A couple of months ago I mentioned that Google had bought Picasa, a digital photo management application. They have just released Picasa 2.0, which adds many very useful features to an already great application, including more retouching and editing tools; more file management options; the ability to automatically upload photos to popular online print services like Snapfish, Ofoto, and others; a "collage" feature that lets you make contact sheets and photo stacks; seamless integration with TiVo; and much more. Take the tour for a complete list of new features, or check out PC Magazine's review.

I've tried out many digital photo management applications, and I think that Picasa is by far the easiest to use and quite possibly the most feature-rich. The Timeline feature alone makes it worth it in my book, and the tight integration with Blogger is something that I have yet to use to its full potential. Best of all, it's free; download it now!