EasyCropper.com is so completely broken, it doesn’t work in either Firefox or IE.

So really, this article is completely defunct, and I’m yet to find a maker of a splashy online app like these that actually became a truly easy to use, useful and reliable tool.

Some ungodly percentage of the programs installed on these computers were downloaded to do a simple, single task: resizing an image, removing pages from PDFs, changing wall papers, etc. I’m not in the “most people shouldn’t be allowed to own a computer” snobbery camp, but I do think that there’s a huge gap between proficient computer users and … others.

So the strength of a site like this is that it keeps people’s computers clean. I’d like to see this trend continue. I think it would result in fewer headaches for users.

I found your entry interesting do I’ve added a Trackback to it on my weblog …

…and despite all this it gets coverage from TC by mr. Arrington itself?

Why not use Flash to do the job? No image upload required!

I say get Windows Powertoys, or just use Office Picture Manager if you have MS Office.

It’s a crying shame the resize pictures tool is not built into Windows in a very accessible way.

Oh, for emails make sure to use Microsoft Live Mail, it does resize pictures.

http://www.imagesocket.com
http://www.imageshack.us

etc… simple.

Easy Cropper is essentially the same app as ResizeImage.org, built for the same purposes as MA describes.

We were able to engage the editorial staff in a conversation. At the time, TC wanted to know about our financial backing, and they appeared to not be interested after our PR firm told them we were not a venture backed company.

Whatever the reason, we got no love from TC at the time. And since then, we’ve cropped 50,000 images with very little press coverage.

I find it odd that apps like this come out of the gates and get key placement on TC. It might not be pay to play as suggested in the comments, but timing is everything- and a little luck. Which at the time, wasn’t in our favor. How about now… Mike, how about a fair write up comparing a few of these services and let your readers decide?

- Matt Browne

MyPictr.com has been doing this for ages.

MS Paint? Are you serious? Have you actually used Paint to resize an image lately? You have to manually enter height x width percentages, and it doesn’t give you your new dimensions. A complete waste.

There are practical uses for an app like this: a quick image resize for an email would be the most obvious.

I mean this tool delivers no benefit in putting image resizing to the web…it just seems to be a joke that it is covered here at TechCrunch.

Come on, you can do this when you INSERT a photo in Word (just click custom size and it constrains). Or, there’s Photoshop Express, Online (free) if you want to set resolutions and size.

If anyone needs a separate program/site to do this basic function, they are just program/site junkies (which, I guess we all are, if we read TechCruch, to some degree…)

Michael Arrington really sucks at his job every one of the articles I’ve read by him are absolutely useless and off base.

I really dislike your style michael, you suck

Waiting for the page to refresh (and reload the image) just to get to the advanced resizer is silly. Plus, I don’t see an option to simply enter your required dimensions. Generally, when resizing for the web, you know what dimension you want/need….why not allow people to input those dimensions instead of resizing by dragging?

Maybe I’m missing something but I think resizing on the web like this is a waste of time.