Summer Time Relaxation and PhotoShop Tools

May this email find you and yours well and eagerly awaiting a
pleasant and relaxing warm, summer weekend. Times may be tough
for many of us, but there is hope that things will pick up soon.
To relax, my family and I are enjoying our new Roku box and
subscription to NetFlix.

Roku is a small black box that connects to your TV and wireless
cable connection, instantly providing you access to streaming
movies and on demand programming and events. The box costs only
$79 and installs quickly and easily. Netflix is the world's
greatest bargain for movie entertainment. After spending around
$100/month on DVD rentals at our local Blockbuster, I now have
access to 17,000 movies at the click of a button and can rent
DVDs one at a time for only $8.99 month. You can receive a free
30 day trial for both Netflix and Roku, and I believe there is a
$20 off coupon if you sign up for both now. My full review is
here:

http://www.cooltoolawards.com/services/netflix.htm

I'm always on the lookout for new tools to make my day to day
work faster and easier. One such tool is SmartDraw VP (Visual
Processor). If you have a need to create charts or flowcharts for
projects, this is the by far the best tool in its class. The
charts literally draw themselves and are also great for business
presentations. I can't say enough good things about this. Check
it out here:

http://www.cooltoolawards.com/software/business/smartdraw.htm

If you design marketing materials or web sites for a living, then
you know you can spend a lot of time during the concept and
mock-up phase. If you are not careful this can cost you money and
time. I recently came across Balsamiq that essentially enables
you to create something similar to a napkin drawing. It's super
easy to use and a lot of fun. Kind of like etch a sketch for
business.

http://www.balsamiq.com/

If you have PhotoShop and wondering why you can't create graphics
that looks as good as the pros, it may be that you simply need
the right tools to help you. I know PhotoShop is cumbersome and
I've met many people who were so discouraged that they even
stopped using it. Look at these tools designed to help you get
more bang for your buck with PhotoShop:

Web 2.0 Covers, Version 3
http://www.cooltoolawards.com/software/multimedia/web20covers.htm

Premium Header Pack
http://www.cooltoolawards.com/software/multimedia/premiumheaderpack.htm

Fast & Easy Video Squeeze Pages
http://www.cooltoolawards.com/software/multimedia/fastandeasyvideosqueezepages.htm

IM Web Graphics Pack
http://www.cooltoolawards.com/software/multimedia/imwebgraphicspack.htm

Easy Banner Maker Pro, Version 2
http://www.cooltoolawards.com/software/multimedia/easybannermakerpro2.htm

Killer Text 3
http://www.cooltoolawards.com/software/multimedia/killertext3.htm

Animated Web Graphics Pro
http://www.cooltoolawards.com/software/multimedia/animatedwebgraphicspro.htm

Also do not forget this great video training series that shows
you how to use PhotoShop quickly and easily to do some really
amazing things:

http://www.cooltoolawards.com/software/multimedia/photoshopcsmastervideotutorialseries.htm

OK, until next time,

Steven

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