IrfanView is a very fast, compact and innovative graphics viewing and editing program for Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP/Vista. It is free for non-commercial use and is on the Approved Software List. IrfanView is simple for beginners and powerful for professionals.
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Google Earth is a free-of-charge, downloadable program that allows you to view the entire Earth from orbit with amazing clarity. It maps the entire earth as a 3d Globe by pasting together images obtained from satellite imagery and aerial photography. The Google Earth Program comes as part of Google’s free “Software Pack”. It’s a quick and easy download that you can get for free. It comes with these great free titles:
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Web 2.0 has captured the imagination of consumers and businesses alike. But knowing how to leverage Web 2.0 concepts to fuel collaboration and innovation among employees, partners, and customers is another story. Web 2.0 can change an enterprise but recognizing how, and determining whether one should, is confusing. This paper aims to dispel some of the myths surrounding Web 2.0 and discusses its practical applications and its impact on online users by demonstrating HE goal oriented eLearning based on service oriented architecture (SOA).
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The WorkCentre® 4118 multifunction system is a copier-based black and white multifunction system that helps busy small offices and workgroups save space by consolidating multiple devices into a single, small package – without losing functionality. This entry-level multifunction system delivers a strong range of features and capabilities at an affordable price. The WorkCentre 4118 multifunction system delivers the right level of functionality for your small office or workgroup. It features rich copying and printing capabilities, as well as fax and colour scanning.
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The LS-30 is a high-speed, high-resolution scanner capable of producing images suited to a wide variety of tasks, including desk- top publishing, design, and multi-media publishing. Its modular design allows you to change from scanning 35 mm slides to scanning 35 mm strip film “on the fly.” An adapter for scanning IX240 film is available separately. The LS-30 uses a high-speed SCSI interface for connection to computers running Mac OS System Software 7.1 or later, Windows 95 or later, or Windows NT 4.0 or later.
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Photo to Movie 3.2 (Mac OS X) lets Macintosh users turn digital photographs into QuickTime movie slide shows quickly and easily. This revolutionary new tool incorporates a powerful version of the “Ken Burns effect” to bring photos alive with motion. Photo to Movie also lets you add music tracks, voice narration, and a variety of slide-to-slide transitions. Photo to Movie files can be burned to DVD, posted on the Web, and even emailed.
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Taking a peek at Elements 3 for the first time and you will realize this is a major revamp to their popular image editing software. Elements almost has 3 unique features to offer to user:
Photo Organizer: Allows you to add and organize your photos within Adobe Photoshop Elements. Photo Editor: Allows you to use Adode Photoshop Elements to edit your photos (this is the part of Elements you will most recognize) Photo Creations: Allows you to create web page galleries, slide shows, greeting cards and more.
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Adobe Photoshop is the graphic arts industry standard software for raster image manipulation. Cartographers can also use Photoshop to create effective colored shaded relief for maps.

One important advantage in using Photoshop to create shaded relief is that of familiarity. Most cartographers and graphic artists have Photoshop on their desktop and are skilled in using it for working with images. It is an extremely powerful image-editing tool and a skilled cartographer can make many enhancements to a shaded relief map image once it is rendered.
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