The Ek’s Files

I’m dorking around with a new look for my web site (no, it’s not up on my site yet). I wanted to create a GIF with a transparent background. You can use tools like Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro to do such things, or you can use a free online GIF editor at http://www.gifworks.com/. It’s free and does many things besides help you make the background of a GIF transparent. You just upload your file, use the editor to do what you need, and then do a right-click save back to your hard drive. You can also save via FTP, although I never tried that.