If you’ve ever used a forum to ask a questions, you know that a picture is truly worth 1,000 words. Let’s say for example that you want to ask, “What are the buttons at the top of each folder in Picasa?” Wouldn’t it be nice to have a picture of those buttons, so your reader Read More
Question from a Geeks on Tour member: I made a web album from a recent holiday, gave pics a descriptive title. eg Florence, Petra etc. Now they are out of chronological order. I have used right click to go and request they go back to Ascending Date order, but nothing happens. Picasa Web Albums has Read More
I had never heard of the website Picnik.com until I got the message that Google bought Picnik as part of the Picasa group. Picnik has been around for a while as an online editing tool for photos that you upload from your computer, or that you link to on Picasa Web Albums and many other Read More
Most all of the articles in this Picasa Tutorials blog are about the Picasa software that runs locally on your computer and manages your photos. If you want to share your photos with family, friends, or the world, you can upload them from your computer to Picasa Web Albums. Share your Pictures Using Picasa Web Read More
4/1/10 Note: this error has been fixed by the folks at Google. The article is still worth a read to see how to find out what has been fixed or not, as well as how to use Web Albums to share your photos instead of emailing. Several people this week told me they were having Read More
Q: I was just trying out something new with Picasa web albums but didn’t realize that they would be available for all to see via the web. Could you please tell me how do I delete them from the web albums please. A: I know a lot of people have this question, so let’s take Read More
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 Read More
Yesterday afternoon, Google announced that they had released a new version of Picasa – version 3.5. Probably the biggest new feature is that Face recognition (that has been part of Picasa Web Albums for a while) is now part of Picasa on your computer. But, more than Faces, I’m excited about Places. Geotagging has been Read More
This is actually a Picasa tip and a Blogging tip. Many travelers have blogs (simple, instant, websites used as journals, photo albums, or opinion pages) to share their travels with friends and family. Two very popular (and free) blogging platforms are Blogger, and WordPress. I use them both. Blogger is the easier of the two. Read More
Do you have photos you want to share with others? If so, Picasa Web Albums is the best way to go. Maybe you currently use email to send photos to your friends. Do you ever wonder if you’re sending them more than they want? How about letting them view all your pictures, then they can Read More