Shop Talk member "Fred" found a great image hosting service set up perfectly for users to post their images on Shop Talk. You can upload images directly from your computer to their server for free. When it is uploaded, you get a screen with easy copy and paste code that is ready to go for Shop Talk.
This is a well thought out system. I'm proud that their site is designed and run right here in Missouri.
You can register there and get nice extra features or upload without even registering.
http://www.imageshack.us/ Here is an example of an image uploaded by me. The image is a thumbnail image linked to a larger image if the viewer wants it. All the code for that is generated by the image host for a near-no-brainer for users.
That's a pic of a container I have in my collection. If anyone can tell me what it is and what goes on the top, please let me know.
Image hosting for Oldgas.com has surpassed 175 megs of user uploaded images on our server. Continuing at the current rate, this will end up costing about $30 per month by mid-2005. We love the images! Hosting them on this new option will cut our costs and make it easier for you.
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Jim "Oldgas" PottsYour host and moderator
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How gtraet is this...THANKS so much..way cool. You guys who dont know how to post pics..this is so simple...just register and then upload what you want and then copy the "messageboards link and paste in shoptalk...and BAM...your up and posting pics.
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Hubba: GAS GEEK , OIL FREAK and humble moderator
TEST WHOA!! HOW SIMPLE IS THIS, THANKS JIM
MUCH BETTER.............CJ
That's the one I've been using for the pics I've posted here. I don't understand why it's free, but I'm not going to complain about it.
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Hi Jim,
This looks great, went to the web site and it appears easy so far. One question, when I browse to get my picture it is stored on my C: drive. Not being a computer wizard like many of you, do I need to be concerned about other info being made available to anyone else out there? Maybe a dumb question but want to make sure.
WOW, I just posted a picture in Showcase under petro pumper.
http://www.imageshack.us/ Image posting just got easier, ANYONE can do it.
This is going to set OLDGAS on FIRE with everyone posting pictures.
I was just about ready to paste in when my PC shut down. I rebooted, clicked on their site, clicked on MY IMAGES, highlighted the image I wanted and copied it for pasteing.
WOW so easy
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Great job Jim. Always working to help others on this site. Just tried it out. Works great
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Kansas City, Missouri
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I was so excited with this new image hosting site that I forgot about an item I was bidding on.
Here is another UGLY nozzle for my collection.
looks good to dick. cheese
Here go's a test
That is easy, just deleted all the other instructions I've been given and could not really figure out Larry
Okay....Let's see if this works...
Wow..That is easy!
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COOOOOOOL! I GOTTA LIKE THAT!!!!
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Wads,
Your question about computer security is not a dumb one. You should always be concerned.
I recommend:
* Make sure you always have the latest Windows Updates installed that involve security.
* Enable your Windows XP Firewall or install a Norton, McAfee or other good firewall.
* Set your Internet Explorer security settings concerning Active-X Controls to Prompt or if that is not a choice to Disable. When you get a pop-up asking if you want to approve an Active-X Control, you need to decide if you trust the site you are on. Many sites use safe scripting, including Oldgas.com to enable helpful features. But unscrupulous sites can snoop and plant bad things. You should know when somebody is running such a script and be able to decide even though the pop-up prompts are a pain.
Image Shack runs a script that enables Google context sensitive ads. That is how they make their money to pay for the free image hosting. It is harmless. Oldgas.com uses the same type of scripting to run the real-time eBay listings and Google ads on our site with no risk at all for users.
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Jim "Oldgas" Potts
Your host and moderator
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Just took a shot of my pegasus today, saw this and had to give it a try. Pretty quick and easy!
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Jim, thanks for the info.
If this works I'll be amazed.
Wow, it worked!!!!
For anyone out there who is still hesitant, try it. If I can do it, anyone can.
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W-A-D-S! YOU DID IT - YOU THE MAN!
DOC @ TAG/WEST!
DOC, That's it, I'm staying up all night to take pictures (LOL)!! Signs, cans, maps, paper items, globes, bottle racks, blotters.
Finally, I can stop bothering people to post pictures for me. Now I need a BOTW so I can post it myself. Thanks to all those that posted for me in the past.
Hey Jim, just wondering if these photos posted through this new listing server, will still be available for viewing in say 6months? I noticed that sometimes when I go back looking at a post, some of the images have dissapeared. Hubba's are some of the ones that I've noticed. I thought this was caused by the hosting server not retaining them for a long period of time. Any ideas?
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Don "oltoydoc" Sherwood
Vintage Gas
Won't this be cool! (if it works) I never post any pics because I never want to bother anyone to post them for me.
If this works it is a picture of the Seattle Express... my new truck (gift to myself after I sold the pool store) and the trailer I bought from Dave Bowman for the move.
Don,
The documentation on their site says they watch the number of times an image is viewed. They promise to keep an image on their server for one year after the last time it is viewed. So if the image is viewed once after 11 months, it gets another year of hosting, at least.
How long will the site last? They depend on earning income from the Google ads on their site. Hopefully that will earn enough to keep it going. I'd expect ImageShack to develop other income producing business in the future. Not to mention the site is based in St. Louis, Missouri where all the sharpest nerds hang out. lol
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Jim "Oldgas" Potts
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Jim you are slaying me, that last sentence of your post made me laugh almost as hard as the newspaper ad i found!!..Still LMAO
Wads.. is that pic showing flat globe lenses??are they metal?? and the lower one is that(globeholder) got trim on top or what is that on there??
Testing, testing.........
COOL, that is slick and easy.
!!!!!!GO STEELERS!!!!!!
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Wow this works great. HTH Ted
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Did someone say this is idiot-proof? I can prove/disprove that theory right now.....
Well, I guess it's ALMOST idiot-proof. It's really only a small 3" hand mirror....not the mirror that ate Cleveland!!!. Guess checking the image size is a good idea also...........
Richard
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Wow.. How easy is that!!! Thanks Guys!!
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Ok I can and have put pics up and posted them on old gas now. But how do I go back and lets say repost the pic that is already hosted? I have several of the same pic on there because it is the only way I know how to view anything? thanks Larry
Yep, I can send the picture up and download it to oldgas with copy and paste. But I just registered? And still can only do this at the time that I upload the pic. OLD OLD OLD
Hey Richard, the same thing happened to me on the Gilmore post, so I went back, and copied the "thumbnail" url, came back and posted that in place of my original url. I'm sure there is an easier way?
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Don "oltoydoc" Sherwood
Vintage Gas
Jim, I was thinking of you when I took this photo.
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Don "oltoydoc" Sherwood
Vintage Gas
ONE MORE TIME/TEST..... CRUISIN CJ
C:\Old Harddrive\My Documents\dads\DADS PICS\P6270005.JPG
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Can it be this easy???
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ONE MORE TIME/TEST....... CRUZIN CJ
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Give me some warning, Don! I leaned forward so fast when I saw the auto paint neon that I hit my head on the monitor. That is really cool. Where did you see that?
I'm lovin' this, seeing you guys whipping those images out of your computer and onto the Web. Can you feel the power?
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Jim "Oldgas" Potts
Your host and moderator
Hopefully this works and the image is smaller.
Mac
Way to go, Mac!
Using the thumbnail code makes the image an efficient size for the page and allows viewers who are interested to click on it to get a bigger picture with more detail. Using thumbnails makes the pages load faster for guys who don't have broadband and it eliminates the sideways scrolling for pages with "larger than the screen" pictures.
To get thumbnails to appear, copy and paste the code that is next to:
"Hotlink a clickable thumbnail on a forum or message board!" (on the screen after your upload).
To upload your images go to:
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Attempting to post an image.
This works great. Having too much fun, have to try one more.
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THAT OLD GAS PUMP OVER YONDER IS GONNA COST YOU ALL OF 30 BUX!!!!
I like this picture Dodogas has on his site!!! Dodogas chasin down a racey deal! ive studied this pic out & Dodo is really turnin some RRRRRRRRRs & i cant tell if the racey deal is hooked up & getting away or not. i think if Dodogas dosent over rev hes got it!
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LOL at 2Tone..nice self portrait of 2Tone that he posted hisself!!..The guns-n-grappo portrait
thats me on a gooooood hair day!
no wait my hair is GOOOOOOOONE!!!!!!!
........WELL on top anyway!
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2-Tone, when did you get the picture of my back yard!?!?! LOL
whats missing in that pic is a BiG ol MeaN hound dog & he was chewin my ankle! LOL!
What a dumbass!!! I guess I'm the only one to take something simple and screw it up. I clicked on the thumbnail but there was no "copy" so I took the address at the top of the page. But that is a link to the site. I'll play around with it some more later.
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OK, so I downloaded Imageshack sso that I may share a few pics. How & where do I post the photos???
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If you love your freedom, thank a vet. If you love anything else, thank a trucker!
Nice and Easy.
This is what I worked on this weekend. Have a good one. ~Jason
Here is my test picture. Girl, our dog really wants to get at our Kentucky dinner. Rex
Good to see you guys getting the hang of the picture posting. That will make for better threads. Congrats
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Scott Shipers
Kansas City, Missouri
All of these pictures are driving me crazy!!!
As a sage once said, Post a picture for a man and he'll post it once, show him how to post pictures and he'll post them forever. (or maybe that was about fishing?)
This site is gonna get HUGE with all of these new photo posting pros. Look at how big the showcases are already since this new found posting prowess.
Keep those posting those pictures gasoholics, they're great!!!
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RUST IN PEACE
For those of you who are struggling with resizing your images so they fit on a computer screen:
Check in your camera box for software that came with it on CD-ROM. Many camera makers bundle free software with the camera that resizes images pretty well.
Another option is to buy or download a graphics editor like Photoshop Elements, PhotoImpact or Jasc Paint Shop Pro. You can get a copy of the version 8 of Jasc Paint Shop Pro on Amazon.com for less than $30. Version 9 is out now with a couple more features for $120. Version 8 is all most people need. Search for "Paint Shop Pro" using the form at the bottom of this page to search Amazon.
Most users have 800 x 600 or 1024 x 768 screen resolution. Part of the screen is taken up by your browser's buttons and bars and part by the stuff other than your image on the Web page. This leaves a limited space for images or the viewer is forced to scroll sideways or up/down to see the image. By resizing to no more than 600 pixels wide and 400 pixels tall, nearly all viewers can see the complete image without scrolling. Plus dial-up users appreciate more efficient images so they don't have to wait so long for them to load.
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Jim "Oldgas" Potts
Your host and moderator
Hello Jim,
Thank you for sharing Imageshack with the readers of Oldgas.com. I am a total un-savvy computer person, so when I was looking for a way to post some pictures, I never would have known whether it was good or bad; all I knew was that it was free and easy to do.
Speaking of which why I posted picutures in the first place: I am still looking for somewhere to find a sign for my "parts manual holder" (Posting on 11/12/04 @ 11:29 AM). I received one idea, but any help/thougths would be greatly appreciated
Thank you, and have a great day!
Fred
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Minuteman, I love that Ford parts sign!! Keep those pictures coming.
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That first picture you posted was a real turkey, but the second one was a beauty!
Oops I take it back, that islander photo is HUGE, have to re-size that one. (Never mind that was elcamino trying to post)
I like that Frontier pump!
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I'll try again.....
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Hi Speed Gas Station
Edit to add the [img] opening and closing tags to the image link so that they appear on this page.
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When you upload an image to ImageShack, the next screen shows code for several different uses. For Shop Talk, you need to select one of two code choices that say they are for "Forums." The code required will include: [img]
If the code includes:
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It will not work. That is html code which is not processed for security reasons.
Click on "Copy URL" next to one of the forum choices. Say "Yes" to the pop-up message to copy to clipboard. Put your cursor in the Shop Talk message box and press the "Control" key and then the letter "V" at the same time. That will place the code for forums in your message and your image will appear after you submit the form. Click on "Help!" at the bottom of this page for more image help.
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Jim "Oldgas" PottsYour host and moderator
Hope this works!!
Just trying this out.
Jack Sim
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Stii trying to figure this out
How do I get it to be normal size?
This is only a test! :-) [img] [img]http://img119.exs.cx/img119/2365/j6y652boards.jpg[/img]
64 Chevy Pick up, 66 Nova wagon, and collector of motor oil cans.
CoolCustomCD.com Bill
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Oldgas I'm still trying to find the "Copy URL" as stated below. After I highlight or CRTL C and paste to Shop Talk its just ends up being codes as you see below? I seem to find nowhere Copy URL or anywhere to click on Yes to pop-up message. Any help many thanks
Click on "Copy URL" next to one of the forum choices. Say "Yes" to the pop-up message to copy to clipboard
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Oldgas
Disregard I guess it worked. Thanks
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You are right. They have changed the choices on the page after your upload to ImageShack. The "Copy URL" link is gone and an additional option for forums has appeared.
The correct code choice for a full size image to appear in your Shop Talk message will start with [img] not [img=
That second option and
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Jim "Oldgas" PottsYour host and moderator
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One more try,how do I size it down a little bit?
I am trying to post a picture for the 1st time.
Hi Bud,
Congratulations on posting images by yourself!
Your attempt to post a second image in the same message failed because the second image had a combination of two kinds of code. Only UBB code that has [url= and [img] will work. Any html code like
Your second image had both UBB and html in it, so it would not work. When uploading images to ImageShack.com, copy the line of code for Forums(1) not for Websites.
Remember when posting more than one image, put a blank space between images or put them on a separate line. I recommend posting four or less images in a single message submission. Post additional images in another reply to the same topic.
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Jim "Oldgas" PottsYour host and moderator
Just trying to post pic's.Hope it works ok. the tokiem 36b done in Gimore is waiting for the new gilmore 15" red lion globe.It just came today . Thanks popogas. I hooked up a sump pump to the site glass manifold so the site glass spinners work when I turn on the lights. look's really cool. The g-b 176 has been in my dad's garage since I was little. that's about 40 years ago. He gave it to me so I did it in polly. Next time I will show the mobil pump that I just finished for my son in law's b-day Mike
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I did't get the text to go with the pic's.
anyway I got the old g-b 176 from my father's garage where it has been for 40 years.He let me have it so I did it in polly.the tokiem 36bwas just finished this week. It is waiting for me to change the globe to the 15" red lion I just got from popogas. The polly is getting a fantasy polly globe from t-way. I hooked up a sump pump to the site glass manifoldso the spinner's will work. It works great. thank's Mike
Justmme trying to post again. Vacation last year.Good memories. Be glad when I can see this around here again.
SUPER PUMPS MIKE GREAT LOOK!!!!
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BUD YOUR LOOKING GOOD
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REX LIKES GOOD STUFF
Mike
Thats a great looking pump, send me some pics of it with the new lenses and I'll put it in my gallery on the website ;o)
Glad to hear you are happy with them.......
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Good Luck on the Hunt
Lance / The Pogo Man
Good Morning Everybody!Still trying to get this right! Time for spring planting!
Soon as I get done planting I'm gonna go fly my kites
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Wow I did it if my dumd xxx can anyone can.
I have one question why do some pics upload & some dont? I took them with the same camera & put them in a file but they will not go through. After I hit Host it the next page is blank. I did do it with one pic but cant with others
After you copy & paste the link, make sure there is a [img] BEFORE and [/img] AFTER.
IF EITHER ONE IS MISSING, IT WON'T WORK
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