<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120658319262967571.html">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120658319262967571.html</a><br><br>snippet:<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>While Photoshop is designed for trained professionals, Adobe says Photoshop Express, which it launched in a "beta" test version, is easier to learn. User comments will be taken into account for future upgrades.<br><br>Photoshop Express will be completely Web-based so consumers can use it with any type of computer, operating system and browser. And, once they register, users can get to their accounts from different computers.<br><br>Web-based software is increasingly popular, and Adobe knows it's got to get on that train, said Kathleen Maher, an analyst at Jon Peddie Research.<br><br>Many kinds of software are available for use online in a trend known as "software as a service," or "cloud computing." The earliest were e-mail programs, but they now include services to create and manage content and even whole operating systems. And they don't require time-consuming upgrades because they're maintained by the service provider.<p><hr></blockquote><p>

Tried a few edits and not really going to make my day anytime soon. Sure it would be cool to access your pics from different computers but the editing tools are like hatchets compared to the exacto knife of photoshop.<br><br>But I was about to load PS on my MBA. Maybe i will hold off.<br><br><br><br><br>

Yawn.<br><br>

i haven't checked it out yet, but does it compare with other free web 2.0 editors? my students use them all of the time, so this could potentially be useful for young folks on the go. <br><br>

Here you see the entire interface. It has little to nothing to offer beyond the very basics. It's nice to have the option, but I really expected more from Adobe. You do get 2GB of space to share photos though.<br><br><img src="http://img.skitch.com/20080328-ey6abgu7dsqm6ygc785ky1qcyj.jpg" alt="ps_express"/><br><br>

okay, i just fiddled with the test drive. one of the things i've heard complained about the most from my students is that they find it really hard to use the various web-based photo editing tools to resize their photos. they can crop, but many of these tools don't have resize tools available to take a 3,000 pixel wide photo and make it 600 pixels wide instead and then reduce the jpeg quality to reduce file size. i don't notice either option in the photoshop online tool. but i did only fiddle for about 45 seconds and the "Email photo" option was disabled for test drivers.<br><br>

Yeah, there are no resizing tools in Photoshop Express... one of the things that made me say "Yawn." in my original post. It's really not much of a useful tool, IMO.<br><br>