[Steve_S]

GregoriusM said:

I've only spent a short time with it, but saying it is not as good as iPhoto is misleading. It does things iPhoto doesn't, and does other things in ways that I prefer. I will use both programs.

I've used Picasa for years on the PC side. Like any competing product, there will always be a feature or two that one product does better than another. However, overall, Picasa's interface is clumsy as compared to iPhoto. Though Picasa is a capable product and probably best in class on the PC side, there is little reason for Mac users who already use iPhoto to consider switching. Also, I would expect iPhoto to be updated soon - possibly in today's Keynote.

That said, I'm happy to see Google bring product parity across platforms, even if it isn't better than iPhoto. Choice is always a good thing. Further, switchers may find comfort in the familiarity of using the same program as they migrate to the Mac.

[reusserfarm]

Anyone else out there that is having troubles with Picasa and syncing with an external hard drive ? I have been trying for the past few days and it gets right to work checking out all location and when it gets about 3/4th of the way done it shuts down ?? Everytime that I bring it up again it starts up from the same place it started the last time and then kicks off again around the same files, I have checked all of my files and nothing seems to be out of the norm ??

I was very excited to see Picasa finally getting up and running on Mac and I'm a little bummed out that I'm unable to make it work ?? With Iphoto and using my external it brings in way too much information and would fill my hard drive on the imac.

thanks for any input ......