I love taking pictures. I love how easy it is to take them and share them with friends. But. But I willingly admit that when it comes to uploading I’m lazy. L—A—Z—Y. I’m the mom in the old commercial who left her kid stuck in the air off the diving board because the photos sat on her camera card. Yep. That’s me. I’m also the mom who, recently, had to download over 800 images at one time because her camera card was full. And, finally, I’m the mom who has the camera phone and NEVER knows what to do with the pictures as they sit. And sit. And sit. Clogging up the memory and the speed of her smartphone/PDA.
Does any of this sound familiar? Then I’ll tell you about an application I recently sampled that will, I promise, help you. Now available from some carriers (sadly, not mine, but it is available from T-Mobile, where I tested it) is the Photobucket Mobile Uploader from Ontela. Its so easy: you download the app to your phone and within minutes, the photo uploading step is no more. The Mobile Uploader takes every picture you take on your phone (unfortunately, not your camera, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Ontela is working on that one), uploads it to your Photobucket account and sends it to your e-mail address within minutes. You do nothing more than announce “say cheese” and click.
I tested the app on a Blackberry Curve {swoon, drool, drool.}. The pictures, of course, were clear. And I was amazed that almost as soon as I took the pic I received the e-mail. Even better, when I went to my Photobucket account that evening, there was my picture. Waiting for publishing on any one of my blogs, on Facebook, or to send off to share with family.
The price for the app varies by carrier, but its minimal. And any lucky T-mobile subscribers with a compatible T-Mobile phone can go to T-Zones and download the free trial version from “Promo Apps”. This will allow a free trial of the service for 21 days with full functionality. For other carriers who currently support the app, it can be sent directly to your phone by going to mobileuploader.photobucket.com and entering your phone number and phone model.
With Photobucket Mobile Uploader, You’re Certain to Save Your Pictures
Easily protect your photos with the Picture Keeper (and a chance to win one for you and for Mom!)
Like most moms, I take a ton of pictures of my kids. One of my worst fears is that my computer will crash and I will lose them all. And if I backup my computer, how do I know that I am doing it correctly and often enough?
Well, the Picture Keeper is a really neat little product that quickly and easily safeguards your photos without installing any software or doing anything technical and difficult. A combination of a USB flash memory drive with embedded software and compatible with both Windows and Mac, each Picture Keeper can store either 4,000 (4GB) or 8,000 (8GB) photos (depending on the Picture Keeper you purchase).
Wonder how it works? Simply plug Picture Keeper into any USB port, click OK/Start Backup and then Picture Keeper automatically finds and saves all of your pictures. There is no software to install or to configure and no confusing “wizards” to click through! It is so simple to use, allows you to relax and know that your priceless digital pictures are safe against the potential hard drive failure or computer crash. Feel free to watch this video to learn more about the Picture Keeper, too.
Want a chance to win one for you, and one for Mom? We are happy to giveaway TWO 8GB Picture Keeper (that’s 8,000 photos you can store and not worry about losing anymore, and one for your mom or friend!!) To enter, please leave a comment below telling us what favorite pictures you would store on the Picture Keeper, or how/why you would use this great product. The winner will be chosen on May 8th. For those who don’t win, take $15 off the purchase of the Picture Keeper by using code MWS.
