Picasa for Mac (beta)

mdfuller · mdfuller #1 (**permalink**)

01-05-2009, 11:00 PM

Anyone tried the beta? Thoughts? I am downloading it as we speak!

JGruber · JGruber #2 (**permalink**)

01-05-2009, 11:07 PM

What.. there is a beta?!

Edit: Downloading now :-)

JGruber · JGruber #3 (**permalink**)

01-05-2009, 11:11 PM

Got it installed, and it works and feels the same as the PC version, which is good!

I like how it scan's your iPhoto Library! Makes things much easier.

mdfuller · mdfuller #4 (**permalink**)

01-05-2009, 11:17 PM

Seems OK so far. Between this and finding Pulsar today for satellite radio it has been a great Mac software day for me!

eric · eric #5 (**permalink**)

01-06-2009, 01:10 AM

neat, i'll have to give it a go.

MacRab · MacRab #6 (**permalink**)

01-06-2009, 07:14 AM

I don't know about this... it's in their terms

11. Content licence from you

11.1 You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive licence to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. This licence is for the sole purpose of enabling Google to display, distribute and promote the Services and may be revoked for certain Services as defined in the Additional Terms of those Services.

mrplow · mrplow #7 (**permalink**)

01-06-2009, 09:11 AM

Finally !

Fantastic news, goodbye iPhoto, so long Picasa under crossover.....

eric · eric #8 (**permalink**)

01-06-2009, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacRab

I don't know about this... it's in their terms

well, while creepy, it should only apply to the online portion of the tool - if you use picasa for your local library, you should be fine, i'd assume.

mdfuller · mdfuller #9 (**permalink**)

01-06-2009, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eric

well, while creepy, it should only apply to the online portion of the tool - if you use picasa for your local library, you should be fine, i'd assume.

If I actually read any terms I would probably live in a cardboard box with an aluminum foil hat.

eric · eric #10 (**permalink**)

01-06-2009, 12:53 PM

not a foam rubber cheese hat?

mdfuller · mdfuller #11 (**permalink**)

01-06-2009, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eric

not a foam rubber cheese hat?

I would wear that over the aluminum foil hat for extra protection indeed!

eric · eric #12 (**permalink**)

01-06-2009, 12:57 PM

or wrap the cheese hat in foil? so it looks like leftovers...

D3v1L80Y · D3v1L80Y #13 (**permalink**)

01-06-2009, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacRab

I don't know about this... it's in their terms

Virtually every online image hosting/social networking service has a similarly worded section in their TOS.

If you don't want to deal with terms like that... then you have two choices.
You can either:
1. Host the images on your own site
or
2. Don't host images online

asty80 · asty80 #14 (**permalink**)

01-06-2009, 09:34 PM

Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!
There goes my iPhoto out the window

zarly · zarly #15 (**permalink**)

01-06-2009, 10:57 PM

WOOT! I have been antici.....

... pating this day for a long time. When I switched over it was the only app that I missed, and tried so many things as a replacement, but none were as easy to use and as handy as Picasa. The web albums are great, but nothing compared to Picasa. I love the way it scans your computer for pics and then organizes them by date taken. I am happy. The editing tools are pretty good to, from what I can see so far.

edit to add, I tried iPhoto, and it looked good, but then when I started moving pictures around and stuff, little white boxes would appear in iPhoto where my pictures used to be, and there were duplicates and thumbnails... blech.

eric #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 04, 2006 Location: twin cities, mn, usa Posts: 8,708	01-06-2009, 01:10 AM neat, i'll have to give it a go. Please participate in our Member of the Month polls. Every vote counts! And remember to use the user reputation system! ["Dear Homer, I. O. U. one emergency donut. Signed, Homer." - Note by Homer Simpson]
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MacRab #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 14, 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 60 Mac Specs: 2.16Ghz Intel Core Duo processor / 15" / 120Gb HD / SuperDrive / Express / Firewire / Tiger OS X	01-06-2009, 07:14 AM I don't know about this... it's in their terms 11. Content licence from you 11.1 You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive licence to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. This licence is for the sole purpose of enabling Google to display, distribute and promote the Services and may be revoked for certain Services as defined in the Additional Terms of those Services. FLIKR: http://www.flickr.com/photos/robmic
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mrplow #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 01, 2007 Location: UK Posts: 6,759 Mac Specs: 27" iMac i7 (2011) 10.10, iPhone6, iPad Air 2, AppleTV2	01-06-2009, 09:11 AM Finally ! Fantastic news, goodbye iPhoto, so long Picasa under crossover..... External hard disk acquisition addict - but admitting the problem is the first step to a robust backup Please use the reputation system if you think you've been helped - top right of this post
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eric #10 (permalink)
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eric #12 (permalink)
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mdfuller #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 01, 2007 Location: Sconie Posts: 1,217 Mac Specs: 15-inch MacBook Pro	01-05-2009, 11:00 PM Anyone tried the beta? Thoughts? I am downloading it as we speak!
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JGruber #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 20, 2005 Location: Redlands, CA Posts: 739 Mac Specs: Macbook Pro 15" 2ghz/2GB/250gb/SD - White Macbook 2.16ghz/2.5GB/250GB/SD	01-05-2009, 11:07 PM What.. there is a beta?! Edit: Downloading now :-)
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mdfuller #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 01, 2007 Location: Sconie Posts: 1,217 Mac Specs: 15-inch MacBook Pro	01-05-2009, 11:17 PM Seems OK so far. Between this and finding Pulsar today for satellite radio it has been a great Mac software day for me!
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asty80 #14 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 06, 2008 Location: Bear, DE, USA Posts: 22 Mac Specs: 15" recyclable MacBook Pro - Go Green!	01-06-2009, 09:34 PM Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! There goes my iPhoto out the window
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zarly #15 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 20, 2007 Posts: 54	01-06-2009, 10:57 PM WOOT! I have been antici..... ... pating this day for a long time. When I switched over it was the only app that I missed, and tried so many things as a replacement, but none were as easy to use and as handy as Picasa. The web albums are great, but nothing compared to Picasa. I love the way it scans your computer for pics and then organizes them by date taken. I am happy. The editing tools are pretty good to, from what I can see so far. edit to add, I tried iPhoto, and it looked good, but then when I started moving pictures around and stuff, little white boxes would appear in iPhoto where my pictures used to be, and there were duplicates and thumbnails... blech.
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