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• Software gems: Paint.net

  Posted on January 17, 2022 at 02:43 CST by Will Fastie • Comment in the Forums

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  By Will Fastie

  Besides having a very interesting history, paint.net is a useful program.

  Paint.net has an unusual origin. It was written as a senior project by a computer science student at Washington State University, Rick Brewster. His project was to write a better version of Microsoft Paint, the ubiquitous program that has been part of Windows since the dawn of Windows.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 19.03.0 (2022-01-17).

  Software Graphics Editors, Newsletters, review, Software

• The InfoWorld review: Windows 10 Creators Update is worth waiting for

  Posted on March 29, 2017 at 16:05 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Creators Update is great for artists and HoloLens types and indispensable for folks who want to put rotating 3D images inside their PowerPoint presentations. Security improvements are worthwhile, particularly if you’re attached to a corporate domain.

  For the rest of us… the best feature is the one that makes it easier for Pro users to block automatic updates, but it isn’t worth the gamble to install Creators Update until it’s all cleaned up. Say, in July or August.

  The InfoWorld review.

  UPDATE: Microsoft has just confirmed general availability for April 11.

  Windows News review, Windows 10 Creators Update