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Lots of subjectivity in personal preferences. FWIW, I dual boot Linux Mint and Windows so have chosen pretty good software that can deal with the same images on both: XnViewMP (multi-platform) for ...

I still use mine - no advice about telephoto since I bought an SX10 when they came out.  That camera shocked me with its closing down of aperture to the extent that easy handheld S5IS shots ...

Rockwell's column takes me back to one of the earlier fads during the height of the prosumer digital camera boom - "tack sharpness" was the precursor for radioactive HDR and then slo-shutter "dry ...

You're right - some of them have that upper left menu but several I was interested in don't, and I hadn't looked at them all.  The sharpeners, Dfine denoiser and Viveza curves don't.  Silver Efex ...

Thanks both. For the record I can use it standalone on Win 7 without Java RE installed. Just install the download ignoring the dialog box to input software for 8bf plugins - the various folders ...

Are you using the "workaround" that involves dragging images onto the *.exe file in a file browser, or is there a real standalone Nik program? From what I can make out about the "workaround" it ...

I tried several and settled on NQMobile Call Blocker - blocks phone and SMS, by blacklist, whitelist and/or contact list.  Never rings, can toggle to show a notification that includes the sending ...

[Revised earlier post] Don't own any Adobe products or run Java.  Downloaded and attempted install in Windows GIMP, which often takes 8bf add ons:  no error message but could not find the ...

I've used electrical contact spray very successfully on a faulty control wheel as well as PC keyboard keys and other things. Important to get pure iso-alchohol and not stuff with gummy lubricants ...