Flickr Batch Download Tools
August 12, 2008
It surprises me that good flickr batch downloading tools are so hard to find! I’ve been on a kick lately, per suggestions from flickr advice articles, to archive and remove my point-and-shoot shots from my flickr photostream so that I can focus on my more artistic work.
To this end, I’ve been looking for a good tool to download my old photos, and have found three good candidates:
1. FlickrEdit (Java)
From the looks of this application, it *should* be the one-stop shop for all of your flickr downloading needs, but for some reason, it consistently failed on my machine. After about twenty failed attempts, I gave up. Hopefully this is just a small bug, but I got dissuaded from using it very quickly. Nonetheless, it looks like a solid app, and it’s probably worth a look. (Please let me know if it works for you, and which version of Java you have installed - I can’t figure out what was wrong with it.)
2. Flump (Adobe AIR)
Flump is a super lightweight, no-nonsense photo downloading tool. You just give it an account, a location to download, and a file mask. It will download all of the photos from that account. The downside? It will *only* download all the photos from that account. If you’re trying to only back up a selection of your flickr stream, you’ll have to wait until the downloading sequence gets that far. But, it’s still worth a look because it’s just that easy to use.
3. FlickrDown (Windows/.NET 2.0)
FlickrDown is by far my favorite of the bunch. It’s super simple to use, gives you a great selection of your sets (and allows you to choose all your photos), and is quite solid. This is well worth the small download. Windows only, though. (Or, you might be able to rig it to run on Mono.)
Update: Just found this via Lifehacker: Flickr AutoDownloadr. Haven’t checked it out yet, but it looks promising.
Lifehacker Code: Better Flickr Extension
August 12, 2008
I’ve been using this extension for about a week now, and I can definitely say it’s been a big help to me in my flickr usage lately!
There are a ton of features that it includes, you can find out about all of them at the Lifehacker site linked below.
Everyone’s favorite photo-sharing web application, Flickr, has had tons of ancillary applications and user scripts developed for it to tweak, mod and add to its functionality. Dozens of Greasemonkey user scripts have popped up that make Flickr better; so in the spirit of Better Gmail I’ve rolled a few of my favorites into a new Firefox extension called Better Flickr. After the jump, check out Better Flickr’s features and grab the download.
Better Flickr Firefox extension
Version: 0.3
Updated: July 1, 2008
Released: May 29, 2007
Compiled by: Gina Trapani, using Greasemonkey scripts by several authors, compiled using a modified version of Anthony Lieuallen’s Greasemonkey Compiler.
(via Upgrade Flickr with the Better Flickr Firefox extension)
A Splash of Color
August 12, 2008
1,004 Views, One Day!
August 12, 2008
I know, it probably sounds like small potatoes to many of you more seasoned bloggers out there, but I’m pretty excited about it! As you can see from the picture above, it’s just a wee bit higher than my daily average. 
YouTube - Brazil - RARE UK Theatrical Trailer
August 12, 2008
YouTube - Brazil - RARE UK Theatrical Trailer.
This is a rare copy of the UK Theatrical trailer for Terry Gilliams Genius film ‘Brazil’. This trailer is unavailable on any of the current DVD releases of the film.
Very different interpretation than the trailer I’ve seen before. Cool to see the different perspective.
For the more common trailer:
Opening Scene (St. John’s Bridge)
August 12, 2008
Gmail Blog: Outage Explanation
August 12, 2008
In response to the outage of Gmail from yesterday, the Official Gmail Blog has posted an apology:
Many of you had trouble accessing Gmail for a couple of hours this afternoon, and we’re really sorry. The issue was caused by a temporary outage in our contacts system that was preventing Gmail from loading properly. Everything should be back to normal by the time you read this.
We heard loud and clear today how much people care about their Gmail accounts. We followed all the emails to our support team and user group, we fielded phone calls from Google Apps customers and friends, and we saw the many Twitter posts. (We also heard from plenty of Googlers, who use Gmail for company email.) We never take for granted the commitment we’ve made to running an email service that you can count on.
We’ve identified the source of this issue and fixed it. In addition, as with all issues that affect Gmail and our other services, we’re conducting a full review of what went wrong and moving quickly to update our internal systems and procedures accordingly. We don’t usually post about problems like this on our blog, but we wanted to make an exception in this case since so many people were impacted. In general, though, if you spot a problem with your Gmail account, please visit the Gmail Help Center and user group, where the Gmail Guides are your fastest source of updates.
Again, we’re sorry.
(via Official Gmail Blog - We feel your pain, and we’re sorry)
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