I'm creating a new tag: #techski

Technology is everywhere, complex, and most of us do things in a way that we know is inefficient... but it works. For now. And we don't really have the time to figure out the "best" way to do a particular action.

But here we are with a group of supportive and smart people on Hubski! So I figure we can ask each other, and find out how our friends "do" technology. Find new, smarter, answers for things that have frustrated us with our tech.

So. I'll start.

#techski: What's the best way to share photos?

Here's my deal. I'm reading hubski here at work, and wanna take a quick snapshot of the medical boot that is on my foot, to illustrate my post about my foot.

So I pull out my iPhone. Snap a photo.

Great. Now how the hell do I get this into the Hubski post I am writing on my computer?!?

I know there is a smart way to do this. I would do this a lot more if I could do it in, say, 3 steps.

How do YOU share photos, #techski?

(How I did it: Took the photo on iPhone. Tried to upload to imgur. Couldn't upload unless I downloaded the app. Downloaded the app. Posted photo. There's no way to see the shortlink to the photo, so I could type into my hubski post. So I choose "Send via SMS". A-ha! Shortlink is shown in the SMS! So I type shortlink into Hubski. Post. Doesn't work. (broken image icon). So I go back to the imgur app on my phone. Can't get back to the photo again, because it won't let me see it until I create a profile. Type in the username "goobster". It's taken. Try "goobsterski". It's taken, too. Give up. Invent #techski.)