Picasa is a very capable yet easy to use system. Because it does most of the things most of us want to do with our pictures very well, yet is fairly easy to use, I use it and recommend it.
If you're looking for a program with which to organize, modify, or display your pictures or if you are already planning to use Picasa, Monday morning spent with your friends and neighbors will kick-start your use of it and will be time well spent.
There are two things you can do before the class to make more efficient use of class time:
- Put Picasa 3.6 on your computer. You can download it from http://picasa.google.com. Another way is to borrow a memory stick from me. I have Picasa on it and also a folder which contains a few pictures for use in class. It only takes a couple of minutes to get it from the memory stick to your computer.
- Go to http://picasa.google.com and read about Picasa; browse around the site and see what you can learn about Picasa's capability. That will give you an idea or what it can do. Don't worry about how to do it; that's what the class is for.
If you want a program which will crop your photos (cut off unwanted parts), correct red-eye, improve light levels, email pictures easily, make a slide show, display pictures in an album on the internet for FREE, and make neat collages— Picasa is for you!
The class will run from 9:00 to 11:30. Bring 2 1/2 hours worth or battery or your power supply. If you have an extension cord with multiple outlets and can conveniently bring it, please do so.
There is no charge for the class or the program.
