Downloading and installing Picasa

This post is for Mom - I'll make it crystal clear. First Download the new Picasa here.

Now Save the file - it doesn't matter where.

When Picasa is done downloading. Double click on Picasa3-setup.exe in the Downloads window.

After you hit the Next button a few times to install Picasa, it can be found under the Start button, All Programs, Picasa 3, Picasa 3.

Using Picasa to Upload Photos to a Photo Processing Service

The newest version of Picasa (3.0) makes it simple to upload pictures for prints. Get Picasa 3.0 here.

First, pick out the pictures you want to upload. You can do this by holding down the ctrl button on your keyboard and clicking on each picture. The pictures you select show up in the picture tray in the bottom left.

Now, hit the Shop button.

Next, select a picture developing service from the list.

Finally, you will  be asked to log in. If you don't have an account with the service, hit the Create an Account link and a web page will open for you to create an account with the service you picked.

After you have logged in, Picassa will start the upload. After its done, Picassa will open the services web page so you can order prints.

A joke for my Grandpa

A teacher in Elmira, New York asked her 6th grade class how many of them were Obama fans. Not really knowing what an Obama fan is, but wanting to beliked by the teacher, all the kids raised their hands except for Little Johnny. The teacher asked Little Johnny why he has decided to be different. Little Johnny says, ‘Because I’m not an Obama fan.’ The teacher says, ‘Why aren’t you an Obama fan?’ Johnny says, ‘Because I’m a Republican. The teacher asks him why he’s a Republican. Little Johnny answered, ‘Well, my mom’s a Republican and my dad’s a Republican, so I’m a Republican. The teacher asks, ‘If your mom was a moron and your dad was an idiot, what would that make you? With a big smile, Little Johnny replies, ‘That would make me an Obama fan.

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NOTHINGS CHANGED

One of the criticisms the Democrats made of Bush is that he wouldn't admit he was wrong on Iraq. Obama suffers the same leadership deficiency. This isn't a CHANGE, this is just another person that wont listen to reason in relation to failed policies.

Monkey

Another good WSJ editorial on messed up Democrat economics

In Indiana to Beijing May 6, 2008; Page A22, the Wall Street Journal editorial staff points out that Hillary and her staff have a poor understanding of macroeconomics due to a recent criticism of a Chinese business deal in Indiana (that Bill supported) that resulted in a closing of a factory in Indiana. The odd fact is that the district where the factory was located has seen a 307% increase in exports to China between 2000 and 2007. The City where the factory was located has actually seen a 311% increase in the same period and the city even has sections of its website in Chinese.

The confusing sentiment followed Hillary to Iowa early in the primary. There, workers at John Deere were protesting free trade. John Deere is making a killing in exports (I'll look for the definite number but Caterpillar's Q1 results demonstrates that the entire sector is reaping the rewards).

Free trade reallocates resources, that includes jobs. Countries that trade freely see a net increase in prosperity. However, workers loose their jobs in the areas where the foreign country competes more effectively. Countries end up specializing in certain sectors that they are the best at. What will Hillary say to the larger number workers that are reaping the benefits of free trade? Will Democrats work to close their factories?

Regarding the Fair Trade movement, trade is unfair when the benefits of free trade are made impossible to realize through a number of factors. Poor countries' economies should grow exponentially with free trade under what is known as the catch-up effect. However, sometimes foreign investment will not accompany open boarders. Government is a major factor, if investors fear confiscatory laws (Venezuala) they will not invest.

Solving Wall Street Journal's cookie bug

The Wall Street Journal programming staff appears incapable of doing simple javascript error checking. Periodically a cookie will expire and you will be directed to "http://wsj.comnull/". I've notified their tech support people but was sent the standard lowest common denominator stock answer. This shouldn't be a problem for professional web developers. The solution means having to reenter your login and password, so hopefully you remember what it is. Here's how you fix their bug.
In Firefox, go to tools -> options. Then hit the Show Cookies button. Scroll through the list and find wsj.com, then hit the Remove Cookie button. Now you should be able to navigate to wsj.com.



Edit: I just noticed an Ars Technica thread about this very problem. For whatever reason they weren't able to fix it. The bug has existed for eight years.