"bubblr"

I was introduced to Bubblr the other week…………

Its a very simple comic strip program and free too! It works seamlessly with images in Flickr.
If you have an account with Flickr you can search for your photos using your username, or you can search for a theme and find any users images tagged with this eg. Deer.
The only drawback is you cannot save the file or print it. It can be published but be aware that all and sundry can view your strip!

"Gliffy"

I've just discovered Gliffy.

It's a simple online drawing program and still free at the moment while in its Beta stage of development.....check it out, its a collaborative tool if you want it to be or you can export as a png or jpg.

quikmaps????

Thought I’d try out quikmaps today, but not had much luck. I can see the potential but getting frustrated. Maybe some of you clever people on Tuesday can work it out for me…..not sure if its an incompatibility problem with my browser, using Safari, should try it with Firefox, but not tonight! It’s too much like hard work for a Saturday night. The plan was to create a map for a family history trail over in Lancs. next week. Places to go, evidence trail, churches, cemeteries, pubs, farms and streets, draw lines showing the best routes to them, then add comments and pictures afterwards and share it on a blog.
However, the ‘go to’ won’t let me go anywhere….just displays Philadelphia, USA. I had to drag the quikmap east until I found the places I was looking for. Then I tried using the line mode but couldn’t draw anything. Managed a scribble and couldn’t delete it. So I clicked “help” to see what I was doing wrong…..fatal mistake!! After reading the help I clicked the back button but my work (minutes of!) had disappeared and not to be found again. Tried saving several times or sending to my blog but this doesn’t work for me either.