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Google (Finally) Releases Picasa for Mac

by Kaiser Hwang on January 6, 2009 at 04:47 PM

One of the best photo organizers out there, Google's Picasa, has finally come to Mac after literally years of waiting to coincide with this year's MacWorld Expo. The free program, available now as a public beta, provides users an easy way to organize, view, edit, and upload photos. It also supports video to a limited degree.

Now why would any Mac user want to use Picasa when it's likely that they already have/use Apple's own iPhoto? First and foremost, Picasa is tightly integrated with Google services, from Gmail to Blogger, so if you're more a Google guy than a MobileMe guy, that's a huge benefit. It also sports arguably better performance than iPhoto, and has some nifty features iPhoto doesn't, including startlingly accurate facial recognition technology, making tagging your friends a breeze. Regardless, the program's free, so give it a shot -- you might be surprised just how good it is. [From: Wired]

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