Dedicated readers like Kindle or Sony Book will never become ‘big’… They are missing two key features: COLOR and versatility. Why do you need color? This was the same question asked when computer monitors only came in monochrome. This was the same question asked when printers only printed black & white. The answer is the same: HUMANS LIKE COLOR. I’ll stick with my iPhone, arguably the best gadget ever designed. I get a small, yet readable size, COLOR (dark red on parchment is EASY on the eyes), I can read in the dark (it IS very helpful such as on dimly lit subways), AND I can get books from almost anywhere such as eReader.com. Of course, the iPhone is also a phone, browser, media player, scheduling center, entertainment center, database, etc. etc. etc.
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I have been searching high and low for a good wallpaper switcher that would link up to my Phanfare photo website. I found this great little switcher that not only supports Phanfare, but also local, Flickr, and Yahoo pictures as well! AND it supports multi-monitors!
John’s Background Switcher
I’m in heaven….
Quoted from http://www.johnsadventures.com/backend/BackgroundSwitcher/index.html:
John’s Adventures: John’s Background Switcher
John’s Background Switcher
Overview
New! John’s Background Switcher 3.1 has been released!
John’s Background Switcher periodically changes the background image on your computer (like every hour or every day). You can specify which pictures to choose from in any of the following ways:
- You can select a list of specific pictures on your computer.
- You can point it at a selection of folders on your computer, such as ‘My Pictures’ and it will select random pictures from there.
- You can use Flickr (almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world) – you can select pictures by person, tags, sets or just plain random and there are a host of options to narrow down the pictures and increase the quality of those chosen. You never know what you’re going to get next!
- You can select photos from your Phanfare web albums.
- You can search photos using Yahoo! image search.
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This is a REALLY great photo sharing/storage site that is also innovative and affordable.
I have been using the service for about a month (there is a free 30 day trial) and I’m just blown-away with all of the features and the ease of use of this wonderful service.
Presentation of your photos is far beyond Flickr, Shutterfly, Kodak, and YouTube (yes Phanfare handles videos also… seamlessly). There is monthly, yearly, and a lifetime cost: very affordable.
Store and present your photos and videos with style and class: Phanfare now!
Excerpt from site:
Elegant Online Photo and Video Albums
With Phanfare, your photos and videos are beautifully presented online for your friends and family to enjoy. You get your own web address (yourusername.phanfare.com) for ease of use and unlimited storage so all your photos and videos are preserved for years to come.
Photo and Video Slideshows with Music and Captions
Your Phanfare slideshows fill the whole screen with your photos and videos. You can add your own music and captions. The result is an amazing, professional-looking slideshow.
Share your Albums with Friends and Family
With Phanfare you get a website (yourusername.phanfare.com) to share with your friends and family.
If you already own your own web domain, you can host your photos under your personal domain name. You can also set a password for your web albums. Your friends can view slideshows, order prints or download full-size originals directly from your website — and we will NEVER ask them to register at Phanfare to see your albums.
Enhanced Video Support
Upload your video clips to Phanfare and then see them on your albums and even in your slideshows with your photos. Phanfare will convert your video files into Flash for easy viewing by your friends and family.
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Recently Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir discovered that a gallery Only-Dreemin was ripping her off. They’d sold thousands of dollars worth of her images. So she did what anyone with a following on the internet might do and she posted about her frustration and plight on her flickrstream. What’s yahoo do? Deletes the image & threatens to terminate account.
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I’ve terminated my Flickr account in support of Rebekka and will now use Zooomr. (Tim)
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