GIMP Open-Source Photo Editor

This is my last post today on photo editors. I now bring you a free open-source photo editing program called GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program). This program has most of the same features as Photoshop. However, it has a rather steep learning curve if you have little or no experience with photo editors. It is absolutely FREE as are all upgrades and is available at http://www.gimp.org/ . Check out the web site and see if you like it. It costs you nothing but a little time to try it. If you are looking for compact, fast, high performance free software, this is for you.

If you have not already encountered open-source software, there are thousands of free software packages available on the web that are as good or better than similar commercial packages. The Firefox internet browser and OpenOffice are two other free open-source packages. Firefox is faster and more reliable than MS Internet Explorer 7; OpenOffice has the same features as Micosoft Office plus a few extras. This software is often available for PC, Mac and Linux/Unix operating systems. Google "open source software" to learn more or go to http://www.gnu.org/ .