Archive for the ‘Photos’ Category

How To Share Photos with Picasa Web Galleries

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

picasa-web-albumsIn 2010, more photos are viewed on screens than on actual photographic paper. We’re sharing more photos than ever. However, sending large emails packed with photos is becoming too cumbersome and inefficient.

You may have noticed more and more people are now ‘sharing’ their photos through an online service such as Picasa Web Albums or Kodak EasyShare. These services make things easier. For one, it’s easier for the recipients to view photos and share their photos with you. Also, having the photos online is like having another backup. The best part is that it’s much more social – people you invite to view photos can discuss and contribute to the gallery with each other.

Here’s how to share photos online using my photo manager of choice, Picasa: (more…)

How to Burn Photos to CD or DVD to Print at the Store (Using Picasa3)

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

While I love hoarding my massive cache of photos on my computer and viewing them on screen – it sure is a treat to hold photos in your hands, just like in the old days, and share them with friend, family and sometimes strangers. Here’s how to burn photos from Picasa 3 so you can get them printed at a photo kiosk or photo shop. (more…)

How To Save Photos from Emails to Your Computer

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

Those of us with snapshot-happy friends and relatives receive a lot of photos via email. Whilst they’re easy to view when you receive them, keeping them in an email is not the most logical way to organise them. Here’s how you can save them to your computer so you can manage them in software like Picasa. (more…)

How To Scan Photos in Bulk from Albums

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

Most of us save the photos we take on our computer which makes sharing photos, viewing photos and backing up photos much easier – so how do we get all of those photos we took before we had a digital camera into the computer? We scan them, and this guide will tell you how. (more…)

Resizing Photos When Picasa Wont Print or Edit

Saturday, September 13th, 2008

Sometimes photos are too big for Picasa to manage. When this is the case, we can resize or resample an image using another external program. (more…)

Using Your iPod – Syncing, Adding Music, Removing Music, Adding Photos

Friday, January 18th, 2008

iPodEven though iTunes has a very easy-to-use interface, there’s still a learning curve. In this tutorial, we’ll cover:

  • Syncing (Adding music from your computer to your iPod)
  • Adding New Music (For adding songs that after Syncing)
  • Removing Music
  • Creating Playlists
  • Adding Photos

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Burning Photos to CD or DVD using Picasa

Friday, January 18th, 2008

Burning your photos to a CD or DVD can be useful for many things such as taking your photos to get printed, sharing them with friends, keeping them for backup purposes. Here’s how to do it if you use Picasa: (more…)