Welcome to Andrewblock.net http://andrewblock.net A tech tip a day keeps the Geek Squad away. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:08:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 How to batch resize photos in Windows using a free program http://andrewblock.net/2013/03/27/how-to-batch-resize-photos-using-a-free-program/ http://andrewblock.net/2013/03/27/how-to-batch-resize-photos-using-a-free-program/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 05:44:57 +0000 Andrew Block http://andrewblock.net/?p=1371 Note: this process applies to Windows-based computers. I am running Windows 8, but it should also work on Windows 7, Vista, and XP. I sell a lot of random things on Craigslist and eBay, and sometimes I take a bunch of pictures to go with my for-sale item. Usually, the pictures are way too large [...]

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