Don't you hate when you receive an email with an image attached and every time you try to print it, it takes about 4 pieces of paper because it's so huge? Guess what happens if you try to upload that same image to your website? Not good! How about when you go to a website that has a lot of images and ....... it......takes......forever......to.......load.......UGH!
The problem, in a nutshell, is that the images are too darn big. Here's a free online tool for resizing your images:
www.picnik.com
The site offers the ability to resize as well as fix, crop, rotate and more. It works on Mac, Windows, and Linux and does not require any installation or downloading.
Today's New York Times has a great article on this topic. Read more...
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