Picasa 1.1 and iPhoto '08

Google has released version 1.1 of the Picasa Web Albums Uploader, which adds support for Apple's new iPhoto '08. This release also installs and updates via Google Updater to ensure that you are running the latest version and is built on the public Google Data API interfaces and the Objective-C GData Library, whereas previous releases used a private API to talk with the Picasa Web Albums serve. The Picasa team says "This will make it easier for us to keep up with Picasa Web Albums' new features. For example, the iPhoto export plug-in now can convert keywords in iPhoto to tags in Picasa Web Albums."

Google provides two options for getting images into Picasa: The Web Albums Exporter for iPhoto, an iPhoto plug-in that lets you upload your photos directly from iPhoto, and Picasa Web Albums Uploader, a separate application for uploading photos: if you don't use iPhoto, or you prefer to use a separate program for uploading.

by MacNN Staff