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Friday, June 18, 2010
#91: LOLCAT (LOLDOG?)
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Sunday, May 30, 2010
#90: Photo from the Nature Set in Flickr
# 90:Kohrville Community Marker (Flickr)
Sunday, May 23, 2010
You Oughta Be in Pictures #90: Sharing Photos
The video and the ratings chart make me want to try Photobucket, which scored higher than Flickr.
Flickr has been awkward to use for HCPL purposes. This may be due to the fact that we are trying to do all of our 26+ locations on one account, and there are now 7500+ photos to manage. This makes loading and editing extremely slow and tedious. I do have a personal Flickr account that is much more user-friendly. Right now I have three sets of photos there: 1) Klein local history sites and markers; 2) Cypress Creek nature; and 3) photos of our family trip out west in 2007. Samples from my Flickr account are shown in the adjacent posts. I was pleased to see that Flickr has partnered with Picnik so that photos can be edited. I don't think that this feature was there when I first opened my account.
2) If you aren't familiar with any of these sites, browse through the public areas and their features or tours.
After reading the comparison review, watching the video review of Photobucket, and browsing through the Photobucket site, I created a free account and uploaded a number of photos. It looks like it will be easier to use and has many more features than Flickr.
3) What features are important to you when sharing your photos? Are privacy or copyright/creative commons options important to you? Which site do you prefer?
Photobucket makes it easy to share with Facebook, which I often use. Copyright is not as issue for me at this stage. Being able to specify who can share the photos is important, but often I don't care if they are public.You Oughta Be In Pictures #89: Basic Photo Editing
Picnik:
I opened an account in Picnik in the original iHCPL, so I was able to sign in quickly.
I uploaded this photo of my niece Courtney , her husband Jeremy, Courtney's niece Kylee (my grand-niece), and my brother's two dogs, Emmie and Biscuit. This was on a visit we made to Alabama at Christmas a few years ago. I chose it, because it gave me several good opportunities for editing.
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Cropping is my favorite feature, because I often have too much junk in the background. I usually use Microsoft's built-in Picture Manager for this, but Picnik has way more features to use. I like the sharpening feature, the captions, the red-eye (when it works). Frames would also be nice on special occasions.
I did not realize that Photoshop had a free online editing version. I have used the regular Photoshop software before, so I had an Adobe password established. I have always found Photoshop overwhelming in its capabilities, and I use only a few features. I think the online version is also a bit overwhelming, and it was pretty hard to use compared to Picnik. The photo I chose to edit was an old black and white of my Dad and his brother and sister. Photoshop made them even cuter than they were naturally!
Fotoflexor was also fun to use. However, I had problems trying to upload pictures from both Facebook and Flickr. Here is a photo of my grandnephew, Ryder, changed with different effects.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
The Web According to Google #88: Wave, Buzz, and Mobile
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The only collaboration tools I have tried are wikis and Google Docs. Google Wave offers a wealth of possibilities, but you have to have people to collaborate with who are rather tech savvy. I don't see this being useful for my relatives, or even most of my friends for just social purposes. It could be useful in a work environment where everybody can be trained and on the "same page", so to speak.
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2) Read a little about one or two of the Google Mobile apps available for mobile phones. Which ones do you think you would use the most and how?
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Saturday, April 24, 2010
The Web According to Google #87: Google Reader
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