Legally Use Pop Music in your Videos

Hi, I wanted to share with you this little tip I found out about recently. When uploading a popular song to YouTube, you may be allowed to use it in your video, or you may not depending on what the rights are attached to it. For example, if I wanted to have Blank Space by Taylor Swift play in the background to a video I create, it would be muted or removed as it is not available for use. Enya's Orinoco Flow on the other hand, is available for use (but you can't monetize it). Head over to Yo

Google Earth Pro is Now Free!

Hi WA'ers, Thought I'd let you know about this bit of news as it's actually quite a big deal! Google announced a couple of days ago that their flagship product, Google Earth Pro is now free - now normally this bit of kit would set you back $400 - Per Year! Google Earth Pro has HD 1080P video recording of earth maps.Wow! If you're interested in signing up here's the link to the form to get your license key: http://google-latlong.blogspot.ca/2015/01/google-earth-pro-is-now-free.html. Note: the r

Even More Public Domain Images for You

Hi WA Family, As a Christmas present to all of you (just joking) I've just updated my page at http://scamboxer.com/tools-and-resources to include even more sources of free public domain images - some require attribution but that should not be an issue - it simply means you need to leave a credit to the owner of the photo by pasting the supplied link underneath the image or where ever is the most relevant place. Enjoy - and happy creating! Nick

Over 1 million public domain images you can use in your books, videos, and articles

Hi guys, I just thought I'd share with you all a few sites I came across on my cyber travels. These should interest anyone who's in need of more resources for free images but the sites listed below include free videos and illustrations as well. Brucie Bonus! Here's where to go to find over a million public domain images, including photos, videos, illustrations, and paintings which you can freely use in your projects as is, or can modify to suit your needs. The British Library's 1,000,000 images

Just Gone Yearly!

Hi All, I've just grabbed the Black Friday offer and upgraded to Yearly! That works out at a smidgen under $25 per month - a sound investment if ever I saw one! So, you're stuck with me for an entire year from now - LOL. Nick

Big IM Guru Mailing Lists?

Hey! Hope you're having a great day! Just a quick blog post today about the IM Mailing Lists which I am sure most of you are members of - and that includes myself. When I first started out in IM way back in 2009, I'd sign up to practically all of the so-called Big Gurus' lists and that in turn of course led me to been automatically added to many of their IM buddys' lists as well, so it had a snowball effect! Not surprisingly, in no time my inbox was swamped with emails as I was been peppered wi