Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2023 13:32:53 -0800
Reply-To: Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Photos and other nonsense
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Yes and yes... I miss the Costco printing service... I quit using inkjet at
home long ago... :-)
On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 1:02 PM Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
> I agree with Dan.
>
> Meanwhile....Costco has gotten rid of that superb thing, that instantly
> produced pictures in totally accurate color..for a cheapo price. Big
> ones! Cheap. All of you guys know what I mean. Far superior than trying
> to do it at home on an ink jet.
>
> On Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 11:57:16 AM PST, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> I am not a computer expert but I know enough to find my way around the
> hardware and software that I have. Sorry to hear about your experience with
> dropbox...
> I don't see how dropbox can delete your files. Dropbox is a kind of
> cloud/virtual storage. The user copy/upload a file to dropbox and send a
> notification/email inviting his/her client or friend telling that the file
> is there so go get it. In the meantime the original file sits on the user's
> computer - so where did the original file go after the upload?. In fact
> there are 2 copies of the file - one in dropbox and one in the user's
> computer.
> Someone somehow must have access to the user's computer in order to delete
> the files - dropbox or not.
>
> On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 11:25 AM Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Dropbox is horrible, I consider it a virus. I once worked for a
> non-profit
> > of which a board member convinced the rest of the board to adopt
> dropbox. I
> > worked for the board as the executive director. When dropbox gained
> access
> > to my computer, it cleaned out every single folder that had a file in it
> > that I developed for the non-profit. It also cleaned out hundreds of
> images
> > that belonged to me that I had used in the various projects I did for
> this
> > non-profit over a decade. Those folders are empty to this day and many of
> > my photos are gone. I had no warning of this, I just discovered it one
> > morning. Fortunately, I have multiple archives of everything I do but
> > sometimes it might take me a couple of hours to find what once was at my
> > fingertips. No thanks, dropbox.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 12:46 PM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> There's a service called Dropbox that I use sometimes. The basic service
> >> is
> >> free.
> >>
> >> On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 10:40 AM OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Being a photographer & videographer I have always missed the
> >> fact
> >> >
> >> > We are unable to attach images to Our EMs but do understand the
> reasons
> >> >
> >> > for that,,, But these days with all of the places that images can be
> >> > uploaded
> >> >
> >> > to & shared via links on the www it seems almost silly that We haven’t
> >> done
> >> >
> >> > something to make our Vanagon Related images available to Us all ~
> >> >
> >> > I really do like the Ease Of Use of this EM List & would not
> >> like
> >> > to see it
> >> >
> >> > altered in any way & do believe that establishing a venue for images
> >> that
> >> > are
> >> >
> >> > pertinent to Our discussions would only add Frosting to this Yummy
> Cake
> >> ~
> >> >
> >> > Certainly there are other www based places where dialog &
> images
> >> > are
> >> >
> >> > easily shared simultaneously but they can & do become confusing messes
> >> for
> >> >
> >> > some reason,,, I avoid TheSamba because to Me it is the proverbial
> >> HayStack
> >> >
> >> > & as for FaceBook, there is a fine example of a HayStack in a Tornado
> ~
> >> >
> >> > ORR ~ DeanB
> >> >
> >> > & I really do like that YouGuys don’t give Me a hard time about
> >> My
> >> >
> >> > Rebellious Punctuation ~
> >> >
> >> > > On 5 Mar , 2023, at 11:04 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
> >> wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > Funny how this all comes around. Ten years ago, I was lobbying for
> the
> >> > > ability to post photos as that was an option at the time, during one
> >> of
> >> > our
> >> > > major switchovers. I argued that it would make us more effective at
> >> > > communication which part, where, how, etc. The purists would hear
> >> none of
> >> > > it. Where are they now? Did they die off? I think they all migrated
> to
> >> > > Facebook when they got the chance and this list suffered for it. But
> >> here
> >> > > we have a real discussion, not the morass-like structure of FB which
> >> is
> >> > > like a river--anything put into it floats downstream to never be
> seen
> >> > > again, the one-upsmanship, the smartassery of of internet anonymity.
> >> Just
> >> > > wish we could have both.
> >> > >
> >> > > Jim
> >> > >
> >> > > On Sun, Mar 5, 2023 at 11:31 AM Richard Koerner <
> >> rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>
> >> > > wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > >> Yes Dean....you are on to something good. Google Photos is an
> >> excellent
> >> > >> passageway. OK....next step is to have all of this happen.
> >> Seamlessly.
> >> > >> Hardly a thought. That is why Facebook is so successful and
> popular.
> >> > Not
> >> > >> us Vanagon Folks....but in general, people are lazy.
> >> > >>
> >> > >> On Sunday, March 5, 2023 at 09:25:45 AM PST, OlRivrRat <
> >> > >> olrivrrat@comcast.net> wrote:
> >> > >>
> >> > >> On 5 Mar , 2023, at 9:50 AM, Richard Koerner <
> rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>
> >> > >> wrote:
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>> Yes Dean, that thing works! Could absolutely see all of the
> detail.
> >> > So
> >> > >> marvelous. Now...we have got to find a way to transmit this
> >> knowledge
> >> > to
> >> > >> the rest of the gang. So that this stuff can become a common
> >> > occurrence.
> >> > >> Doing so, will absolutely transform this List....in a good way.
> >> > >>>
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Maybe if all of us have access to Google Photos, a GerryVanagon
> >> > account
> >> > >>
> >> > >> could be established & SignIn info made available to All
> Interested ~
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Albums can be created within the Account, if need be, for
> various
> >> > >> subject
> >> > >>
> >> > >> matters like Parts, Maint’, Accessories, Trips ~
> >> > >>
> >> > >> Flickr is also another option & I suspect there are many others
> ~
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> > >>
> >> >
> >>
> >
>
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