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Needing to fire up resource hog Photoshop when all one wants to do is just resize (more often than not, shrink) an image gets old pretty fast. So I went looking for a simple utility for this “specialized” purpose, maybe something so tiny I could keep it lurking on my Taskbar (or create a Quick Launch icon), keeping it just a fast click away when needed. Like when I create a thumbnail of Pic of the Day images for the site.

I thought that this would fit the bill. I was wrong. This baby’s powerful. Lots of features… and unfortunately way more than I need. So I’m passing on it. But it may be exactly what you’re looking for in a low-cost full-featured (and I do mean very full-featured) image resizer that even features some image editing capabilities. Play around with the trial (fully operational for 30 launches) to see if it’s for you.

My decision to pass it up says nothing about the quality or suitability of this nifty tool: I’m just so used to doing things with Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro, I do exactly what I need without thinking. Translation: Speed = fast, productivity = high, PITA = low. So unless the tool simplifies the process (because of its power, it doesn’t), I’d be hard pressed to warm up to it.

But you may. Check it out!

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