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Summary: Most computers have a built-in paint program, but when buying one, the main thing to consider is price. Select a computer paint program with tips from a computer technician in this free video on computer software.
Chris Bryce is the owner and operator of Super Computers Sales and Service located in Georgetown, Texas. He took his computer technician and systems management background and went into...read more
Computers are complex machines built upon very simple principles. They perform arithmetical operations millions of times over to transform digital information moving at lightning speed into usable human data. A personal computer's job is to help a user create, manipulate, deliver, receive or delete media content. This is a simple, sterile definition that sounds uninteresting on the surface. Nevertheless, these fundamental functions mimic human ability in some surprising ways. Therefore, the computer is increasingly becoming an engine of the imagination, a platform for the digital life. In this free video series, learn about different computer software that can make using a computer more fun or can harm a computer if not careful. A computer technician explains how to choose a paint program, clean virus infected computers and play FLV files when online or off-line. He also talks about turning an MP3 file into a cell phone ringtone, removing computer viruses for free through various websites and opening RAR files.
"Hi. I'm Chris Bryce from superservice.com. Let's talk about how to choose a paint program. In choosing a paint program, there are a few factors to look at. The main is price. Windows has a paint program built into it, but if the limited features in the paint program in Windows aren't enough for you, then you may need to end up purchasing a paint program. If you're choosing a paint program to purchase, the mainstream one that most people use is Adobe's Photoshop. Now, Photoshop allows you to do several different things, with cropping images, reducing red eye in photos, adding effects, changing things. It allows you to save in a lot of different formats, .jpeg, .bmp and the Photoshop format. If you can't quite justify the value and spending the money on Photoshop, then an in between program might be Corel's Photo-Paint. Now, Photo-Paint allows you to get in with a good value for program that has more features than the basic paint that's in Windows, but not as much as Photoshop. But still allows you to do a lot of the things like red eye reduction, cropping, saving in several different formats. The main difference is it won't save as Photoshop format. There are some converters out there that you can try, but those are the main things to consider when you're looking at a paint program."
eHow Article: How to Choose a Paint Program
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