[rollei_list] Re: OT: Viewing photos on Windows
- From: "Robert Lilley" <54moggie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:59:38 -0500
I think the operative part of Elias's message was: "What's the equivalent on
the PC? How do I direct a 70 & 83 year old to find it?"
So what is on every Windows PC that is easy to access without doing a Google
search to find any particular esoteric viewing program? I think Windows XP,
etc has default picture viewer.
Speaking of esoteric and arcane, I offer something a lot of older people
will be faced with this coming February. Check out the frustration - Elias
my heart goes out to you in your endeavor.
http://good-times.webshots.com/video/3055145550053317998SLGqzb
Rob
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Subject: [rollei_list] Re: OT: Viewing photos on Windows
Elias,
I'm with Bill. I don't use Picasa much myself, but I have recommended
it to my wife (not 83, but might as well be when it comes to
computers) and my mother (who is only 78). Both use it without
problems.
It has the added advantage that it is based on non-destructive
editing. If they make a really bad mistake, they can always retrace
their steps back to the original.
It has good interfaces to printing services when they want prints too.
Just click and order.
When they connect up to their camera or memory card, Picasa will be
one of those things that pop up and offer to take care of their
pictures. Hard to beat, if you want to avoid support in the future :-)
Daniel
On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 6:54 PM, William Harting <wharting@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Hi elias,
>
> Windows picture viewer is pretty good, but as someone else suggested, I've
> been using the latest version of Picasa lately. That also keeps very good
> track of the pictures we tend to have scattered all over our computers.
>
> -b
>
>
>
> Elias Roustom wrote:
>>
>> I know a lot of you are Windows users. It's been a long time since I've
>> touched on. I'm trying to help my parents view pics they took on their
>> digital camera. They plug the thing in, and prompt comes up asking what
they
>> want to view the photos with... I'm always amazed at how clean, snappy,
and
>> user friendly PCs are. On my mac iPhoto pops up to take care of
everything
>> right away. What's the equivalent on the PC? How do I direct a 70 & 83
year
>> old to find it?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Elias
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