I have been a long-time user of Flickr and it is the online home for my photography (the ones I upload, anyway). Both Rich and I sprung a little coin for the Flickr Pro account. Yes, they’re that good.
If you use Flickr, though, there is an easter egg that you can use to show off your holiday charm. Here’s how to do it:
- Navigate to any of your photos.
- Click the “Add Note” button right above the folder to add a note to the photo.
- Type “ho ho ho hat” as your note.
- A little Santa hat will show up. Drag to where you want it and resize.
- Hit “Save”.
- Additionally, do the same thing and type “ho ho ho beard” and you’ll get a Santa beard.
There, now I’m Santa. Enjoy!

David Risley is the founder of PCMech.com. He is the brains, the thinker, the writer, the nerd.
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