At this point, I’m testing two hosts right now, HostGator and Bluehost. I have a feeling either one is better beats GoDaddy hands down. Just quick online search will show how the various hosts rate.

Something to consider is this: if you are planning on just using WordPress as your CMS (Content Management System) than you could search for one who specializes on that. I’m in the process of testing. Stay tuned. Thanks again for stopping by.

I only use them as I have my site & blog hosted somewhere else. They are pretty easy on pointing everyone to where I’m actually at.

The main issue with moving your content from one host to another is you your SEO ranking. The move can kill it or make it better. Hit and miss there.

Let me know which host you go with. I’m shopping for a new host.

As always, thanks for the post Peter.

These online tools are useful for when I have no access to my computers but need to do some quick simple edits. One that comes to mind is Photo Editor Online. Adobe has an online version which you pay an annual subscription, but I think that’s totally unnecessary.

The only downside to online tools is that you can’t be working on lots of pictures but for the occasional pictures, they are fine.

Everyone taking digital images will need help to organize and manage their pictures. Currently Lightroom seems to be the best for the price and ease of use.

I have heard and seen the results of Topaz filters but the trouble with filters is this: some folks just use it everything they post online. Let me stress I’m not saying they are wrong. (No such thing as wrong in art…) Through overuse, a special picture that can stand on its own merit is marginalized because of the Instagram look.

On a personal note, I’m seldom excited about creating 20 versions of picture. I have to be excited about it when I see it in my viewfinder.

If I wasn’t excited about it then, no amount of manipulation on the computer afterwards will help me afterwards, but that’s just me.

I completely agree with you. I have Lightroom and pse 9 and can do almost everything I want in those two programs. I have purchased the simplify plugin from Topaz and have developed several cartoon like settings and use both the color and black pencil line presets that I have developed. Some of my most poorly exposed shots can look very acceptable in this program when used for the purpose that Simplify intended. It is used as a plugin in PSE and Lightroom and be further altered before or after importation…..and I think it was less than $30.