Using FlickrEdit, you can download or upload any photo to and from Flickr. Besides taking backup, FlickrEdit features photo search based on date and tags; rotation of photos; deletion of photos or sets; switch between multiple Flickr users; display your Not in Set, Recent, Favorites, Contacts and Group photos, and much more.

The new application is written in Java and uses flickrj framework for accessing Flickr.

Here’s what you need to do in order to get started.

1. Launch FlickrEdit from here. Alternatively, install the Windows executable on Windows platform or Java jar file on other platforms from here.

2. Install the application after the download and run it. You’ll receive a prompt to enter your Flickr account login details.

3. Enter the login details and proceed to a window containing all your Flickr Photos.

4. Select the photos you want to backup and run the backup Wizard.

5. Choose between the two options:
   + Backup to hard drive (you can also create zip files using this option.)
   + Backup to Media (you can burn photos to a CD or DVD disc using this option.)

6. Click the Start Backup button to backup all the selected photos. If you have a large amount of photos, the time taken for backup will also be more.

Finally, if you are looking for a better way to access your Flickr Photos, you can surely try FlickrEdit without a second thought.

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PicLens 1.6 from Cooliris is a free add-on for the Firefox browser that instantly transforms your browser into a full-screen slideshow experience. It offers immersive picture browsing from popular Photo Sites (Flickr, Photobucket, Picasa, Web Albums, DeviantArt, and Smugmug); Social Networking Sites (Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Hi5, and Friendster); Image Search Sites (Google Images, Yahoo Images, Ask Images, Live Images, and AOL Images); and other sites supporting Media RSS. PicLens makes your photographs come to life via a cinematic presentation.

Using PicLens is easy.

Download Piclens 1.6 here and log on to any supported sites. Simply mouse over an image and click the PicLens button that fades in. While in full-screen mode, sit back and enjoy the slideshow. Skip to any photograph by clicking it.

The new “3D Wall” feature in PicLens enables you to instantly zoom, scroll, and go full-screen on a variety of images from across the web.

Jump between photographs or start an automatic slideshow by using the buttons at the lower-left.

Press the space bar to play and pause the slideshow, and the arrow keys to move between photographs. Press any other key to return to your browser.

Refer to this tutorial to find out what all the excitement is about.

By the way, Alex from the Cooliris Team has informed me that the IE and Safari upgrades are coming soon. I’ll keep you posted on that.

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