I’ve been running Windows Vista Business on my laptop for a while now (although the Desktop PC firmly remains Windows XP Professional – what can I say, I’m not a total convert yet…) and although tools such as Windows Live Gallery are really cool for manipulating photographs, one of the really nice applications I miss from XP is the Microsoft Image Resizer Powertoy. It simply allowed you to right-click on an image(s) and then resize the photograph from say, a 500k JPG down to a 60k JPG without any noticeable loss in picture quality.
Image Resizer sadly doesn’t work under Windows Vista, but I’ve found a useful replacement in the shape of VSO Image Resizer, which does much the same job. Right-click on your image, select the required re-size parameters, and watch your whacking great JPG file get crushed down to a more manageable size.
VSO Image Resizer is a free download and works under Windows 2000 / XP and Vista.
Richard Tubb is one of the best-known experts within the global IT Managed Service Provider (MSP) community. He launched and sold his own MSP business before creating a leading MSP media and consultancy practice. Richard helps IT business owner’s take back control by freeing up their time and building a business that can run without them. He’s the author of the book “The IT Business Owner’s Survival Guide” and writer of the award-winning blog www.tubblog.co.uk
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