Tutorials and How-To

Digital photo sizes, DSN and the web

feeds@yuku.com (Harry Flatters) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:12:12 GMT

Pretty much any image you'll see in print, on your digital camera or on your computer screen is made up of pixels - small dots of colour. Often, you'll see images referred to in pixel sizes; on this forum, for example, we like pictures a maximum of 640 pixels wide; an 8 megapixel camera might take images 3264 pixels wide by 2448 pixels high; the computer I'm writing this on has a screen 1280 by 800 pixels in size.

Why is this important? Two reasons, really. The first...

Putting links in messages

feeds@yuku.com (Harry Flatters) — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:40:41 GMT

Putting a link in your messages - for example, to another website or to an eBay auction - is pretty easy. You can link to another website, another part of the DSG site, or another topic on the forum - in fact, anything that has its own web address. You can also shorten long links, or make a link say whatever you want it to.

Putting a link into a post

First, a tip. This is a lot easier if you have two tabs or windows open, one with the message you're writing...

Discussions, Private Messages, Comments etc.

feeds@yuku.com (Droop Snoot Group) — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:46:52 GMT

There are a number of ways to contact people using the forum, with varying degrees of privacy:

Discussion in open forums

Pretty self-evident really - the whole world can see it. Suitable for general discussions between a number of people. Open forums are not suitable for posting personal information if you don't want it public (obviously if you're posting an advert, this probably doesn't apply, at least to phone numbers) or for posting email addresses...

Safety and Security on the Internet

feeds@yuku.com (Droop Snoot Group) — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 10:02:41 GMT

The internet's a great way to share information. It grew out of networks which enabled universities and scientific establishments to share information easily. Unfortunately, that ease of sharing information means it can be easy for others to get at - perhaps others you wouldn't want getting at it.

This doesn't mean you have to fall for the tabloid shock horror stories about the net; you just have to think of it as if it's a postcard. You wouldn't put personal...

Pending Members, Members Only Forums etc.

feeds@yuku.com (Harry Flatters) — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:12:45 GMT

Some of the forums are only open to members of the Droop Snoot Group.

This was decided by consensus among DSG members when we set the site up, and is normally because they may contain sensitive information or to allow freer discussion.

When you try to enter these forums you'll see a message asking you to request membership from the forum administration. You must fill in your real name and DSG membership number or we...

Sources of website and forum help and information

feeds@yuku.com (Droop Snoot Group) — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 18:22:28 GMT

If you're looking for help or information on the DSG website, the forums, or the Yuku forum system there are a number of places to try.

If you're having problems with the DSG website or DSG forums, or want to know how to do something, always ask here first - if the answer isn't here already, somebody should chip in soon enough.

If you've a suggestion about improvements to the site or forums, or new features you'd like to see, post them here.
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Resizing and editing photos for the internet

feeds@yuku.com (Harry Flatters) — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 22:10:22 GMT

We've got a restriction of ~~600~~ 640 pixels wide for pictures on the forum - this sort of size is pretty common on the internet, for good reasons; if you're reading a thread on a forum, it's a nuisance to have to scroll right and left to see all of a photo.

Even worse, often an oversize photo will make the text wider as well, making it difficult to read, or will break the layout of the forum. However, if you're sensible you'll take...

Posting photos on the forums

feeds@yuku.com (Droop Snoot Group) — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:54:23 GMT

If you want to put photos in your messages, the first thing you have to do is get the photo 'hosted' on the net. There are two ways of doing this; you can add them to your Yuku profile, or you can open an account with an image host.

To create a photo album in your Yuku profile, click on the 'Navigation' button at the top right of the page:

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Security software

feeds@yuku.com (Droop Snoot Group) — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 06:46:28 GMT

If you've got a house you need (sadly) locks for your doors and latches for your windows. In the same way, on the internet you should all be running anti-malware / virus software, anti-spyware and a good firewall. If you're looking for anti-malware, anti-spyware or firewall programs we'd suggest the following:

Anti-virus / malware

Kaspersky Anti-virus - Not free, but...