Review of Google's Picasa |
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| Published by: BusinessWeek 11-12-2005 Read Complete Article |
Article Summary
When it comes to digital photos, it's hard to find a piece of software that does it all. Photo Web sites such as Flickr are great places for sharing photos, Snapfish is good for cheap prints, and software like Photoshop is excellent for editing. So when I first took a look at Google's Picasa (technically Picasa2) program as part of our ongoing series of reviews of Google tools (see BW Online, 10/26/05, "Gmail: Just a Bit Too Quirky"), my interest was piqued. Here was a program that promised to do it all - editing, slideshows, sharing, and prints, too.
Google's (GOOG) Picasa is a seductive piece of photo software. First, the program's design is fantastic - especially compared with the clunky programs that come in the box with your digital camera. Its user interface is slick, and the windows and menus are clean-looking and elegant. Plus, subtle animation in basic features - photos spin around smoothly when you rotate them, for instance - makes playing around with the Picasa a pleasure.....Read Complete Article
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