Hi Girls .. Hope your Labor day is going Great .. I have some news to share My hubby bought me a Brand new computer ..This baby has all the bells and whistles and I have no clue what Or how I am going to crop and resize & add my watermarks to my photos now , But be patient I will figure something out. I no longer have the program that I used on my old computer and now I am lost at what to do .. I have no photo editing program on my new computer and it also has the new Vista program YIKES!! ( Still out on debate on this new windows program ) I am thinking of going with photo shop elements . Have any of you used this or have it Please share with me what you think about it and if it is Good Pretty Please .. And also where I can find one for a good price .. I think we may look at Costco or Sams club what do you think ?? So needless to say I have no photos to share and hope this situation changes soon . Will keep you all posted .. Everything is still so wonderful here at our home . We had a Fabulous Sunday with Friends and even went for the Dairy Queen tonight after church .. How yummy is that .. OH boy I haven't have a DQ in soooo long Last night My favoritest Cousin ( Ruthie ) and her Family took us out to WHITEYS OH my that was sooo AWESOME to be with them and eat that famous Fish .I have a Great photo to share BUT can't Not yet any way well cause you already now why HUH? Tomorrow we are heading out to the lake for the holiday day and having ribs and Corn on the cob ( on the fire of course :-) ... you know me and COTC..YUMMYO!!) Just a fun day hanging out with my family and maybe some friends will pop in we will see. Ok have a Fabulous Labor day girls and I miss you and will check in later . PS Please don't forget to let me know what you all use for your photo editing program would love to hear everything about what you use and of course the price too if you wish to share, and where you got it .. etc...)
Love ya's
until later .. Happy Stampin!!
I'm so happy you got a new computer! Yea! But you KNOW I am a photo editing idiot.... LOL :) Hopefully you get it figured out soon. I wanna see how cute all of us are XOXO
Posted by: Ruthie (favorite cousin) | September 02, 2007 at 09:35 PM
Yah! Congrats on the new computer! What a GREAT husband!
I use PaintShopPro. I've been using this for years. I started with version 5 and now have 10. I LOVE it. I can make my own banners, watermarks, anything really! I may have got my latest version at Costco. It was a year or so ago. Good luck finding something! Enjoy the holiday!
Hugs
DAWN
Posted by: Dawn E. | September 02, 2007 at 10:31 PM
Whoohoo...new computer! Love it. Be patient with Vista, once you get used to it, you'll love the operating system.
I have Elements, 4.0, and I love it, but if you get Elements, be sure to get 5.0 or perhaps wait for the new version release. (I don't know exactly when that will be) 4.0 works really slow with Vista. I don't think that 4.0 is all that compatable with Vista...even though it works, it's painstakingly slow. I wanted to buy 5.0, but my DH (a computer guru) said that I should probably wait now for the newer version.
Also know that there is a fairly large learning curve. It's an awesome program, but it's a little difficult to learn (uh, at least it is was for me).
Have fun with your new PC. :)
Posted by: Lynn Mercurio | September 03, 2007 at 12:10 AM
oh yay!! I love new gadgets!! Sounds like a really cool gadget for you!! how fun...
i have photo shop element - not sure what it's full capacity is, as I'm a new user of this program as well. But so far, everything that I've done has worked for me. we can learn together... =0)
hugs,
Jen
Posted by: jen | September 03, 2007 at 04:04 AM
I'm sorry I have no photo/computer advice but can only say I'M SO
H-A-P-P-Y because you're so happy !!! What did Rich say when he say that you had lost all that weight???? Keep lovin' each other !!
love ya..
Posted by: Corinne | September 03, 2007 at 07:28 AM
Congrats on the new computer. I know it will be an adjustment, but you'll love it. I bought myself a new laptop back in March which has VISTA on it and I love it. No real problems. When I set it up, I wasn't able to find drivers for my camera and my printer, but for some reason, they still work just fine.
For photo editing, I just use GIMP 2, which is a free software program. I couldn't justify spending a whole lot on anything else, as it does everything that I need it to - cropping, watermarks, etc. You can find it at www.gimp.org Have fun with your new toy!
Posted by: Melissa (Superfan) | September 03, 2007 at 09:53 AM
Hi Dawn, glad to hear you are having fun with hubby home AND a new computer, aweswome! I use photshop elements and I LOVE it! It is what I use to upload all my files to my blog - just remember to save what you want to do to the desktop or a folder in JPEG cuz you cannot upload directly from the program (format) but this is true for most programs and we all usually save our pics somewhere anyway. I love it though and would not trade it in for anything else! It does EVERYTHING!! HTH! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex
Posted by: Alexandra Hobson | September 03, 2007 at 10:56 AM
Hey Dawn, It's so great to 'hear' from you!! I'm so happy for you getting a new 'puter!! I still haven't, but I'll know who to come to for questions. *wink, wink*
Thanks for sharing all your fun with us!
Posted by: Rose Ann | September 03, 2007 at 11:44 AM
1st let me say how happy I am that your hubby made it home safely. 2nd- congratulations on the new puter - how exciting 4 you!
3rd I use Photoshope Elements 5.0 and I really like it a lot. Just recently I downloaded some free digi scrapbook kits and using PS Elements I made my own title bar for my blog. It really was fun and Photoshop Elements comes with tutorial to help you figure things out along the way. You can pick up PS Elements 5.0 at Costco for a good price. My hubby bought mine last Christmas for a discount from Best Buy. I think Costco will be your best deal. Any way - I hope this helps and good luck with your decision!
Blessings
Posted by: Laura | September 03, 2007 at 01:12 PM
Glad your husband is home safe and sound! Your faith through that entire process was amazing to read about;)
Congrats on the new computer! I also use Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 and LOVE IT (also got it at Costco). It is worth the $$, and it's not even that bad compared to other software out there. It will definitely do all you want it to and more.
Posted by: Amy Hoogstad | September 03, 2007 at 01:37 PM
I recently came across this online photo editing site: http://www.picnik.com/
I haven't tried it yet, but it's an alternative to purchasing expensive software.
Posted by: AEBRobson | September 04, 2007 at 10:58 AM
Congrats on the new computer!!!!! You are so blessed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Gina Wrona | September 06, 2007 at 12:18 PM