Setting a New Goal

This just came to me when I was peeking at my contacts photos on Flickr, I'm going to make a concerted effort to look at and comment on every single contact with a recently uploaded photo. Every week.

The hard part is that Flickr's blocked at work so I'll have to figure out how to add it to my out of work surfing time. But its worth it in just enjoying the fantastic photos my contacts take.

This is something I should have been doing all along but its easy to get sidetracked and damned if I'm not a distractable guy. But these are things I'm aware of and am taking steps to both address and capitalize on since one's weakness can also be a source of great strength. And vice versa, of course.

So, without further distraction with the blogging, I'm headed back to Flickr to enjoy some art and let the artists know that I enjoyed it.

The Newest Lame

I just deleted a comment on my most favorited picture, the one here. The reason was because it was a throwaway comment he posted solely so he could post his stupid ass pet collar customization site.

That's right, there are idiots now trolling Flickr and spamming photos there.

Making Cool Tech Even Better

Digital photo frames are a very cool innovation as they allow all kinds of different photos to be displayed in one place. But they have disadvantages, like having to load images onto a media card and putting it in the frame and then having to repeat that process whenever you wanted new pictures.

So, my idea is to web-enable a digital frame, be able to point it at a Flickr photostream and display new images as they are uploaded to the website. This way, I could give a frame to my mom that's preconfigured to download the latest pictures of her beautiful grandchildren.

The frame could also include a card slot to save favorite images for transfer to computers, printing or for a slideshow in the frame.

I'm sure someone is already working on this and it'll be pretty sweet when they're widely available.

[Update: Easy was kind enough to provide the confirmation that this product does, in fact, already exist. Made by The Original Digital Picture Frame Company Ceiva. It isn't quite exactly what I had in mind but it is a web-enabled digital picture frame, the only drawback I can see is that the updated pictures need to be subscribed to and cost $100 a year or so. I guess I'm looking for a non-subscription set up that I can point to any photo stream I'd like. But it is definitely a great start!]