Installing and Configuring the Program
As I just mentioned, Picasa isn’t like Google’s Web-based applications; it’s a software program that you download (for free) from picasa.google.com. The program is actually quite small, so the download isn’t time-consuming at all. Just click the download link (Try Picasa Now), and you’ll be ready to go in no time.
Note
This chapter is based on Picasa version 2.7. As this book was going to press, Google announced the beta release of Picasa version 3, which might be available for general release by the time you read this. New features include a Retouch tool for touching up blemishes and the like, a movie editor, a computer screen-capture utility, watermarks, and improved file management.
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