Not too long ago, I wrote about a Live Writer plugin which allows you to insert images directly from Flickr. In that exact same spirit, and functionality, here is a Microsoft Word add-in called Flickr4Word which allows you to do the same. Flickr4Word draws on the model of Flickr4Writer and brings the Flickr(tm) services to Microsoft Word 2007. When you create a...

If you have a Flickr account which hosts lots of images, having easy access to use these images for something ‘other’ than viewing online makes the service that much more useful. If one such function you find helpful is inserting your images directly into blog posts, then check out the Flickr4Writer add-on. This plugin does exactly what you would...

Flickr, the ever popular photo sharing service, has had video available for some time but only for Pro (i.e. paid) members. I’ve used it a few times and it’s pretty decent. Granted, they only allow 90-second videos, but for many people that’s just about right. Recently it was announced that anyone – including the free members – can...

EXIF is the EXchangeable Image File format and is used by digital cameras to store information about the photos you take. Everything and the kitchen sink (figuratively speaking of course) is stored every time you take a photo. Here are two examples of EXIF data using the Flickr service:  View EXIF "meta" data  View EXIF "meta"...

While it’s true the Desktop Flickr Organizer for Linux can’t be beat as far as backing up your Flickr account is concerned, I was searching for a way to do the same in Windows and yes, I found a way. The app is called Downloadr. It is very basic but it does the job it’s supposed to do and furthermore doesn’t crash like flickredit...

Modern day home computing is not as it once was. Not-so long ago it used to be that in order to bring the most potential out of your computer box you had to use proprietary software. Any app that runs solely on a specific operating system is proprietary. And yes there’s still lots of this stuff out there. For the past few years I have been slowly...

This is the first time I’ve found something Linux can do that Windows (or OS X for that matter) cannot, that being to backup a large Flickr account. I’ll explain. My paid Flickr account has 1000+ photos in it. I use it routinely, realized it was frickin’ huge and felt the need to back it up. The only semi-decent tool available is flickredit....

I use Flickr quite a bit and was wondering if there was any way to backup photos from the service using an application of some kind, and it turns out there is. flickr backup will easily connect to your Flickr account and you can pick’n'choose whatever you want to retrieve. You can backup individual photos or sets. And yes you can mass-select easily. In...

Yahoo is in the digital doghouse lately after they made what many see as a bonehead move and walked away from talks with Microsoft. Stocks crashed on the news and it hasn’t really recovered since the drop. Now we have news that the co-founders of Flickr are leaving the company. Flickr is and has been one of the bright spots at Yahoo. The photo sharing site...

I am in the midst of writing an article that is going to compare online photo services plus a few freebie photo clients. It occurred to me that in order to make for a better article, it would be good to ask the audience: Why do you use what you use and what features are important to you? Your online options With online photo management you’ve got several...