Archive for April 15th, 2008
Picture Resizer 3.0
April 15th, 2008 | 
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Despite the simplicity, this tiny (300kB) freeware tool can do a lot: resize by percentage, longest side, shortest side, width, height, fit in frame, or by specifying file size in kilobytes. Batch processing of files in all subfolders, generating custom reports (e.g. htlm fragments for galleries), sharpening and more. Usable as a droplet or from Explorer’s context menu.
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HP and DreamWorks unveil color display technology
Though CRT monitors have been made practically obsolete for consumers by the LCD industry, a few industries–photography/visual design/filmmaking–still cling to them for their nonpareil color quality.
Hewlett-Packard is trying to loosen their grip on those clunky desktop space-hoggers by offering a liquid crystal display for visual artist types that boasts the ability to show 1 billion colors for “one quarter” of the cost of other LCD monitors in this category.