors

Fall

Change

Thunderstorms

Wind

Snow

Purity

Harmony

Seasons

Change

Travel

Adventure

Journey

Companionship

Growth

Wisdom

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