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I know we all from time to time e-mail images(photos) to each other.  Most folks do not resize their images and it makes for massive files that can be up to 2 MB or more with new 8+ pixel cameras. Large files attachmnets take forever to send or receive in e-mails on dial up internet service or even satellite internet service.  For those who may not be aware, Microsoft has an array of Powertools for Windows XP that are free.  One of those tpools is Image Resizer. This PowerToy enables you to resize one or many image files with a right-click of the mouse.  You find the photo file on your computer, put your mouse pointer over it and right click.  Choose "resize picture" and a box pops up for you to indicate which size you want.  Choose the size and it will save the resized photo to the same file as the original with the new file name of the original with (Small) added to the file name.

 

This can reduce a 1.45 MB photo down to 56 KB without loosing any quality and will e-mail 10 times faster.  You can find these tools at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/Downloads/powertoys/Xppowertoys.mspx with descriptions of each tool.  Thought these might be helpful for those who may e-mail a lot of photos back and forth to each other.

 

Dennis Norton
Royal Oak Farm Orchard
Office (815) 648-4467
Mobile (815) 228-2174
Fax (609) 228-2174
http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.com
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