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Comment on Google Drive vs Google+ Photos vs Picasa Web by Will

Will — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:49:01 +0000

Thanks for the helpful review of the differences between the picture storage products. I would like to recommend that folks reading this article slow down the google hating. If you want to blast on Picasa, I would like to remind you that they came first with face detection. It is very clear they are putting their efforts elsewhere these days and it is for the right reasons. Google seems interested in integrating everything (Picasa, Docs, Social Media, Email, Talk, Voice) together hence the change from Google Docs to Google Drive and it will just take time. This an extremely large and ambitious project and to those whose suggest that they should wait until they have everything finished before releasing it, I would say that it would be a stupid. Just like video games have Beta tests to figure out how well their system is working, so Google is releasing in stages. Thanks for reading.

-will

P.S. Google is nothing like Microsoft.

Comment on Google Drive vs Google+ Photos vs Picasa Web by john

john — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:38:31 +0000

Thanks Shahid,
I have been thinking about this and you confirmed my thoughts; I hope Google is listening too.

Comment on Google Drive vs Google+ Photos vs Picasa Web by Darren

Darren — Mon, 14 May 2012 12:27:18 +0000

I am just starting out with photo uploading and am comparing Google photos storage to Windows Skydrive. I have discovered I can sync my picasa photo folders and upload them to Google+ photos quite easily and can then select whether I wish to have this sync feature turned on or off. The photos appear online okay but I cannot see any option on Google + where I can download one folder of pictures back to my computer, maybe I will discover this. I have also installed Google Drive tonight and just dragged a picture in there and then checked it synced okay. My only concern is I can only view one photo at a time with Google Drive and if this is the case it will be pointless as I like to have photos in different folders. I have only tried on the online version of Windows Skydrive and this seems relatively easy to use. It just seems to me that when you try to use a google product, you need to investigate how to use it and it gets a bit confusing. Windows on the other hand I find easy to follow, though I like the integration of gmail and google+ better overall.

Comment on Google Drive vs Google+ Photos vs Picasa Web by Matt

Matt — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:36:04 +0000

Completely agree. I would love to backup all my content to drive, but the viewer is no good. I have lots of videos that are uploaded to picasa, but I can’t get them out if I want them again. Sad that i’m approaching my 80GB old storage plan and the price is going to dramatically increase for me from $20 a year for 80GB to $60 a year for 100GB.

Comment on Google Drive vs Google+ Photos vs Picasa Web by Bob Bob

Bob Bob — Wed, 09 May 2012 00:22:35 +0000

lets not forget the constant “server error… please try again” yellow banner every time you try and delete something.

As much as I hate to say it skydrive with it’s free 25GB, has been pretty good for backing up… not so good for sharing.

Comment on H-1B 221(g) Administrative Processing waiting times by Dips

Dips — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:47:23 +0000

i attended for the visa interview in London on 2nd march…………….

Comment on H-1B 221(g) Administrative Processing waiting times by Dips

Dips — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:21:41 +0000

give me any suggestions………………….

Comment on H-1B 221(g) Administrative Processing waiting times by Dips

Dips — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:20:21 +0000

send passport means for issuance of visa or not??????? i got mail from embassy like this on 28th of april…………….
We can confirm that the nonimmigrant visa unit has received the required documentation. No further action is required from you at this time. Embassy records show that your nonimmigrant visa application is subject to administrative processing, please be assured that as soon as we are able to proceed with your case, you will be notified.

Comment on Google Drive vs Google+ Photos vs Picasa Web by Bob

Bob — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:15:36 +0000

Agree! The best thing would been if there was an actual photo album function on drive.google.com. To open one and one picture is stupid, and nothing someone actually wanna do. And a mobile app (iOS in my case) that I can choose wich albums I wish to cache on my device. There are plenty of apps for Picasa with this functionality.

I don’t want to use Picasa because it converts RAW to JPG and if I upload my videoes there I can’t get them back in my original format. Not even with Google Takeout.

I somewhat like Dropbox’ approach, but they are overpriced compared to Google. And you don’t have the same good mobile apps that you have with Picasa.

Also, Dropbox web interface is way better than Google Drive. Not only on pictures.

Comment on H-1B 221(g) Administrative Processing waiting times by 221g-er

221g-er — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:02:26 +0000

Hi to all who have had their passport taken by the Consulate or Embassy and have not received it within 30 days back, regardless of the additional administrative processing or any other issue for that matter. YOU have the right to ask for your passport to be sent back and the processing to continue in the background.

NO Consulate or Embassy in the world has the right to hold a foreign passport for more than 30 days. I have been in additional administrative processing for over 6 months now, and I applied for a non-immigrant tourist visa. I am not indian and have no names that could trigger any flags. There seems to be a delay of some kind since everywhere online everyone is having this case prolongated for some reason.

Regardless, write an email or call the Consulate asking for your passport back.