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Hi all, we don't have Memorial Day here in Australia, so no holiday for us! Here is a question for you. I just found this fabulous high chair image on Babycenter. Does anyone recognize the brand or know where I might find it?
Steph

posted by sbond on May 27th 2008 at 1:43am
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I've been trying to choose a photo sharing site.

http://picasaweb.google.com/ - Google 1 GB total
http://www.flickr.com/ - Yahoo! 100 MB a month
http://photobucket.com/
http://www.snapfish.com/
http://www.kodakgallery.com/ - I think it's unlimited storage space as long as you make 1 purchase a year.

Anyone have input on why they love/hate one in particular?

posted by star3night on May 28th 2008 at 11:58am
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Hey, did they ever announce the winners on the Cookie/Odeedoh storage contest? I think I voted at Cookie over a month ago...

posted by bakerboy on May 29th 2008 at 5:53am
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I use Flickr...I like that you can connect with other users and I can easily look at my contacts' new pictures without any special passwords or links. I use the free version, but you can pay around $25 per year for unlimited uploads and storage and now you can post videos as well.

posted by ophelia on May 30th 2008 at 4:13am
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I prefer Shutterfly because there is no fee at all and it's quite easy to organize. Flickr is good, but I dislike the fee it charges to create more than a few albums. I stick with the free account with Flickr, but find it not nearly as useful.

posted by schnappycat on May 30th 2008 at 4:27am
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the post about the wii fit was put up before i received mine so i didn't have much to say about it. but after using it for a week, i can say that i love it! of course it's not like a good gym work-out, but it's better than sitting on the couch. i'm not really trying to lose weight currently, just get a little more active and flexible...

one thing that i noticed that could be beneficial is the ability to set weight goals. while most people i'm sure will set it up to lose pounds, it occurred to me that you could use it in the opposite direction as well. while you would *absolutely* want to speak with you doctor before using it while pregnant, i think it could help moms-to-be gain weight in a smart way. so often i hear women say that they gained weight too fast in the first trimester and then ended up gaining too much overall by the end of the prgnancy. with wii fit you can set a goal to gain x number of pounds over the course of a few weeks or months and it can help you be aware of how fast you're gaining and when you might need to increase your activity levels along with your food intake so it can level out a little.
just thought i'd share...

posted by molly h on May 30th 2008 at 5:06am
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oh and about the photosites... i use photobucket and don't really like it all that much... i'm not way into the pciture sharing aspect, i use it as a file hosting site - for which it's fine, but i find it awkward to do any real photo handling. my sister uses snapfish and i like it when i visit to see her pics.

posted by molly h on May 30th 2008 at 5:09am
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anyone know of a place online where my wife and i can get some cool inexpensive fabrics? we'd love to incorporate some nice prints into our second child's crib (due Labor Day!) Thanks!

posted by ad guy on May 30th 2008 at 10:03am
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I used to use Kodak Gallery (formerly Ofoto), and it sucks. I still use Google's Picasaweb and flickr. I paid for flickr pro for multiyear usage, and honestly, I don't mind paying for services I like. I could just upload pics to our website, but flickr gives me a whole lot of options such as tagging and easy-to-use organizational tools. They recently added video, so I have uploaded a few videos and either embedded them in pages or shared them with family. I also use flickr to send photos to my local Target for one-hour pickup.

posted by stickyricemama on May 30th 2008 at 10:32am
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We use snapfish, and I am happy with it except...
1. You have to have a password (and so do your viewers)
2. I don't get to design/chage my site, just upload and share
These negatives make up for the fact that I get super cheap prints, my photos are fairly secure and have unlimited storage for free.

posted by herz9160 on May 30th 2008 at 1:04pm
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