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Facebook is planning to use profile pictures to automatically recognize users when they appear in photos taken by somebody else. The firm has also made it clear to users that it has every right to use members' pictures in its own advertisements ... without compensating them in any way. The proposed changes are detailed in a Facebook post that, following a court order, more clearly explains how the site uses data from its users. Facebook already uses facial recognition software but in a more limited manner. Once you have been "tagged" in a photograph (that is, somebody has labeled you as being one ... (view more)

You are sitting on the beach of a tropical paradise, sifting through the family photos that you have just taken on your digital camera. Your momentary reflection period is interrupted by a family member telling you to "go long" and you allow the ... camera to fall in the sand as you make a game-saving interception during a round of beach football. At the end of the day you pack up your belongings and walk away, leaving your camera behind. Imagine that a stranger comes along and picks up your camera. Would you want him looking at your digital memories? Of course not! But what if the stranger was ... (view more)

The Supreme Court has ruled that merely offering to give someone else explicit images of children is illegal, even if the pictures or videos don't actually exist. The ruling applies to all means of communication, but obviously most cases today ... involve the Internet. The specific case in question involved the crime of "pandering" images of children, defined as promoting material (real or 'purported') in a way designed to convince people that it is explicit. In this case, a Florida man named Michael Williams had been arrested after using an Internet chat room and offering to trade nude pictures ... (view more)

You can liven up your MS Word document by inserting graphics into it. The Microsoft Clip Gallery is a nice little program that organizes the thousands of professionally drawn clip art images that accompany the Office programs. The Clip Gallery also ... contains sounds and motion clips, but they are not useful in printed documents. To insert graphics into your document, follow the steps below: Place the insertion point where you want to insert a picture. Choose Insert | Picture | Clip Art. This opens the Clip Gallery window. If you're using Office 2000, you may have to insert the Office 2000 CD- ... (view more)

Synopsis: Turn your digital camera photos into a spectacular slideshow screensaver for your Windows desktop! With Photo Slideshow Screensaver, simply point to the location of the photos folder, set a few transition effect options, and then sit back ... and enjoy your slideshow! PictureRiver Photo Slideshow Screensaver includes over 40 stunning special effects and is always being updated. In fact, Photo Slideshow Screensaver is so easy to use that even an inexperienced user can turn plain, old, and boring digital pictures into a stunning mosaic masterpiece -- guaranteed! PictureRiver Photo ... (view more)

Synopsis: Say goodbye to big, clumsy attachments when emailing your photos! SendPhotos can easily insert digital photos and captions right into your emails -- eliminating the struggle with oversized files, cumbersome attachments, slow downloads, and ... frustrated friends who can't open your pictures. And now take those same fun photo emails you've designed and easily publish them online in your own personalized photo albums, or photoblogs. You can also upload your images so that friends and family can purchase 1-hour prints from their favorite local store with the simple click of a button! ... (view more)

Infopackets Reader Jodie K. writes: " Dear Dennis, When I take pictures with my digital camera and upload them on my computer, the pictures are very, very large! When I try to send in email, it takes forever to send my pictures to friends. I'd like ... to know how can I make my digital pictures smaller, so they won't take up so much space in emails. Thank you for any advice you can give! " My response: The short answer is that you will have to resize the picture before sending it off through email. By resizing the picture into a smaller resolution, the picture file size will also shrink ... (view more)

I like creating online photo albums. It provides an easy way to share photos with friends and family. Keeping track of who I should notify every time I have new pictures is a little more complicated, however. I personally don't like posting pictures ... to the Web and having them visible to anyone who happens to wander by my site: password protection keeps out unwanted visitors, but it isn't very convenient and you still have to email everyone who needs the password. And let's be honest -- creating a website with password protection isn't easy for the majority of Internet users. So, what other ... (view more)

Infopackets Reader 'Becks1969' writes: " Dear Dennis, When I try to download my pictures off my camera or my memory card, it doesn't seem to do anything -- and some times, my camera beeps. I used to be able to do this, but now my camera software ... doesn't even ask me if I want to download my pictures. Would you have any idea what I need to do to try to get this working again? I have been reading your newsletters and a lot of your information has helped me a great deal. I'm hoping you might be able to help me with this matter." My response: A number of things may prohibiting your ... (view more)

Recall -- Last week, Infopackets Reader Jenny C. asked if I knew of a freeware greeting card program. She wrote: " I am wondering if you could help me: I have been trying to find a small (and hopefully free) software program to create ordinary ... greeting cards -- one that I can put my own pictures or clipart on, write my own verse, and mail it (via snail mail) to friends. I used to use a greeting card program that came pre-packaged with my computer, but the program has expired and I can no longer use it. I would love to make my own greeting cards and I am sure other subscribers would too. ... (view more)