Ok update:
After downloading, installing, and doing a soft-reset (just in case) I was able to tool around with the new software a little bit - there was of course a pretty obvious learning curve I had to deal with, considering the icons, navigation, etc were all new to me - but that's expected. After about 20 minutes I learned how to browse to, select, and use "tools" to re-size a photo directly on the PPC; it worked well and with continued use the software became easier to utilize.
Thanks so much for the help and the great program recommendation!
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August 12th... Droid-2! Still undecided; but leaning toward purchasing, as a phone to "tide" me over (according to great advice from ckeegan) until truly remarkable devices are released from Verizon fully operation on 4G networks in 2012!