On: IrfanView

[typon]

The "enshittification" of computing. The Windows 11 default Photo Viewer has probably 20% of the features of IrfanView - and the problem is that normal users don't know a better tool exists for free if they need those extra features. As the resident techie in my house I get asked by people to do simple things like overlay text in a certain style or print a photo with a particular resolution or print multiple photos etc. and these tasks are just harder or impossible with the default tools

[broast → typon]

I'm guessing even if they knew the tool existed they would still rather ask you to do it. Not everyone wants to understand computers or download programs

[copperx → broast]

More importantly, not everybody wants to be entirely self reliant. They're ok with small task delegation.

[cellularmitosis → copperx]

Sometimes you don’t realize things about yourself until someone else puts it into words. Thank you, internet stranger