Software update: Google Picasa 3.5 build 79.74

Google released an update to Picassa on Thursday. This program allows you to easily manage, edit and put photos online. The program offers several options for importing and adjusting photos, including straightening the horizon, fine-tuning the contrast, and creating a crop. Since the previous entry in the Meuktracker, the following changes and improvements have been made:

Changes in version 3.5, Build 79.74:

• Stability improvements.
• Fixed an issue that displayed Israel incorrectly in the ‘Places’ panel.
• Fixed an issue affecting ‘Refresh online status.’

Changes in version 3.5, Build 79.69:

• Fixed an issue where the Universal Terms of Service displays garbled text when installed on non-English versions of Windows.
• Fixed an issue where certain scanners weren’t recognized when importing.
• Fixed an issue where the Retouch edit was not applied.
• Fixed an issue where editing contact information in Picasa altered the formating of contact information at http://contacts.google.com/
• Added a progress bar when batch editing with ‘Auto Red Eye Correction.’
• Returned the ‘Copy full path’ option to the right-click menu.
• Increased stability through multiple crash fixes. Thanks for reporting!