Opensource Software is Awesome
So, I leave for Munich in about a week. As part of my preparations, I created a Picasaweb account for myself so I could share some pictures with friends and family. Since I’m a Linux user, I chose Picasaweb because Google Picasa has a Linux version. I get 1GB of free storage plus the ability to store in albums on Picasaweb, so its pretty convenient. I downloaded Google Picasa for Linux, but when I ran it, I realized they just run Google Picasa for Windows in WINE, rather than natively, which would be much better. Rather disappointed, I turned to F-Spot (the default photo management software for Gnome) to manage my photos. I figured I could manage my pictures locally with F-Spot and then just manually upload them to Google Picasaweb. However, when I looked around F-Spot for a bit, I noticed that I could upload photos directly to Picasa from F-Spot. To venture on over to my Picasaweb photos click this link. http://picasaweb.google.com/meyerdavidj
The best thing I have noticed about opensource software is that it plays very nicely with other software. For example, the IM client Pidgin can work with just about any instant messaging service. Just take a look at how easy it is to sync F-Spot with numerous other photo programs out there.
F-Spot Export Menu
F-Spot Picasaweb Export Dialog