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The 10 free programs I can’t live without

Monday, November 30th, 2009

I had the delightful task of rebuilding my working life last Monday, as my hard disk decided that would be the perfect time to die. And I realised I hadn’t actually synchronised my online backup system since I last tested a new service. Clever. With time against me – the magazine went to press on Wednesday night – it quickly became clear which programs I desperately needed to install.

1. Paint.NET

Windows 7 may now include a version of Paint complete with a fancy Ribbon interface, but it still doesn’t offer the features I need to quickly enhance photos and mould screenshots to my whims. Paint.NET does, and it also supports plug-ins for RAW files (and more), making it my top photo-editing choice. (more…)

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How to create a photo cut-out

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

In our Give Your Kids The IT Edge feature in the new issue of PC Pro (which should be with subscribers shortly, and goes on sale on 16 July), we promised to show you how to create a cut-out photo. This will allow you to put your child into their very own computer game, using the Scratch software.

To create your cut-out you’ll need to take a full-length digital photo of your child on a plain (preferably white) background. We’re going to use the free photo-editing software, Paint.Net, but any decent photo-editing package should have similar controls.

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The 10 free programs I can’t live without

How to create a photo cut-out

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