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Chances are if you're a small-time blogger you don't have the funds to pay licensing fees on your images - or - you use thumbnail images. Most websites either don't use images or they use images they find on the net and hope no one harasses them. Picapp.com has created an advertising based applet that helps you get around paying the fees for images and our friends at Digital Inspiration have a demo for you; check out the link below. Note: Picapp is completely free but the site is currently in private beta - use the following credentials (from Digital Inspiration) to gain access. Username: Press@picapp.com Password: 3475vh
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Suggested by: Pedro
Guys, remember trading baseball cards when you were younger? Girls, remember trading stickers in grade school? Now that you're older, it doesn't mean you have to stop sharing / trading with your friends. Chances are your friends have cds you want but haven't bought and vice versa. So why not trade or swap your cd collections? Once you load the songs you want, you can give their cds back and trade with another friend. Just another simple example of how to think outside of the box.
Suggested by: Diana M
You can use copyright protected images on your website as long as the size is right. Google was recently named in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Perfect 10 for displaying thumbnail images from Perfect10.com. However, because the pictures had a length between 80-200 pixels, they were considered to be in "fair use". According to an article in the LA Times, "Fair use is a defense that allows the use of copyrighted works, under certain circumstances, without the owner's consent." Resize any picture you want and post it on your website worry-free!
Remove the sticker that says the camera cannot be connected to a computer or tv and you will expose a data port. You need a cable with a Palm series m100 connector on one end (plugs into camera) and a USB type-b connector on the other end (connects to computer). The cable can be bought on ebay, or you can learn how to make the cable yourself by googling "camera hacking". Lastly, download two small pieces of free software: (i) PV2 tools and (ii) Clear2Receive. Connect the camera to your computer and you are free to adjust any and all settings.
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