MICROSOFT DIGITAL IMAGE SUITE

I’ve used Microsoft Digital Image Pro for years. Its controls are easy and comfortable but its organizer is weaker than Adobe Photoshop Elements and I’ve never felt completely comfortable with Microsoft’s commitment to photo editing software. (Years...

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 5 & PREMIERE ELEMENTS 3

Adobe has now released upgrades to its consumer photo organizer and editor, Photoshop Elements, and consumer video editor, Premiere Elements.Photoshop Elements 5 is a minor upgrade from version 4. (If you have an earlier version, upgrade immediately – the...

OCTOBER UPDATES

Microsoft released a big crop of updates yesterday for Windows and Microsoft Office programs – there are ten patches on the official list but my computer shows fifteen items ready to be installed this morning. Yesterday Microsoft was having some trouble with the...

PARENTAL FILTERS

I’m still looking for the right filter for parents who want some control over their children’s Internet activities. I wanted to like Safe Eyes – it has a nice interface, the right features (control over Internet surfing, time online, and access to...

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 5.0 & ADOBE PREMIERE 3.0

Postpone your shopping for photo and video editing software for a few weeks. Later this month, Adobe is shipping upgrades to Adobe Photoshop Elements 5 and Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0. With luck there will be more progress on integrating the programs with each other...

FREE AOL

If you’re an AOL subscriber, you must have a masochistic streak. Or perhaps a very long memory and nostalgia for the years when AOL software made things easier to do online, instead of the buggy, bloated, advertising-laden mess that it’s become. In a bold...