Easiest Tooltip and Image Preview Using jQuery - from the CSSGlobe Blog

From the blog: "Recently I had a project that demanded a rollover image preview. You know, one of those tooltip-like bubble popups that appears when you roll over link or a thumbnail. Since we were already using jQuery on that project I decided to take it easy and investigate what can be done with that extraordinary library. So I came up with a script so simple it hurts! The best thing yet is that it can be applied for a variety of purposes."

This is very, very nice and looks easy, too. The three versions are packaged together for easy download or you can copy and past from the blog.

Version One: The Simplest jQuery Tooltip Ever

Version Two: Image Preview Gallery

Version Three: Links With URL Preview

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Aw, just for the heck of it, let's see what I can come up with using this guy's script(s)...

My Version of Version One - the tooltip
My Version of Version Two - Image Preview Gallery
My Version of Version Three - Screenshot Preview

Spinwave Image Crunchers

I've been using the free online demo versions for a long time and they work just great for some types of images. You choose how many colors in the pallette and Spinwave will crunch that little sucker on down to web-manageable size. Photoshop does the same thing when you use their "save for the web" option. But, this place is worth a try and if you like what you see, you might want to actually buy this stuff.

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MyImager.com and Cool Archive

FROM THE WEBSITE: "myImager.com is your own free everything online image editor! Upload or call images from anywhere on the web and edit them freely with the the dozens of tools and filters that we offer! This is a 100% free service, offered by the great people at Cool Archive."

Okay, you just have to see these guys to believe all the great resources they have here... but here's some of it:

Logo Generator - Create your own logos and banners online.
SAMPLE LOGO (and there are many, many variations):

Button Maker - Create awesome buttons, 30+ templates.
SAMPLE ONE:

SAMPLE TWO:

Clip Art - 1000+ clip art images in 30+ categories.
SAMPLE:

Fonts - 1000+ fonts organized alphabetically with previews
THREE SAMPLES:

Icons - 4000+ icons in 125+ categories, (ICO & GIF formats).
SAMPLES:

Animations - 300+ animations with previews
SAMPLE:

Textures - 300+ original textures.
SAMPLES:

Bullets - 200+ hand chosen bullets.
SAMPLES:

Bars - 170+ selected bars.
SAMPLES (resized to fit this post):

Arrows - 200+ picked arrows.
SAMPLES:

Sounds - 100+ sound fx, movies, tv shows, etc.
SAMPLES:
Shagadelic (.wav)
Butthead saying "Assmunch." (.wav)
Boing sound effect (.wav)

...and lots more!

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Instant Business Card

From the website: "Instant Business Card Has been designed to help you instantly build an effective and well designed business card quickly and easily. Business Card's are traditionally used as a means to quickly exchange contact information. However, Business cards can be used not only for business but also at reunions, passed among friends, and used to make a more effective impression at job interviews."

Design and create your own business card online now by visiting the website.

GifWorks.com - online GIF image editor

This unique tool is completely on-line -- nothing to download or install. Better yet, it's ABSOLUTELY FREE -- no prepaid tokens or subscriptions.

Create your own special effects with any GIF -- even animated ones! Resize it, colorize it, optimize it, and jazzercise it -- then save it and take it with you. You name it and you can do it!

Website also has Animations, Powerpoint Templates, and Video backgrounds. Part of the MediaBuilder Network.

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