Sometimes, you just want a simple tool that is cheap and does exactly what is advertised. And only that. Today, here are two of these.
PhotoPerfect Express is a freeware version of the $59.99 PhotoPerfect suite from Arcadia Software.
What I like most: It does not do much, but it’s what 90% of us need to start with an image (first optimization and enhancement) and it does it well, easily and precisely.

MobaPhoto concentrates on a few actions (resize, crop or correct red-eyes) before preparing a photo gallery for your web site. Everything is geared toward batch processing (all images are mashed up in a row).