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Thread ID: 74307 2006-11-17 22:01:00 Compress/Shrink Photos while Travelling? Winston001 (3612) PC World Chat
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500106 2006-11-17 22:01:00 I'm sure there is an answer of the "bleeding obvious" category, but when in India, I uploaded a few photos to webmail. They took ages (3 -5 minutes each) and I only realised later this was because of the large size of each image. In fact I simply gave up in the end because connections went down etc.

Cyber cafes variously used 98 and XP depending upon the terminal you got.

Compressing/shrinking a pic using OE6/7 is easy because it is presented as an option. But what should I have done with pics simply downloaded temporarily onto the cyber cafe pc? When I tried to compress and email from there, OE6 jumped up which was no use to me since I was using webmail. 		Winston001 (3612)
500107 2006-11-17 22:59:00 Your question is a bit vague, but I think you're asking how to edit/manipulate photos from any computer?

Try a Google search (www.google.co.nz).

http://pixer.us/ was one result that may serve your purpose. 		Greg (193)
500108 2006-11-17 23:11:00 Your question is a bit vague, but I think you're asking how to edit/manipulate photos from any computer?

Try a Google search (www.google.co.nz).

http://pixer.us/ was one result that may serve your purpose (although it's a crappy coded site that takes ages to load).

Thanks Greg, you are correct - essentially manipulate photos before uploading. The uploading is the problem which means that online editing sites aren't the answer.

What I'm asking is whether there is an easy way to compress a file of photos in 98/XP before linking to them individually to upload to webmail?

And yes, I could use Google but this is a great forum so I figure the info will be useful to other members. In India I watched other people patiently waiting (and servers going down) while huge photo files were uploaded. A complete waste of time because the PCs would freeze while uploading. 		Winston001 (3612)
500109 2006-11-17 23:42:00 If those terminals had USB ports, u could use something like a U3 flash drive, which lets u install programs made especially for these flash drives .

I see Irfranview is one of these programs .

It doesnt install ANYTHING on a system . It installs whats required directly on these U3 drives . You can save prefs etc as if it were a normal PC . And when u unplug a U3 flash disk, there's no trace of it left on the system .

However, U3 flash drives will only work properly on 2k/XP . Not any other O/S .

I got one of these a few weeks ago, (So, I could make it a bootable disk as if it were a floppy, since I dont use floppies on these), its not bad at all .

You just have to be careful to eject it first, otherwise it may stuff up programs u want to uninstall off it . (It will corrupt it) . 		Speedy Gonzales (78)
500110 2006-11-17 23:44:00 Winston, you can easily reduce the size of photos on your laptop prior to putting them on the Net. We have discussed this recently here on PF1. See this thread:
pressf1.pcworld.co.nz

BTW, where in India did you go? I have been to Jaipur twice, also Delhi of course, and various places in Rajasthan, and Bangalore. 		Strommer (42)
500111 2006-11-17 23:56:00 BTW, where in India did you go? I have been to Jaipur twice, also Delhi of course, and various places in Rajasthan, and Bangalore.

Cheers Steve. Started in Lonavla where the Habitat for Humanity build project happened. Lonavla is a hill station town of about 50,000 people, 80km inland from Mumbai, on the road to Pune. A lovely spot in the mountains.

Then Mumbai, Delhi, Agra for the day, and back home with a stopover in Kuala Lumpur so I could get my bling Rolex. :D 		Winston001 (3612)
500112 2006-11-18 00:00:00 Sounds fascinating, Winston. Do you have any photos on the Net of your time in Lonavla, or a blog? BTW, I bumped up my old thread so go over to PF1 and have a look. Strommer (42)
500113 2006-11-18 00:12:00 If those terminals had USB ports, u could use something like a U3 flash drive, which lets u install programs made especially for these flash drives .

I see Irfranview is one of these programs .

It doesnt install ANYTHING on a system . It installs whats required directly on these U3 drives . You can save prefs etc as if it were a normal PC . And when u unplug a U3 flash disk, there's no trace of it left on the system .

However, U3 flash drives will only work properly on 2k/XP . Not any other O/S .

I got one of these a few weeks ago, (So, I could make it a bootable disk as if it were a floppy, since I dont use floppies on these), its not bad at all .

You just have to be careful to eject it first, otherwise it may stuff up programs u want to uninstall off it . (It will corrupt it) .

Thanks Speedy, I'll look at this option . The Powertoys/VSO image resizer solution looks logical except that cybercafes frown on programs being installed by punters and generally prevent it . So your idea is a good one .

Of course the very best answer is a small, cheap, notebook to create emails and work with photos before ever going to the cybercafe . :D However that involves weight, electricity, and just one more valuable thing to lug around and protect . 		Winston001 (3612)
500114 2006-11-18 01:14:00 Thanks Speedy, I'll look at this option . The Powertoys/VSO image resizer solution looks logical except that cybercafes frown on programs being installed by punters and generally prevent it .

I had thought a laptop was part of your baggage . . . :stare: 		Strommer (42)
500115 2006-11-18 01:20:00 Started in Lonavla where the Habitat for Humanity build project happened. Lonavla is a hill station town of about 50,000 people, 80km inland from Mumbai, on the road to Pune. A lovely spot in the mountains.

Then Mumbai, Delhi, Agra for the day, and back home with a stopover in Kuala Lumpur so I could get my bling Rolex. :DTell us about the food!!!! 		Greg (193)
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