THE HELP DESK
Six Tech Tools to Fall for in 2019
by Sophia Guevara
Have you fallen in love with any new technology yet this year? If not, here are six tools that can help you in your day-to-day work.
FreeOnlinePhotoEditor.com
It’s always good to have a free online photo editor handy. In fact, that is the name of this tool: FreeOnlinePhotoEditor.com (freeonlinephotoeditor.com). I’ve recommended it to people who are interested in a way to crop screenshots for use in their work. You can also edit, add clip art, enhance, add borders, use filters, etc. If you want to take your image further, you can choose to order a print of it from CanvasPop.
Blog Title Generator
This tool is of special interest to those who write. Provided by SEOPressor, Blog Title Generator (seopressor.com/blog-title-generator) has suggestions for catchy blog titles. You enter in a term and select the context from the several options available: an event, a product, a person’s name, a location, etc. On the page that follows, you get a list of titles that you can refresh by clicking on the Generate More Titles button.
PowToon
PowToon (powtoon.com) allows you to make videos and presentations for free. While there are paid plans available, you can do quite a bit with a free account. The tool itself is not complicated, and the output will be worth the time and patience you put in. What I have found most valuable when creating a presentation is the ability to use free video clips that make my work look professional. In addition, you can select a soundtrack to include in your final product.
Google Lens
Google Lens (lens.google.com) is an app that allows you to scan images or take pictures and look them up on your mobile device. One way to use it could be at a conference in a city you are not familiar with. You can take pictures of buildings or historic sites and use Google Lens to learn more about what you’re seeing.
Emaze
With Emaze (emaze.com), which has free and paid options, you can create presentations, websites, e-cards, blogs, and photo albums. I am most interested in using the visually stunning templates to make presentations. There are some presentation templates that offer animated graphics and provide a similar experience as you might see in a Prezi (prezi.com) presentation.
Doodle
Doodle (doodle.com) is meant for those who are involved in teamwork and are looking to schedule meetings—either virtual or in-person—at a day and time that work best for everyone. It provides both free and paid options, and you have the opportunity to select days and times that meeting invitees can vote on. The organizer can then choose a day and time based on the data collected. |
