Silent Movie

What a great idea for running through pics of the last big event or to handling less-than-exciting announcements! This guy took the first three Star Wars films and boiled them into a minute-fifteen. I'm betting we could easily do the same with a collection of mission trip pictures or a montage of new construction footage. It's a nice reminder of a lower-tech way to tell old stories and make them "new." Seriously--wouldn't this be a great way to use Braveheart or Gladiator as an illustration?

Link via TestPatten

Block Posters

It's not exactly ePingo, but if you need an image big, fast and cheap, then this is a pretty cool option. This site lets you upload a photo or diagram and then generate a multi-page PDF you can print out and paste together--as big as you want. Sure, you could do this with some fancy software, but for those of you without Illustrator, this is a win.

Link via The Presurfer

Public Domain Images

Yep, that means free for use. Although I'm sure you're always careful to check copyright on any images you use, this may help ease your conscience!

The Wikipedia is sometimes maligned because of its open editing community, but it remains one of my favorite sites and we'll talk more about it as the year goes on. This page in particular is a treasure trove. Be sure and check out the research resources box near the top right while you're there--it links to public domain sounds and a couple of other goodies.

Link via Micro Persuasion

Spell with Flickr

This isn't rocket science, but it is an easy way to spice up your PowerPoint. Many people add keywords (tags) to items on Flickr (a web 2.0 photo-sharing sight). Erik Kastner uses those tags to index photos of letters. His site lets you quickly piece together words from said photos and even copy the code for use online. It'll make more sense if you go look.

Link via somewhere I forgot (possibly Neatorama or Micro Persuasion)