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| A decent, free, image for your (or my!) blog |
Therefore when I sent up this blog I wasn't sure:
(a) where to find decent, free, images to use on my blog; and
(b) how to easily take and import screenshots into my blog (especially as this is a blog about what I have learnt and most of this is likely to be computer-based!).
Decent, free images
So the images had to be good images, suitable to what I needed, free and with as little restriction on use as possible (don't want to find myself accidently breaching copyright!).
I found links to a number of websites in this link but settled on the following two:
- Unprofound; and
- Morguefile.
Both sites provide free images, have a pretty much unrestricted user licence and you don't have to register to download. In addition; Morguefile gives you image and jpeg URLs so you can upload the pictures to your blog without having to download them first.
The only slight downside is the range can be a bit restrictive if you are looking for something specific (e.g. I searched for 'computer error' - the images returned on Unprofound were not really specific to the search term and nothing was found on Morguefile).
But, on the whole, both have good collections of images which are suitable for my purposes (some additional free image resources can be found in the above link).
The only slight downside is the range can be a bit restrictive if you are looking for something specific (e.g. I searched for 'computer error' - the images returned on Unprofound were not really specific to the search term and nothing was found on Morguefile).
But, on the whole, both have good collections of images which are suitable for my purposes (some additional free image resources can be found in the above link).
Screenshots
Now, this was my main concern as I wanted to be able to take selected screenshots of my Netbook, add instructions to them and then upload them to my blog, all in one piece of software.
Fortunately, I found Hyperdesktop.
Once you have downloaded and installed Hyperdesktop it is fantastically easy to use.
The program itself has 'capture' and 'capture selected area' buttons but you can also use the following HotKeys:
Then the screenshot you have taken pops up into a new window. This allows you to draw and insert text onto the image (helpful for explanations) and then save the file.
Once you are ready to use the image in your blog; open the folder in which you have saved your screenshot and drag the image you wish to upload to the 'Image Links' box (a '+' will appear next to your cursor when you are over the right area to drop the image - or you can use the 'browse' button). Hyperdesktop will then anonymously upload the file to imgur and provide you with a URL in the 'Image Links' box which you can copy and past into the add images box for your blog.
You can also use Hyperdesktop to create a URL for any image you want to upload (whether screenshot or not).
Alternatively, you can visit the imgur website yourself, upload images anonymously and obtain the necessary URL (but I like an 'all in one' service!).
This is my blog, my attempt to document one new thing I have learnt everyday. We learn so much and it is easy to overlook just how much we do learn. Any of the products or websites mentioned in my blog are ones I have found useful. I have no link to these websites (unless otherwise stated) and do not receive any benefit from linking to them. I am not an expert in any of the products I mention so you will have to do your own research and reach your own conclusions.
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| I think this qualifies as a screenshot of a screenshot! |
Fortunately, I found Hyperdesktop.
Once you have downloaded and installed Hyperdesktop it is fantastically easy to use.
The program itself has 'capture' and 'capture selected area' buttons but you can also use the following HotKeys:
- Standard screenshot (takes screenshot of the entire screen): CTRL + SHIFT + 3
- Selective screenshot (allows you to select which area of the screen to take a screenshot of): CTRL + SHIFT + 4
- Window screenshot (takes screenshot of uppermost window): CTRL + SHIFT + 5
Then the screenshot you have taken pops up into a new window. This allows you to draw and insert text onto the image (helpful for explanations) and then save the file.
Once you are ready to use the image in your blog; open the folder in which you have saved your screenshot and drag the image you wish to upload to the 'Image Links' box (a '+' will appear next to your cursor when you are over the right area to drop the image - or you can use the 'browse' button). Hyperdesktop will then anonymously upload the file to imgur and provide you with a URL in the 'Image Links' box which you can copy and past into the add images box for your blog.
You can also use Hyperdesktop to create a URL for any image you want to upload (whether screenshot or not).
Alternatively, you can visit the imgur website yourself, upload images anonymously and obtain the necessary URL (but I like an 'all in one' service!).
This is my blog, my attempt to document one new thing I have learnt everyday. We learn so much and it is easy to overlook just how much we do learn. Any of the products or websites mentioned in my blog are ones I have found useful. I have no link to these websites (unless otherwise stated) and do not receive any benefit from linking to them. I am not an expert in any of the products I mention so you will have to do your own research and reach your own conclusions.
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