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		<title>What does that Symbol Mean?</title>
		<link>http://picasatutorials.com/2010/10/whats-that-symbol-mean/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Guld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Picasa’s Library view, there are many symbols/icons you may see on the picture thumbnails.  These are indicators of certain attributes of the pictures being marked.  They are not part of the picture – they are simply informational.  This article will discuss each one. Starred: Shows that this picture has been marked as a Favorite <a href='http://picasatutorials.com/2010/10/whats-that-symbol-mean/' class='excerpt-more'>Read More</a>
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		<title>Where did my Pictures Go?</title>
		<link>http://picasatutorials.com/2010/04/where-did-my-pictures-go/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Guld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve heard many people say they don’t know where Picasa puts their pictures.  I’m here to tell you that Picasa only puts pictures where *you* tell it to.  If you don’t tell it what folder to import your pictures to, they don’t get imported. Here is Picasa’s Import screen. It gives you two places to <a href='http://picasatutorials.com/2010/04/where-did-my-pictures-go/' class='excerpt-more'>Read More</a>
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		<title>Importing and Folders</title>
		<link>http://picasatutorials.com/2010/02/importing-and-folders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Guld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve written (and said on video) many times that, when I import pictures from my camera, I like to Import All into a folder for the current month.  Two points to be made here: Import All: It’s just a one-click, no choices method.  This way, I know that I’m getting all the pictures from my <a href='http://picasatutorials.com/2010/02/importing-and-folders/' class='excerpt-more'>Read More</a>
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		<title>Five Deadly Sins of Picasa</title>
		<link>http://picasatutorials.com/2010/01/five-deadly-sins-of-picasa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Guld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you heard the one about the lumberjack who decides to turn in his trusty old axe for a new chainsaw?  After struggling for several days with the chainsaw and not felling even one tree, he decides to return it to the store.  He tells the salesman that the chainsaw doesn’t work and he wants <a href='http://picasatutorials.com/2010/01/five-deadly-sins-of-picasa/' class='excerpt-more'>Read More</a>
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		<title>Upgrading to Picasa 3.6</title>
		<link>http://picasatutorials.com/2009/12/upgrading-to-picasa-3-6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Guld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, you heard right &#8230; there IS  a Picasa 3.6 now.  You can view all the notes about what has changed at Picasa 3 Readme from Google.  You can get here from your Picasa menu.  Just click Help and Online Readme, or Release Notes. There&#8217;s no huge changes from 3.5.  The only real difference is <a href='http://picasatutorials.com/2009/12/upgrading-to-picasa-3-6/' class='excerpt-more'>Read More</a>
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		<title>More Help from Google on Picasa</title>
		<link>http://picasatutorials.com/2009/11/more-help-from-google-on-picasa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Guld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where do we (Geeks on Tour)  go when you all ask a question we can&#8217;t answer?   We go to the Google Picasa Support Forum.  This is where thousands of people ask their questions about Picasa.  If you have a question, odds are that someone else has had the same question and there are also <a href='http://picasatutorials.com/2009/11/more-help-from-google-on-picasa/' class='excerpt-more'>Read More</a>
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		<title>Free Picasa Webinar by Google and Geeks on Tour</title>
		<link>http://picasatutorials.com/2009/11/free-picasa-webinar-by-google-and-geeks-on-tour/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Guld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Friday, November 13, you can watch a one hour Picasa Seminar on the Web.  Geeks on Tour will be in Mountain View, California to co-host this webinar with Google.  You can check it out and register for the event by visiting the Picasa Help page.  Here&#8217;s the Webinar description: New to Picasa? Want to <a href='http://picasatutorials.com/2009/11/free-picasa-webinar-by-google-and-geeks-on-tour/' class='excerpt-more'>Read More</a>
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		<title>Picasa 3.5 Import Screen</title>
		<link>http://picasatutorials.com/2009/10/picasa-3-5-import-screen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Guld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest upgrade to Picasa came out on September 23. They&#8217;re calling it 3.5. The biggest change is in the &#8216;Import Photos&#8217; screen. In the prior version, Import was on 2 screens; first you selected what you wanted to import (All, or Selected, Exclude duplicates or not) then the next screen asked where you wanted <a href='http://picasatutorials.com/2009/10/picasa-3-5-import-screen/' class='excerpt-more'>Read More</a>
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		<title>Backup! Backup! Backup!</title>
		<link>http://picasatutorials.com/2009/09/backup-backup-backup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Guld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Chris Guld of Geeks on Tour: I sometimes feel like a broken record, telling people to backup their photos.  Just when I figure that *everyone* has the idea and I can rest, I read something like this post in the Picasa Help Group where someone lost 15,000 photos when their computer crashed.  !?#!!??@!! How <a href='http://picasatutorials.com/2009/09/backup-backup-backup/' class='excerpt-more'>Read More</a>
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		<title>Dark Photo? Use Fill Light</title>
		<link>http://picasatutorials.com/2009/09/dark-photo-use-fill-light/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Guld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You will love the fill light slider. Pictures you thought you needed to throw away can be saved. When a photo is dark, just drag the fill light slider (right on the basic fixes tab) towards the right and it will fill it with light!(Tutorial Videos: Basic Edits) Just drag the slider to the right <a href='http://picasatutorials.com/2009/09/dark-photo-use-fill-light/' class='excerpt-more'>Read More</a>
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