Many websites and services on the Internet display image thumbnails on their pages which link to a larger version of the image on a mouse-click. Shopping sites like Amazon display small item images, that link to the item’s product pages. All have in common that at least one click needs to be made to view [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
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See what images are being viewed on your network with driftnet
I want to preface this article by saying I am not, in any way advocating spying on your users. With that said, there are times (and reasons) why you might need to see what images are being viewed on your network. Whether it be an end user who is viewing content that goes against specific [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Comments: 6
Creative wallpaper and images with Fotowall
We all like wallpaper. Some people even search for days for the perfect wallpaper. But why not create your own wallpaper? You say you don’t have the talent? That’s okay when there are tools like Fotowall out there. Fotowall is a create tool that lets you work with images in a very creative way…helping you [...]
- Author: Jack Wallen
- Comments: 5
Desktop Drapes for GNOME
The latest “series” of articles for Linux here on Ghacks revolves around beautifying your desktop…specifically, desktop wallpaper. The first article was all about Managing wallpaper in GNOME. I wanted to continue that particular subject by introducing a simple little tool (that hasn’t actually been updated since 2008 – but still works like a champ) called [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Display Only Images On Image Hosting Sites
Many webmasters and Internet users host images on so called image hosting websites that allow them to store the images. This process is helpful for users who do not have their personal storage space on the Internet and webmasters who want to save bandwidth by hosting the images remotely. Image hosting sites have received a [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Save Images More Comfortably With Image Fetcher
If you sometimes download images from Internet websites you might have already considered that the way most web browsers offer to save images is not the most comfortable one. Web users need to right-click each image they want to save and select Save Image from the menu that pops up. That might be fine if [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 3
Image Ripper Downloads Photos From Chinese Photo Hosting Sites
The default web browser options to save photos from websites on the Internet are fine if only a few images need to be saved. It quickly becomes a burden if the image count reaches two digits and more or less impracticable when it reaches three and more. That’s where image downloaders come into play which [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Detect Duplicate Images With AntiDupl.net
If you store images on your computer chance is that you eventually encounter duplicate images. This can be because some have been downloaded from multiple locations, in batch where it was not enough time to check the pictures before downloading them or because of copying and moving them around on the computer system. A manual [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
- Comments: 9
FastStone Image Viewer 4.0
A new version of the image viewer FastStone Image Viewer has been released today by the developers. Version 4.0 introduces several new and enhanced features including better Windows 7 compatibility, improved performance in network folders, display of GPS information with a link to Google Earth, favorite folders and several minor improvements and bug fixes. The [...]