Hey all, I'm looking for suggestions for a photo managing application for my parents. They are looking for minor touch up abilities and a functionality that lets them "mark" photos for printing as they browse through them, then select only the marked photos for copying to a device to get prints, etc.

Elements has those abilities but does not have the most important aspect they need, and that's the all important ease of use.

Thanx!

 

Picasa3 will do all that. You can browse through your photos and drop them in a tray at the bottom. Once they're in the tray, you can print email, export, or upload the images. My mom has been using Picasa for a few years now and she has no trouble with it. Best of all, it's free!

 

So you can do that before you upload them? I was always under the impression that the photos had to be uploaded to their servers before you could do anything with them.

 

It all runs on your PC, you don't need to upload anything. They make their money by offering online printing services for calendars, books, cards, etc, but you can always print to your own printer.

 

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I know it's not really an option. But in all seriousness, I think I've had like two questions from my Mom in the six months since I switched them from a Windows box.

 

Stepfather would rather hang himself. I tried.

 

Has he actually tried to use one, or is he just stubborn to give it a try?

 

My parents are completely computer useless, but they love picassa. Seems easy enough for them, I've never really done much with it though.