Computer Bytes - No. 23

The holidays are a time of traveling, visiting and sharing. Along with this goes a lot of picture taking to preserve those special moments. With all of the new digital and video cameras, gone are the days of having to wait a week or more to get your pictures developed. We now have instant access to our photos for both viewing and printing. There are also other ways to share these instant memories. A few easy ways to share holiday pictures is to email them as attachments (Computer Bytes No. 14), display them on your own web space or upload them to one of the many on line sites that offer photo sharing.

If you have an Internet connection you most likely are provided ‘personal’ space on your Internet Service Provider’s (ISP) servers. This means that you can use this space for hosting personal pictures, displaying family information, or anything else you might care to share. In order to use this space for uploading pictures you will need to contact your ISP to verify the amount of space you are allocated, get your site’s IP address, Username, Password, and then use a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) program to upload your pictures to the Internet. There are some free FTP programs on the Net but as always, download with caution.

An easier way to share photos and video is by using one of the many photo sharing sites available. A few of the more recognized ones are Snapfish, My Photo Album, Flickr and Shutterfly. Snapfish.com offers a free account giving you online digital photo printing, free online albums, free sharing service and photo gifts. Myphotoalbum.com is also free and basically offers the same services and Snapfish.

Flickr is Yahoo Photos revamped and you can access Flickr by using your existing Yahoo account information. If you don’t have a Yahoo account it’s easy and free to set one up. Flickr appears to be well policed by the members and allows you to share and organize photos with the option to ‘make stuff’. I could not find any costs associated with this site while reviewing it. The last site in my list is Shutterfly.com. You can join for free however, there are costs associated with getting prints. Shutterfly claims to be No. 1 online photo service while offering free unlimited picture storage, instant online picture sharing and if you so choose you can pick up prints at your local Target store.

Across the country or across the street, the on line sharing of photos is not limited to the holidays so use these on line photo services for sharing vacation shots, birthday parties, baby’s first step, or any other photo you think your family and friends might enjoy.

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Apple has quietly slipped into third place among US PC vendors… That hardly seemed possible just a few months ago. Apple’s growth rate in computer shipments was 38.1 percent. This defied the downward trend in the overall economy, and knocked Acer out of the third place spot!.

Apple now third largest PC vendor in the U.S. | InfoWorld | News | 2008-07-17 | By Agam Shah, IDG News Service

The technology sector is doing ok if bellwether Intel is a yardstick…

Thin and light laptops require thick and bulky wallets. You’ll need to be willing to compromise too…

Lighter laptops move to flash-based drives - Computers- msnbc.com

Australian Olive Riley was commonly thought to be the planet’s oldest blogger. Sadly she passed away on Saturday at age 108. There’s a great article about her here. You can check our her blog - The Life of Riley - for yourself. It’s moving.

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Kelley Blue Book Launches Internet Marketing Seminars for Dealers - CNBC
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VisionPoint Marketing Ranked in Top 20 Internet Marketing And Design - Carolina Newswire
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Microsoft was formed soon after the introduction of the Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS) Altair, the first “personal computer,” a build-it-yourself kit for hobbyists. Bill Gates and Paul Allen seized the opportunity to transform personal computing forever…

Ex-Boeing worker will not face new trial for leaking files - Seattle Times
The King County Prosecutor’s Office will not retry an ex-Boeing worker accused of improperly accessing sensitive computer files and leaking them to the media. By agreeing to help Boeing recover information that he leaked to the media, prosecutors…

Draft security pub looks at cell phones, PDAs - HULIQ.com
“Personal Digital Assistants” have exploded in power, performance and features. They now often boast expanded memory, cameras, Global Positioning System receivers and the ability to record and store multimedia files and transfer them over wireless devices…

Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Receiving Child Pornography - Forbes
WASHINGTON, July 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Gary Jorandby, of Upper Marlboro, Md., pleaded guilty today to one count of receiving child pornography through the Internet…

iPhone makes big debut in BlackBerry country - Deccan Herald
The new iPhone with a fancy touch screen is a combination of ipod, cellphone and personal computer which can be used to surf internet, play music, watch video, check email. Apple’s iPhone 3G debuted in the country of BlackBerry Friday…

Apple Bungles its iPhone 3G Launch - Time
A customer looks at a new Apple iPhone 3G at the Apple retail store in Regent Street, London. Anticipation quickly turned to frustration on Friday for the millions of Apple customers trying to upgrade their old iPhones to the new software, or activate new phones in some stores…

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Auction123 and Swapalease.com Announce 2008 NADA Promotion - PR Newswire
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As the number of foreclosed houses in the Southeast Valley grows, potential buyers need to remember a simple message. When buying a foreclosed property, you’re getting it as is. And, the financial institutions who have taken over the property may not…

Mortgage lender IndyMac shut down - Detroit News
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Enjoying some Southern hospitality - Lompoc Record
The last week of May usually signals the beginning of summer, as we celebrate Memorial Day. Grape growers up and down the Central Coast are still looking for the warmer temperatures we are accustomed to this time of year, and I’m sure they are on…

Apple’s hotshot iPhone went on sale today at 8 a.m. Apple’s hype machine, er, advertising infomercial program, has ramped up a high octane pitch. Buyers even camped out at Apple stores nationwide. YAWN…

My Way News - Apple iPhone goes on sale with smoke and cheers

Ain’t you glad it’s finally Friday???