Batch compress JPEGS by up to 90% with Caesium
June 17, 2013 – 08:23 | No Comment
Batch compress JPEGS by up to 90% with Caesium

When you save a JPEG it’s easy to just accept your default image options, click File > Save and get on with your next task. But that probably means you’ll always be using the same …

Evernote adds support for reminders – but only on Mac, iOS and the web
May 24, 2013 – 13:31 | No Comment
Evernote adds support for reminders – but only on Mac, iOS and the web

Over the course of the past few days, Evernote Corporation has been updating its flagship Evernote client across all supported platforms. As with most Evernote updates, however, the changes implemented have not been equal, with …

Ashampoo’s Photo Commander 11 adds auto backups, 3D support, new effects
April 24, 2013 – 05:58 | No Comment
Ashampoo’s Photo Commander 11 adds auto backups, 3D support, new effects

Ashampoo has announced the release of Photo Commander 11, its all-in-one tool for organising, editing and sharing digital images.
New features this time start with the program’s automatic backups. Images are preserved as you work, and …

XnView 2.0 debuts new Metro toolbar style
April 9, 2013 – 12:51 | No Comment
XnView 2.0 debuts new Metro toolbar style

XnSoft has released XnView 2.00, a new version of its freeware multimedia browser, editor and creation tool for Windows. The tool makes it simple to browse, organise and edit images, plus includes a screenshot capture …

Build a dedicated – and fast-booting – XBMC media center PC with OpenElec 3.0.0
March 28, 2013 – 13:16 | No Comment
Build a dedicated – and fast-booting – XBMC media center PC with OpenElec 3.0.0

Got a lot of media stored digitally? Want access from a range of devices, including your computer, mobile and smart TV? One of the best tools for the job is the wonderful – and open-source …

XBMC 12.1 launches with focus on improving audio support, AirPlay reliability
March 19, 2013 – 12:32 | No Comment
XBMC 12.1 launches with focus on improving audio support, AirPlay reliability

Team XBMC has released XBMC 12.1 FINAL, a major maintenance update for its open-source, cross-platform media server/center. Version 12.1 includes AirPlay optimisations, iOS 6 support on the AppleTV 2 and enables the full iPhone 5 …

Plex Media Server and Plex for Windows 8 app updated for New Year
January 4, 2013 – 12:43 | No Comment
Plex Media Server and Plex for Windows 8 app updated for New Year

Media server developer Plex Inc has rung in the New Year with two notable new updates to its cross-platform range of media server and media centre products. First, Plex Media Server 0.9.7.9.375 launches with a …

Visions: organize and view your photos in 3D
December 24, 2012 – 03:51 | No Comment
Visions: organize and view your photos in 3D

Launch most image managers, even for the first time, you’ll feel immediately at home. And that’s because they tend to follow very similar designs. You’ll have album or folder groupings on the left, and image …

Plex launches dedicated version of Plex Media Center for Windows 8 computers and mobile devices
December 6, 2012 – 12:29 | No Comment
Plex launches dedicated version of Plex Media Center for Windows 8 computers and mobile devices

Media server developer Plex Inc. has announced the immediate available of Plex for Windows 8 1.0, a dedicated media center app giving users with both Windows 8 PCs and Windows RT tablets and phones access …

PhotosTree: Organise your digital photos by the date they were taken
November 26, 2012 – 10:16 | No Comment
PhotosTree: Organise your digital photos by the date they were taken

Keeping your digital photo collection in order usually requires a great deal of self-discipline and effort. Or, failing that, a heavy-duty image organiser.
If you’re distinctly lacking in all these areas, though, you could just turn …

Sizester is your all-in-one image resizing and sharing app
August 20, 2012 – 17:31 | No Comment
Sizester is your all-in-one image resizing and sharing app

Before you share images via email, Facebook, or some other online means, the chances are that you have to spend time resizing them. |This may be to overcome size restrictions – in the case of …