Mi Famiglia,
We've been looking at different ways to share the great number of pictures we're gathering for the reunion. One option is 2 Google programs called Picasa & Hello. These are free to everyone and you can download them at the new link we've added. Let me know if you're interested and I'll help you get set up if you need. Here's a screen shot! There are other websites that do similar things as this. If you know of reasons not to use these particular programs please let us know.


The following is the site descriptive for the Hello program:

Share
The hardest part of sharing your pictures is choosing your favorites.
Send photos via email that are a joy to receive.
Take the guesswork out of sending photos. Picasa automatically resizes and attaches pictures to email messages at sizes your friends will be able to open. Works with most email programs, including Google’s Gmail.


Hello™ instant picture chat lets you share pictures back-and-forth in seconds.
Hello is Picasa’s instant-message product – it’s chat with pictures. You can send out hundreds of pictures instantly using the "Hello" button; it’s a great way to look at pictures with friends and family online. Just point at a picture or website and tell the person who sent it exactly what you think (but when you criticize their artwork, remember – they can do the same).

Hello sends pictures using an encrypted person-to-person connection, so the pictures you share are sent directly to your friend’s computer, and nowhere else online (unless you use Bloggerbot to post pictures to your blog; see below). Picasa shows shared pictures in your From Hello collection, sorted by Hello usernames. And it’s as easy to remove shared pictures as it is to get them.