I'll second that paint.net recomendation. Very nice software.
Thejesh GN
· 1 year ago
paint.nt is good but it needs .net installation which is heavy for asus.
shiva
· 1 year ago
There is nothing that is better than paint.net (in terms of free image editing software). GIMP is way too much for everyday needs.
Josh Bancroft
· 1 year ago
Glad to hear you're liking the Eee PC. I have the Linux version of the 901, which has a little more drive space (20GB total, instead of 12GB).
For a photo program, I highly recommend Google's Picasa (http://picasa.google.com). It's free, powerful, and should be great for what you're doing. It's kind of like iPhoto for Windows (and there's a LInux version, too). In fact, it's the ONE Windows app I still sometimes miss after switching to Mac (even though I've grown to like iPhoto). Give it shot!
Steven Pemberton
· 1 year ago
+1 to Picasa
Don
· 1 year ago
Have you tried Paint.NET (http://www.getpaint.net/)? It's open source. The download is about 1.6MB. I use it regularly for image editing.
It is very easy to get a IDE 2 USB converter and hook up any CD ROM. This is how I put Windows on mine before they offered it.
Willie Galang
· 1 year ago
Hi Dave. I used to scoff at how I can't use the keyboard of the Asus Eee PC for it's too small. But when my wife bought one on sale a few days ago, I realized that a touch typist can get used to it. I told my wife that I want one too, for it's easier to lug it everywhere. :)
I second the IrFanView recommendation of previous posters.
Aaron
· 1 year ago
Irfanview
John Serra
· 1 year ago
I have to agree that the keyboard is quite adequate. Mine doesn't fall asleep on me, but then I don't use XP. I prefer Ubuntu Linux. Best of all is the size. It is great to be able to walk around with a bag no bigger than a thin loose feaf... I love my eeePC!!! I realize that we are on different operating systems, but I find that the Gimp is more than enough...
Andy
· 1 year ago
I always use Irfanview (http://www.irfanview.com/) for my lightweight image editing needs when I'm on windows. It can open/convert a variety of formats, along with crop, resize, rotate etc. It's a very handy little program.
jamtoday
· 1 year ago
Second that.
Tiny memory footprint. It makes Photoshop look morbidly obese by comparison.
Scott
· 1 year ago
I have to "third" that. Seems like I've been using IrfanView for about 10 years. It does most everything you need. And it's small so that little hard drive won't notice it's there.
I'm not sure what camera Dave's using, but most camera's I've used in recent years (both HP, Kodak, and my lil' Megxon thing) will mount as a drive if you plug the usb cable into the camera and computer. Except in cases when I didn't have a wire.
Jean Warner
· 1 year ago
do you have the Asus Eee 1000 or an earlier version?
Stanley_Krute
· 1 year ago
Deep agreement with other posters as to IrfanView being The One for this job. Fast, light, remarkably strong in many areas. It's one of the Stan's Basic Apps that I put on all tuned-up and new computers that the computer systems part of my biz touches.
It's not Photoshop, as regards editing, but quite adequate for many purposes.
-- stan
ann
· 1 year ago
Hi Dave! Did you buy the Complete Care coverage for your Asus? They service it in your home. If not, they'll sell it to you after-the-fact. I recommend it. Normally I complain about customer service but Dell, surpisingly, gets my cudos. We purchased Complete Care for our most mobile laptop, knowing it was going to be road weary. In addition to fixing the accidental damage we had, Dell came out to fix a hinge which was repeatedly breaking. Anyhow, when it broke for the 4th time they offered to replace the laptop. I didn't even ask. Since mobile devices are prone to accident for $99 bucks its well worth the fee. And the service happens more or less within 24-48 hours. I suppose it sucks for the hinge to break 4 times, but since I can't count how many laptops I've owned over the years, knowing that one might survive longer than a year or two is good. Dell gets a good grade in keeping me happy over time... I wish politicians would learn good customer care!
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http://www.getpaint.net
For a photo program, I highly recommend Google's Picasa (http://picasa.google.com). It's free, powerful, and should be great for what you're doing. It's kind of like iPhoto for Windows (and there's a LInux version, too). In fact, it's the ONE Windows app I still sometimes miss after switching to Mac (even though I've grown to like iPhoto). Give it shot!
http://www.irfanview.com/
Check out this:
http://www.seanpercival.com/blog/2007/12/10/how...
It is very easy to get a IDE 2 USB converter and hook up any CD ROM. This is how I put Windows on mine before they offered it.
I second the IrFanView recommendation of previous posters.
I realize that we are on different operating systems, but I find that the Gimp is more than enough...
Tiny memory footprint. It makes Photoshop look morbidly obese by comparison.
"I'm always swapping the SDs out."
A USB memory card reader would fix that.
Latest version is 4.10. Downloadable at Tucows: http://www.tucows.com/preview/194967
You'll also want to get the Plug-ins. Also downloadable at Tucows: http://www.tucows.com/preview/415586
It's not Photoshop, as regards editing, but quite adequate for many purposes.
-- stan