Irfanview

Often times people ask me if I can install Photoshop for them so that they can edit their pictures taken at a picnic the week before. I mean, Photoshop is indeed a very powerful program, but do you really need such a professional tool? Or should I say: "Do you really know how to use it?" For doing quick, common tasks on a picture I always recommend Irfanview, a nice little image editing program. Fergus told me about it years ago and I just love it. It's so small that a floppy disk can hold it, and yet it's got a lot of functions that can satisfy most ordinary people's needs. Best of all, it's free. Not just "Download free", it's a freeware, which means you don't have to pay a license fee for it. It also supports lots of image formats, including Photoshop files. So don't bother installing the program that came with your scanner/digital camera/whatever, give Irfanview a try. Oh, where can you find it? I don't know, try google it. I usually go to download.com or tucows.com .