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Feedback and Catchup

• Ascii Adam feedback via txt.
• Busy with life, personal stuff, and lack of inspiration for producing a podcast
• Gadget update: motion sensing light in the kitchen
  

Topic 1: Nikon Coolpix N1Given by my sister in law and ascii Adam to our family.  She wasn't using it to the full capabilities, thought that I could
Possible Hack or making the most of other devices:

• Take a picture on the camera
  
• Optimize picture on the computer. 
  
• Upload picture to phone card in the My pictures folder
  
• Txt the picture to Flickr and Facebook via email
  
• Personal Flickr upload email address can be found on the upload page. 
  

Tip: Experiment with the ideal file size that can be texted by your phone.

Topic 2: Sunpak 7in Digital picture frame with motion detectionGiven to me by my wife, to be used at my new cube at work
Ideas:1.Optimizing Pictures for the frameThe optimized picture format is 16x9 in horizontal without any black bars

• Create a templates within an image editing software like Photoshop or GIMP (I used GIMP)
  
• Create a New Image with the parameters
  
•  16x9 for Horizontal and 8x9 for Vertical (50 dpi)
  
• Save as Template 
  
• Create a New Image using one of your frame templates
  
• Open a picture using Open as Layer. 
  
• Resize and tweek the image to within the new image parameters
  
• Save As.. jpg file onto a compatible memory card
  

2. Leave an "If found" default messageWithin the frame's minimal internal memory 

• create/design a few pictures (slides) with the words 
• "If Found please return to: (your name)" "Please email or call (leave # or email)"
  
• At least one current picture of your self. 
  
•  Transfer these images to the default directory within the frame
  
• When the frame is turned on without a card your message will be displayed. 
  

3.Possible Hack: 

• For cameras that use a non-compatible memory card and mounts as a Drive when connected to a computer
  
• Connect the camera to frame via USB port
  
• Copy the pictures to a compatible memory card using the file folders option
  

Topic 3: Leapfrog Leapster Given my Aunt Shelley to my daughter

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The music featured in this podcast: Intro Buddha Chill by Joe DJ- trancentralFeatured Music: Its Christmas time by A Band Called Quinn

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