Struggling with image manipulation softwares to cut the background off your photographs was the old method. It is not something you should do when you have Instant mask with you.

Instant mask is fairly easy to use and removes the background from pictures effectively. It works best when the background is of some distinct color or has a clear sharp boundary with the subject. It offers you a free version with lesser features and an Instant mask pro version with full features. The pro version can be bought or the trial can be used for 14 days before buying.

Again, Instant Mask offers a freeware version with sufficient features also.

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Okay, I have hundreds of pictures to arrange into a collage. I’m too lazy to arrange so many of them into a collage. What do I do?

Solution:

I download this free software that automates the process of creating a collage from number of pictures. Leaves absolutely nothing for you to do and gives you a finished professional looking collage. It’s called shape collage. One great feature of Shape collage is that you can make the collage in a desired shape. The software also has an online version, that allows you to work directly on the cloud.

Some great features:

Create picture collages in less than a minute with just a few mouse clicks

Create collages in the shape of a Rectangle, heart, circle, letters, or even draw your own shape.

Adjust the collage size, size of the photos, number of photos, and spacing between photos

Change the background, the colour of the border, and more

Edit the final image in Photoshop by saving it in PSD format.

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Make sure your computer has java runtime environment installed.

It is always tough to find a Wordpress theme that matches your blog theme exactly. Divine lets you design your own theme. With the basic knowledge of photoshop all you have to do is design a page in photoshop. Then simply export it to wordpress using Divine. All the CSS slicing and page elements are created automatically by this free photoshop plugin Divine. The free version of the program has significant limitations in its functionality. The process of template creation with a glance at these limitations is described at page How to create a theme with Divine Free version with videos. The program works with Windows only. Mac version is expected soon. You will need photoshop version CS2 CS3 or CS4 to install this plugin.

The FAQ page clears all the questions.

The free version has some minimum and maximum limits for the page size. Other limitations of the free version.

You have send them your email address. The download link is sent to your email. [download]

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Now all mails coming in from orkut, facebook, twitter etc will get filtered and will get archived (skip inbox). This helps to keep your inbox more clean. You can also add more keywords to the list.

If you are searching for a very refined commenting system for your blog then you need [Disqus]. It is a flawless commenting system for wordpress, blogger or any other dependent or independent blog. So good, that I won’t mind paying for it but its free.You can have a live overview of the system down there.

Installing DISQUS on my blog (wordpress based) was so easy. It guides you completely and you don’t even have to worry about opening your cpanel. Everything is automatic. Just Sign-up with Disqus.com and follow as instructed.

Wordpress Users:

You can download the Disqus Plugin here [DOWNLOAD]. Install just like any other plugin. Happy Commenting