Tools & Resources

Need to perform research, track down hard sources, and edit/enhance photos for an assignment?  Looking for easy, web-based presentation software?  Want options for web-based storage?  Quimby’s your hookup.

On this page you’ll find a number of free, web-based solutions for a multitude of needs you might have as a student, artist, or human being (or all three at once, if that’s how you roll).

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Presentations:

• Prezi
  

  “One of the greatest innovations in education was the blackboard. For the first time in history, teachers could present their lessons visually and engage students to participate in the conversation. The whiteboard has done the same for business—helping us to explore and share ideas more effectively.
  Prezi is a virtual whiteboard that transforms presentations from monologues into conversations: enabling people to see, understand, and remember ideas.”

• Impress

  “Impress is a truly outstanding tool for creating effective multimedia presentations. Your presentations will stand out with 2D and 3D clip art, special effects, animation, and high-impact drawing tools.”

Photo Editors:

• Pixlr

  “Pixlr is a free online photo editor. Edit, adjust and filter your images. No registration jump right in!”

• Picasa 

  “The next generation of Picasa: free software for organizing, editing and printing your photos.”

File Storage:

• Dropbox

  “Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Never email yourself a file again!”

• Google Drive

  “In Google Drive, you can create new documents, spreadsheets and presentations instantly. Work together at the same time, on the same doc, and see changes as they appear.”

 Document Converter:

• PDFConverter.com

  “Use our online PDF to Powerpoint Converter to create editable Powerpoint slides easily and quickly. Conversion is done online, relieving you of the need to install yet another piece of software on your hard disk. All you need to do is upload your PDF file, provide the email address where we can send you your converted document, and sit back and relax. Maximum file size of an uploaded file is 2MB. You can also check out other types of file conversions we offer while you are waiting for your Powerpoint file to reach your inbox.”