January 26, 2005
My "hello" Experience
Few months ago, I've heard about a new software that prentends beeing some kind of P2P for photos, and as my photo obsession is limitless (after I've adopted Picasa), I've tried to take a deeper look, afater installing Hello, I've been blazed by the fact that It doesn't simply work behind firewall ! Yes the official FAQ says it with no details ! and it won't work, and even I've got an open connection in a freind's coumputer, the experience was missed because of time.
Till last week when the build 651 comes with the final remedy: firewall and proxies are cool and Hello worked !
1. Let's organise my photos to be able share easily : they are already well managed with Picasa, ah I've already installed version 2 !
2. Let's find friends : this is the most hardwork : No official directory, no random friend search, no search by location or ever, ... Damn how to get peapole to chat with ??? My own friends are not so photos lover, noone of them uses even picasa ! How to do : the soltion : get to the forum, pick up the nicknames and invite them all ! after a while I've fot some online friends and other who's attempted to do same have invited me ! Cool , now the freinds are all what I have now !
3. Now How to start that kind of conversation ? Is it a classic "asl plz" or gimme you phone number ? No, it has nothing to do with ! just introduce yourself ask the other Helloer his details, and them send you photo, some kind of photographic introduction, send the one that you like and could even make peapole like you, then send a photo of your town or a famous place in you country.
4. The chat is warming and you've made your friend discover through your own photos new dimensions ! now let's talk tech : "What kind of cam do you have ?", place to the tipcs and tricks : how to make better shots, what kind of effect should be applied, ...
5. Before leaving your Helloer friend you'll have to get or make promises to take shots about missed landsacpe that you've been talking about, but don't have the photos right now !
6. Hello is funny with your own cam when showing to peapole that you know use it :)
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