ResizR: Resize images the Web 2.0 way
Yes, it's another Web 2.0 app that has dropped the 'e' a la Flickr - and this one has also capitalized that final R! They're definitely kicking it up a notch.Okay, all joking aside... ResizR is definitely a handy utility. It'll save you approximately 10 seconds in image resizing, since you don't have to fire up your graphics program and use the "image size" feature (or whatever it's called in the app of your choice). Use the slider to specify the image width (or just type it in the text box), select your image, and click the big 'ResizR' button. Voila! Your image has been resized.
Image resizing niftiness aside, the ResizR web site is, if nothing else, a one-stop shopping destination to see all the latest Web 2.0 tricks in action. It really feels like a developer who just learned AJAX decided to show off his or her new skill set. It almost feels like self-aware satire.
With Halloween fast approaching, it's a great time to get in some practice defending your territory against zombies. In Graveyard Shift, you take aim at zombies and other creepy-crawlies, blasting them into splatters of cartoony green guts. It's a casual first-person shooter, and it's very easy to get the hang of - use the mouse to aim, click to fire. Graveyard Shift has at least 15 levels, and it might even have some secret stages I haven't unlocked yet.
They key to getting good at Graveyard Shift is learning to use ...
