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  • Weekend Thoughts

    I just installed GIMPshop on my (no longer new) MacBook. And the interface looks a lot simpler.

    And I received a Skitch invite. I don’t like the pink heart icon much. Kitsch.
    But I somehow managed to get past that and watch the introductory video (!). The features look very useful. It offers a direct upload to Flickr. Looks like a good tool for quick screenshots. OS X’s Grab only offers TIFF, which isn’t recognized by the Flickr Uploadr for some reason or other. And which means opening GIMP or GraphicConverter or Preview. 20 clicks more.

    BTW, I’m sitting in a train to northern Germany and there are quite a number of free seats for a Friday evening… (and a power plug right next to me: hope it works). I guess, the strike warnings caused a lot of people to reschedule.

    (Insert pause to take a snapshot of setting sun near Karlsruhe, will be uploaded when I find adequate WiFi access)

    Quite a few regional trains have been cancelled. The official reason given via the pa is “wegen Notfall” (Translation: cos of an emergency).
    Why not say strike? Emergency sounds like accident or natural catastrophe (can’t spell, too much German on my brain).

    Wondering out loud:
    Would the new PR approach be more direct and advise the German railway company to use the word “strike” or would it find a roundabout way to describe the situation?

    (I forgot to take “The New PR” book with me.)

    (I like the size of my 13″ MacBook. Just right for travelling.)

    Anyway, “the new PR” book has got me thinking a lot more about buyer personas.

    Who am I writing my marketing collateral, company blog posts, and technology announcements for? What kind of things are they interested in? How does a buyer persona search for a new service provider? Keeping your target audience in mind while writing is nothing new. Buyer personas, though, are on a more detailled level, describing a character and a typical work/leisure setting.

    And it also reminded me of Bogo’s talk at the STC Transalpine conf in Zurich last April. He stressed the importance of agreeing on personas to develop adequate tech. documentation and user interfaces.

    I signed up for Redbubble.com a couple of days ago. It offers a service to upload, sell and print artwork via the web all-in-one. Payment is transferred by Paypal or cheque. There’s a minimum price for the printing and production costs. And you as the seller of the artwork can decide on the markup (i.e. your gain/income/profit). I stumbled across this service via Ozczecho’s Flickr profile. My first impression of Redbubble.com is very positive and IMHO this could develop into a viable Flickr and Etsy alternative.

    Still on my list of fun to dos:
    Buy a DSLR
    Set up an Ubuntu laptop
    Learn more Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts (zoom in and out with command + option and ^ or ‘)
    Install WordPress 2.3
    Try out Pixelmator
    Write a book (LOL)
    Go on vacation

    Disclaimer: at times Chiperoni.ch is my personal online thinktank and my half-geek playground.

  • Lego face

    Seen in Martin Gyger’s Flickr stream:

    These lego faces are fun!

    Just like web icons… you can see the pixels when you zoom in.

  • Flickriver

    Scrolling Ad Infinitum:

    I discovered a new Flickr tool called Flickriver…
    It loads all images into one long html page, i.e. you simply scroll down to view all pictures for a tag or group:

    My contacts

    My faves

    Malawi group

    Canon ImageBrowser to FlickrUploadr:

    BTW, I’ve found a shortcut how to add photos from Canon ImageBrowser to Flickr Uploadr. In the ImageBrowser, open Preferences and add Flickr Uploadr to the list of external editing applications. Once you’ve added it, you can send images to Flickr Uploadr while in preview mode using Edit > Edit with Registered Application > Flickr Uploadr.

    Alternative to Satellite:

    I stumbled across lumis Gallery. The concept is similar to Satellite, i.e. you can host photos on Flickr and reload them on your own server within your own layout. It seems to have more features…. It requires PHP 5 and a Flickr account.

    Today’s personal faves:

    helmet required

    Bernoulli-Silo

    bridge detail

    schoggi-kuchen mit lychee glace

  • Ipernity Q and A

    Via Flickr mail I asked somebody who seems to be on the Ipernity payroll:

    Thanks for leaving a comment in my photostream.
    I was wondering if you could answer my question regarding Ipernity’s funding.

    Who are the investors?
    Is it independent? Is it funded by venture capital? Or does it belong to another company?

    See my blog post: The most interesting pictures

    Here’s the answer I received via Flickr mail:

    ipernity is french company totally independent and self-funded.

    Well. I still think it looks a bit like Sixapart’s Vox.