It's a blazing hot Friday afternoon here in Christchurch. (That's Christchurch, New Zealand -- simmering in the southern hemisphere where January is mid-summer!) Our antiquated air conditioner is groaning. My staff are suffering from the windows/aircon dilemma (neither are cooling us down, but you don't want to favor one over the other in case the other is more effective. Windows open? Windows closed? Fierce debates ensue, and the sweat continues to drip...) Christchurch is also hosting the

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There are three things that typically get me pretty excited:

1. Finding free tools that let you get the results you want
2. Getting the results you want without having to invest days learning.
3. Not having to purchase a whole suite of programs just to do one tiny thing.

Of course these aren't the only things I get excited about, but you have to admit it's pretty cool when you find tools that do what you want without the posturing, the diva demands, the huge entourage and hefty pricetag.

My...

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