Windows/Mac/Linux (Adobe AIR): Free Adobe AIR application Bulkr downloads all the photos from a user’s Flickr stream, a search result or even backs up your own Flickr photos using the highest quality version available.
Released a few fix-it updates to the Better Gmail 2 and Better Flickr Firefox extensions, which you can get by pressing the “Find Updates” button in your extensions dialog box.
You’ll find no shortage of browser add-ons for the popular photo-sharing service Flickr, many of them focused on making the site more immersive. You can browse images in full screen with a simple hack however, no add-on necessary.
If you’re a long-time user of photo site Flickr looking to move your files elsewhere, it’s not a one-click export. Blogger John Saddington explains his process for moving roughly 21,000 pictures and videos from Flickr to Picasa Web Albums.
There are a lot of mobile, desktop and helper apps tied to Flickr. The team at the photo sharing service decided to make those apps easier to find and install by opening a free “App Garden” to everyone.
One of the better features in Facebook (and now both Picasa and iPhoto) is people-tagging — allowing users to identify who’s in a picture by mousing over the image. Starting today, Flickr’s joined in the fun.
Windows only: Free, open-source application Flickr Schedulr lets you set specific times you’d like to upload pictures to the popular photo-sharing site, Flickr.
iPhone/iPod touch: There have been third-party apps like Flickit to upload iPhone photos directly to Flickr, but Flickr’s own app has hit the App Store, combining tools for uploading, tagging, search and set organising in a crisp-looking package.
