I used to post my own photo albums on my Web site, but I grew weary of the Web page construction. Then I found Flickr, and I was quickly hooked on its ease of use, reliability, community, and most importantly, its organizational tools for your photos. Sure, I conceded some control since my photos aren't on my site, but I've been nothing but satisfied during the years I've used Flickr.
(But Roman, you say, you can use iWeb to make your photo albums. Sorry, but I'm not a fan of iWeb's inflexibility.)
Here are four of my favorite Flickr tools. If you simply use Flickr to store and display photos, give these tools a try. You'll find that there's more to your photos than the memories you have while you peruse them.
PicLens
PicLens is a Safari plug-in that works with Flickr, Facebook, Photobucket, Google Images, Yahoo Images, and Ask.com Images. When you're perusing pics on one of these sites, you can just click on the lower left corner of a pic, and your Mac instantly goes into the PicLens viewer, allowing you to see the pic and others in the related photo album in full-screen mode.
Retrievr tries to match your sketch to a Flickr image.
retrievr
With retrievr, you sketch an image, and retrievr finds the images in Flickr's most interesting section that matches your sketch. The results seem to be either spot on or completely random. It's still fun.
Flickr Uploadr
Stop uplaoding photos six at a time. You can upload several dozen at once, and tag them all with keywords, sort them in sets, and add titles and captions. 1001 is another good batch uploader, with more features.
Flickr Finder
This utility is an excellent way to find pictures in your Flickr account, your Flickr contacts, or your Flickr groups. It uses a Finder-like interface to sift through photos, and when you find the the pic you want, it opens the appropriate Flickr page in your web browser.
More Flickr tools
• The Great Flickr Tools Collection
Got a favorite Flickr tool or service? Let me and other readers know about it by posting in the comments section below.
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Links:
[1] http://www.flickr.com
[2] http://www.piclens.com/mac/
[3] http://labs.systemone.at/retrievr/
[4] http://www.flickr.com/explore/
[5] http://www.flickr.com/tools/
[6] http://kula.jp/software/1001/
[7] http://gragsie.com/FlickrFinder
[8] http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/
[9] http://www.flickr.com/services/
[10] http://www.flickrbits.com
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