<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000'><span>We have GIMP on several of our machines; to my knowledge its hardly used.<br><br>I have to disagree about paint.NET. It's a bit easier to use than GIMP. I don't have a PhotoShop background so GIMPs learning curve is VERTICAL. *not* intuitive, in my book.<br><br>But as far as having it available - it's free, VERY powerful, VERY flexible, and definitely worth the install. (I full endorse GIMP... just can't used the damned thing to great success, myself).) Upgrades/patches are not a big deal - install it and forget it, so management is easy.<br><br>Now... training patrons on how to use it, on the other hand...<br><br>S<br><br><span name="x"></span>------<br>Steve Miller, Technology Coordinator<br>Ashtabula County District Library<br>335 West 44th Street, Ashtabula OH 44004<br>** Opinions are my own. If this email goes to an unintended recipient, feel free to LOLZ@ME and move on with your day. Every day is Caturday. Rates based on standard APR of prime+5. Your actual mileage may vary.<span name="x"></span><br></span><br><hr id="zwchr"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>From: </b>"Tom Casey" <TCASEY@libraryvisit.org><br><b>To: </b>"Dan Will" <willda@oplin.org>, "Chad Neeper" <cneeper@level9networks.com>, oplintech@lists.oplin.org<br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, July 20, 2011 2:38:50 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [OPLINTECH] patron requests Gimp software on public PCs<br><br><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Greetings:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">We offer the Gimp and patrons seem to like it. Personally, for free graphics editors I find Paint.net to be very easy to use. You can download it from <a href="http://download.cnet.com/Paint-NET/3000-2192_4-10338146.html" target="_blank">http://download.cnet.com/Paint-NET/3000-2192_4-10338146.html</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Tom Casey</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">System Administrator</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">330.744.8636 x 51612</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></p><div><div style="border-right: medium none; border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(181, 196, 223) -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; color: windowtext;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; color: windowtext;"> Dan Will [mailto:willda@oplin.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 20, 2011 2:14 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Chad Neeper'; oplintech@lists.oplin.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OPLINTECH] patron requests Gimp software on public PCs</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I agree Chad. If we had patrons requesting it, I’d install it. I used to install it as a matter of course as well & like you, I haven’t much lately. We have MS Office on all of our patron pcs & it has a photo editor (Photo Manager in MS Office Tools) that is pretty brainless to use for average user. It is definitely not a Photoshop replacement but works (especially to convert & compress photos).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas;">Dan Will</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas;">Technology Supervisor</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas;">Meigs County District Public Library</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"><a href="mailto:willda@oplin.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas;">willda@oplin.org</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas;">740.992.5813</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas;">740.992.6140 (fax)</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Consolas;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">“When you are growing up there are two institutional places that affect you most powerfully: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">the church that belongs to God and the public library that belongs to you. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">The public library is the great equalizer.” </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif";">Keith Richards</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"> </span></p><div><div style="border-right: medium none; border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(181, 196, 223) -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; color: windowtext;">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; color: windowtext;"> <a href="mailto:oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org" target="_blank">oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org</a> <a href="mailto:[mailto:oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org]" target="_blank">[mailto:oplintech-bounces@lists.oplin.org]</a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chad Neeper<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 20, 2011 1:57 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:oplintech@lists.oplin.org" target="_blank">oplintech@lists.oplin.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [OPLINTECH] patron requests Gimp software on public PCs</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;">The Gimp is pretty patron-computer friendly. I used to install it on patron computers as a matter of course, but haven't so much lately. Mostly just because it caters to a pretty specific audience: people that want to do advanced graphics editing (retouching photos...things of that nature). For the very casual photo editing, some of the other programs out there might be a little easier to use for novice users. Gimp is very powerful, but has a steeper learning curve in my opinion.<br></p></div><br></div></div></body></html>