You may sometimes want to resize an image before you send it to someone via email or upload it to the Internet. This is especially helpful if the original image size is in the Megabytes rather than Kilobytes range. Bordermaker is an interesting program that offers image resizing and manipulation options. Best of all, it [...]

Categories: Linux, Mac, Software, Windows

Picture editing and image manipulation tools are often the best option for photographers and computer users who want to process multiple images in short time. Image Tools is no exception to that rule. The free Windows software can batch process all images that are loaded into the program interface. Pictures are added via the Main [...]

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The default file browser for the Windows operating system, Windows Explorer, has its shortcomings, especially when it comes to file operations. The process to copy files into another folder for instance is not optimized at all, and users may have to navigate a lot in one explorer window, or use two Windows Explorer instances for [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

We all like wallpaper. Some people even search for days for the perfect wallpaper. But why not create your own wallpaper? You say you don’t have the talent? That’s okay when there are tools like Fotowall out there. Fotowall is a create tool that lets you work with images in a very creative way…helping you [...]

Categories: Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Software, Tutorials Basic

For many Linux users, The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Project) seems to mostly be a tool of mystery and confusion. The biggest reason for this is lack of exposure. Most users that complain about The GIMP’s interface really only need to get to know the interface. I have covered The GIMP a few times here [...]

Categories: Advice, Linux, Open Source, Software, Tutorials Basic

Digital Image Tool is a free digital image processing software that has been specifically designed to batch process images. The developers state that it is a portable software program although it is only supplied as an installer which is somewhat confusing. It is likely that the software can be copied anywhere after the initial installation [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Hundreds of different solutions exist to reduce the resolution of photos. These solutions are available as software programs but also online services. Quality is usually not an issue when reducing the resolution of a photo. It does becomes problematic on the other hand to find a solid computer program to enlarge photos. Enlarging photos meaning [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

I love The GIMP. I use it every day for many different things. I know The GIMP well and have little problem using any aspect of this image manipulation program. There is one task, however, that always throws me for a loop when I have to undertake it: Creating an unfilled circle. You would think [...]

Categories: Advice, Linux, Open Source, Software, Tutorials Basic

After only a couple of articles about The GIMP it is clear there are many users that are still unhappy with the interface. With that in mind I thought I would help users see how simple it is to clean up the interface to make usage even easier. One of the easiest ways to simplify [...]

Categories: Linux, Open Source, Software, Tools, Tutorials Basic