Just tried the “new” Photo Gallery in the Windows Live series that comes bundled with Vista. I’m still running XP as I don’t see the need to slow down my PC while paying money to do so… Anyway, the photo application is actually very promising. It’s not a photo editing tool, but a nice previewer that can organize your photos in many different ways (also supports tagging) and enables even the novice to share his/hers photos in the most convenient way.

Note! During the installation process you will be asked if you would like to add a bunch of other crap from MS that you didn’t ask for. Simply uncheck all boxes not named “Photo Gallery” and you will get only what you asked for…

Visit the Windows Live Photo Gallery page for more information and to start download.