July 15, 2005
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Old, tired, stupid and slow…
Brain-fogged as usual after a trip to town yesterday (and this one was
more strenuous and eventful than most), today I’m trying to master a
new computer system.I wanted to do a photo blog of the shots I couldn’t post since late
April when our previous machine crashed. I anticipated something
that would be somewhat time-consuming but basically simple. There
was some simple image manipulation software that came with the
camera. I installed it but it won’t work. Doug suggests
that it may not be compatible with XP.Fortunately (or not, depending on where one’s values lie), rosabelle
and Rich sent this machine with PhotoShop installed. I can play
with the images way beyond what I can imagine and therefore way beyond
what I currently desire. I have to learn to use PhotoShop before
I can do my photo blog. I can’t RTFM because I don’t have the
F-ing Manual.When Doug wanted to buy PhotoShop a few years ago, he found that his
budget could accomodate the much cheaper Paint Shop. I’d mastered
some of its simple features, so I suppose I can learn to use
PhotoShop. …tell you what — I’ll go now and give it a
try. When I get a pic resized for Xanga, I’ll post it. By
then, I’ll probably be ready for a nap or a walk in the great sunny
outdoors.
Comments (3)
If you load images in Xanga, it resizes them to fit your ‘blog. At least it used to.
Though I know they have upper limits on the size you can load up, it may not need to be as small as you’d suspect?
Just a thought. Hope you manage some rest and feel better.
I regularly upload full-sized photos to Xanga and they resize. Meanwhile though, Paintshop does a fabulous job and I usually opt for 75 percent resixing if I’m afraid something is too big.
Props for Larry McMurtry!