P365 – 112606

On November 26, 2006, in P365, by ajwms
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We decorated the tree today. Here it is under the “fireworks” setting on the little Canon. I’ll work others in the coming weeks, I’m sure.

 

Checking out VideoEgg

On November 26, 2006, in Techy, by webmaster
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As much as YouTube has all of the press, I didn’t want all of the community just yet. So, I decided to give VideoEgg a try with this little video from my camera. Seemed easy peasy to me other than the fact that I have to use Safari with the VideoEgg site.
Embedding HTML or Javascript from inside the WP editor doesn’t seem to work. Here’s the permalink. I’m going to try Performancing and see if that works.

 

P365 – Random thoughts one month in

On November 26, 2006, in P365, personal, ruminations, Techy, by webmaster
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Okay..it’s been one month since I started my Project 365. I thought it was time to look at the process and share some of my (VERY) random thoughts on the process.

First, some facts. I have:

  • taken 261 images on the SD card
  • made 2 backups of the images and one backup of my SQL database
  • used 12 AA batteries (time to invest in rechargeables)
  • almost forgotten to get a photo in 1 time
  • used a guest photographer 1 time (I was there for the photo – so by my rules, it counted)
  • tried to post in several different manners (see below)
  • not yet settled on the best way to do this project.

The approaches I have taken so far

  • Used my Flock browser for everything – uploading images to Flickr, blog from Flock
  • Used Firefox for everything – uploading images using Flickr Uploadr, blog using Performancing for Firefox or just the WP interface
  • Used Firefox to log into Flickr and go from there – upload and blog from Flickr
  • Posted images via email to Flickr and my blog
  • Tried to install a WordPress plugin that gives me a Flickr bar like Flock but inside the WP interface. That never did work for me so I abandoned it.

All of these approaches have pros and cons. The biggest con for all of them other than using Performancing (PFF) or the WP interface is that I have to go change the category tag of the posting from my default (currently “Links”). So, I have to go into the system anyway. I could change the default to P365 but I have my postings from del.icio.us coming so those should be the default, in my mind. Hmmmmm….. I wish I had a way to filter each of these postings to their own category automagically.

The con of Flock blogging, PFF and WP is that I have to tweak code to get the image to float left or right if I want that look, which I do. The blogging from Flickr does what I want already but I have that category thing. Posting from email to Flicker/blog is the most efficient if I could figure out the linebreaks but I have to go and fix

those

annoying

linebreaks.

I have also tried posting everyday as well as saving up a few to post in a burst. Both of these approaches take longer than I think it should. And, I tend to forget what number I am on and what date it was so I have to keep going back and forth between Flickr and WP. I am going to change from my P365.x numbering system to the date. That will make it easier for me, I believe.
I am enjoying it, though!

 

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