On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:41:03 -0400 "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> First off, I'm happy to have been able to get Picasa in my work > computer. My laptop at home is pooched for a bit (hard-drive > problems) and I haven't been able to photoshop anything for like three > weeks now and I've been going crazy. Many hundreds of new photos and > nothing to do with them. > > So, at least with Picasa I can convert them to black and white and > crop (but I can't figure out how to resize), but that's about it. > Sharpening is horrible, and all "fine adjustments" are anything but > fine. I guess I shouldn't complain given the price, but this is > pretty basic stuff, even for a basic guy like me. > > Anyway, author Michael Ondaatje lives in Toronto's Cabbagetown > neighbourhood. He's at the Jet Fuel pretty much every weekend, and > tends to be pretty reclusive. When he's approached (usually by a > non-regular) he's clearly uncomfortable. He's friendly enough with > those he's familiar with, nodding and saying hi to regulars. wow! :-)) Frank, have you tried irfanview as an interim, stop-gap, alternative? same cost as picasa.. regards, subash -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

