Re: [ubuntu-uk] BooHoo Yahoo
On Sun, 2007-05-06 at 14:16 +0100, Stephen Morrish wrote: > The complete Google group of services are good. Hi Stephen. Yes, they are (the Gbutts FF extension is pretty useful - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3576 - esp. with dropdown menu, horizontal). I don't want to install Picasa, but the web interface for it (http://picasaweb.google.com/home) is good. I've just started using F-Spot again, and this works with Picasa on the Web. The Picasa app is good, but unnecessary with F-Spot's functions doing the job. Beyond that, I might actually start using my webspace, with some FLOSS apps, even though this isn't as immediately 'social'. Probable solution: Drupal (http://drupal.org/) 'Gallery' Drupal Module (http://drupal.org/project/gallery) Gallery (http://gallery.menalto.com/) > Some of the programs > do work nativly under Linux with some exceptions. It's a shame about > Gtalk, but you can't have everything... What do you mean - you can't get it to work? Have you tried configuring Gaim/Pidgin (http://www.google.com/support/talk/bin/answer.py?answer=24073) for this? > I use several PC's running > different OS's, Googles browser sync is a real boon. I would be lost > without the spell checker in Google tool bar. I use Gmail as my > default email these days because of the multiple computers. I used to > use Yahoo for all of these tasks but in the last year or so Google has > become the centre of my on-line life. I use Gmail, too, and it's excellent. I did start to use other Google features, but don't want to rely on one service supplier for too many things. > -- > Regards Steve Morrish... > AKA Pendragon > ICQ 112 044 096 > > > On 5/6/07, Josh Blacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Google's Picasa is quite good in my experience (and have an ubuntu > > client running under an integrated, tweaked wine), but doesn't offer > > nearly as many of the features of Flickr, I'm afraid, but its > > desktop-web integration is useful. > > > > Josh -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] BooHoo Yahoo
The complete Google group of services are good. Some of the programs do work nativly under Linux with some exceptions. It's a shame about Gtalk, but you can't have everything... I use several PC's running different OS's, Googles browser sync is a real boon. I would be lost without the spell checker in Google tool bar. I use Gmail as my default email these days because of the multiple computers. I used to use Yahoo for all of these tasks but in the last year or so Google has become the centre of my on-line life. -- Regards Steve Morrish... AKA Pendragon ICQ 112 044 096 On 5/6/07, Josh Blacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Google's Picasa is quite good in my experience (and have an ubuntu > client running under an integrated, tweaked wine), but doesn't offer > nearly as many of the features of Flickr, I'm afraid, but its > desktop-web integration is useful. > > Josh > > On 5/6/07, TheVeech <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yahoo's reported merger/takeover talks with MS means it's open (!) to > > selling its independence to the highest bidder. That it's MS they're > > talking with just emphasises my original stupidity and > > short-sightedness. I should have been more savvy to the long-term > > threat of something like this, especially before parting with cash. > > > > But now I've got to start looking at the alternatives on offer to the > > various services of theirs that I've used. I'm mainly looking for an > > alternative to Flickr!, though a list of alternatives to all their > > offerings would be helpful for trying something new and for when I come > > across people who are also facing the threat of having the rug pulled > > from beneath them. This would also be handy to distribute if or when > > the deal goes through. > > > > Anyone use/recommend free alternatives? I'm about to start the process > > of researching this, but anyone's knowledge and experiences would be a > > big help. > > > > > > -- > > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] BooHoo Yahoo
Google's Picasa is quite good in my experience (and have an ubuntu client running under an integrated, tweaked wine), but doesn't offer nearly as many of the features of Flickr, I'm afraid, but its desktop-web integration is useful. Josh On 5/6/07, TheVeech <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yahoo's reported merger/takeover talks with MS means it's open (!) to > selling its independence to the highest bidder. That it's MS they're > talking with just emphasises my original stupidity and > short-sightedness. I should have been more savvy to the long-term > threat of something like this, especially before parting with cash. > > But now I've got to start looking at the alternatives on offer to the > various services of theirs that I've used. I'm mainly looking for an > alternative to Flickr!, though a list of alternatives to all their > offerings would be helpful for trying something new and for when I come > across people who are also facing the threat of having the rug pulled > from beneath them. This would also be handy to distribute if or when > the deal goes through. > > Anyone use/recommend free alternatives? I'm about to start the process > of researching this, but anyone's knowledge and experiences would be a > big help. > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] BooHoo Yahoo
Yahoo's reported merger/takeover talks with MS means it's open (!) to selling its independence to the highest bidder. That it's MS they're talking with just emphasises my original stupidity and short-sightedness. I should have been more savvy to the long-term threat of something like this, especially before parting with cash. But now I've got to start looking at the alternatives on offer to the various services of theirs that I've used. I'm mainly looking for an alternative to Flickr!, though a list of alternatives to all their offerings would be helpful for trying something new and for when I come across people who are also facing the threat of having the rug pulled from beneath them. This would also be handy to distribute if or when the deal goes through. Anyone use/recommend free alternatives? I'm about to start the process of researching this, but anyone's knowledge and experiences would be a big help. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
