GIMP 2 and Open Source Software - I've started using GIMP 2 and am very pleased with the upgrade, and the price is right as well. GIMP is the Gnu Image Manipulation Program, a free, Open Source program that does many of the operations of the expensive image processing programs on the market. I use the program to enhance, crop, and re-size images. I also use it to place a black border around the outside edge. That function, Stroke, in the earlier version would not always work correctly. Plus one had to remember to always choose the correct size brush to avoid having a huge border. The current version lets you specify the border size as an option of the Stroke command. Very simple, very easy.

I'm gradually trying to wean myself from Microsoft products. I'm using Mozilla's Firefox browser for most web browsing. I still use Outlook for email and to sync with my PDA, so I need to find a good replacement. I assume they are out there and if necessary I'm sure I could live without Outlook, and would probably be much more secure.
posted by Bruce Wright at 4:01 PM #