You Oughta Be in Pictures #91: Fun with Photos

You Oughta Be in Pictures #91: Fun with Photos

I chose a photo to edit in FotoFlexer  and BeFunky.  I looked at BigHugeLabs, but it seemed more complicated to start. I used the cartoon function each site has to edit my picture.

The results are similar but not exactly the same.  They could be closer in resemblance, but BeFunky had more "built in" cartoon options.  I choose option 3, because I liked the way it looked.  There were also a couple of Premium options, but I wasn't interested in registering or pursuing it further at this time.  
Take a look.  Which of these two edits do you prefer?  Be sure to scroll down for my image generator pic.

 This is the FotoFlexer edit.

This is the BeFunky edit.

I used the image generator funny pho.to to generate this:

I liked this better than using my face.  It seems a little more magical.  Trying to fit my face in some of the images I did like was just not working out.

I don't think I'll use the funny.pho.to site again.  Like some of the others, there were too many ads all over the place.

Here is the profile pic I use on Amazon, but Cartoonized on BeFunky.

You Oughta Be in Pictures #90: Sharing Photos

You Oughta Be in Pictures #90: Sharing Photos

 I watched the suggested video for an overview of photosharing.  It was a very basic overview.

I am familiar with the sites listed: Flikr,  Photobucket, Picasa , and Facebook. 
I have a Flikr account and have played with Photobucket and Picasa.  I may get more involved with Picasa via Google, but only time will tell.  I'm not interested in Facebook.

Features that are important to me when sharing my photos?  Both privacy and copyright/creative commons options are important to me.  More the privacy at this point, so I can control who sees my photos.  The creative commons option is nice too, for those items that I don't really consider private and am willing to "set free".  Flikr lets me do both.

My main concern is taking the time to really organize what I do have.  I do take pictures and share with family, but I'm not as into it as I could be.  At this point I just like to have my pics backed up so I don't lose them.

Memorial Day

Please take a moment to Remember. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z8hh7WGLNw

You Oughta Be In Pictures #89: Basic Photo Editing

You Oughta Be In Pictures #89: Basic Photo Editing

From the choices available,  Picnik,  Photoshop, and Fotoflexer, I used a sample photo from Fotoflexer to edit. I first flipped the water lily, then used the flipped image with the original to create a two picture collage.  I then used the collage to make a poster.   Here it is:

The photo editing features important for my use are basic - cropping, red-eye fix, and resizing, although I do like some of the fun effects  I've used both  Picnik and Fotoflexer because they were easy and I did not need to register for them, but at this time I prefer Fotoflexer.  It was easier to play with the photos and had a few fun features the other did not.  Mostly, it will depend on your own needs and prefernces which you will choose.

iGoogle

"Resistance is Futile!"  So True...

I admit that I have become more involved with Google.  What started as a way to chat with my child has now evolved into an iGoogle account.  This is similar to My Yahoo!, but fancier.  I have my Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Reader, and a few other things in one spot.  I'm still testing out some Apps.

Now I just need to convert, um convince, the rest of the family.

The Web According to Google #88: Wave, Buzz, and Mobile

The Web According to Google #88: Wave, Buzz, and Mobile

Wow, talk about being connected. Google Wave and Google Buzz are more developments to connect to others. Yahoo! has something for you to get updates from those in your contacts & Buzz may be something similar (and beyond).  Wave, I'm not sure I'm quite ready for it yet-I've just been introduced to sharing Google Docs. I think I'll wait to see how it develops before going any deeper into that pool.

Some of the Google Mobile  apps are interesting, but I don't have a mobile phone. I could borrow my DH's, but it has a small not very clear screen (not 3G). If I did have a more web capable phone, I would choose Maps and Search. Those are apps I use regularly on my PC.  When I do get a cell phone, eventually sometime, I don't think I'll have access to these anyway.

The Web According to Google #87: Google Reader

The Web According to Google #87: Google Reader

I took the tour to try the service out. I may still sign up later.  At this time I mainly use Bloglines for my feeds.  I also watch a few feeds on  My Yahoo! also.  I can see where using Google Reader in iGoogle and adding feeds could be more convenient. I usually check email on a daily basis and I like the few I watch on My Yahoo! being just a click away. I’m just debating how involve I want to be with iGoogle at this time.

Subcribe to a favorite site with feeds?  I’m already subscribed to my favorite sites via Bloglines and did not want to duplicate. I found that there are some preselected bundles you can try out. I selected the Staff Picks list. It still duplicates a few sites, but it looks like a fun way to experiment. I can always delete the ones I don’t like. Now I have 14 (minus the few dups) new feeds to read.