1001 - 1.0.18

Caveat: I've only tried this 6 or 7 times, but each time I've hit barriers that, frankly, increase my Flickr workflow efforts rather than streamlining them.

I'm on a 2GHz iMac G5 with 1.5GB RAM and only Safari running. 1001 is very sluggish. However, my main concern is it's sporadic behavior on upload. Sometimes it completes. Sometimes it stalls. Today it stalled on the first file upload and just sat there apparently on the same file for about 20 minutes before I killed it.

I have to say that out of the 3 or 4 apps I've tried, JUploadr may not be the most flashy or feature-rich, but it is stable and consistent.

If 1001 were to stabilize, I would certainly consider using it as my main app for this kind of thing. I do like the ability to select sets, maintain a list of tags AND read psd files and convert them to JPG on the fly (although I haven't tried that yet - that's what I was attempting today when things stalled).

I can't sing the praises of 1001 enough. Not only does it function extremely well, the interface and usability will be seamless for Mac users.

I'd estimate that 1001 says me at least 60% in the time I spend uploading photos to flickr.

All I can say is that if you use flickr, and you use a Mac, just give this a quick try and see if you can go back to your old ways. A few tips that took me a while to figure out:

1) You can select all (or shift-select some) of your thumbnails and apply everything universally. So with multiple thumbnails selected, you can send to groups and sets, add tags, and even type in a common title or description all in one swoop. Then you can go back and add individual groups or tags for each individual photo if you want.

2) When the groups or tags panes are active, you can just start typing the name or the group or tag and it will bring it right up. If you type a tag name that it doesn't recognize, it automatically creates a new tag for you.

I've never registered a freeware product so quickly in my life. If you want to cut the tedium of uploading to Flickr just give thi a try.

(And I'm not even going to go into the photostream option, which is another great component to 1001.)

Great program, but it seems obvious to me that when you grab photos from iPhoto for upload to Flickr it ought also to pull the tags from iPhoto as well. Another feature I'd like is the ability to add a particular user's stream. Lastly another nice addition would be the ability to see private photos to which you have access, including your own private photos. Not sure if that's possible, though.

There are still some rough edges in this beta, but this application is just as well-thought out and designed as the other Kula applications are (ecto, Kung-Tunes, etc.).

If you use Flickr (and you should), this is the way to do it. Great work!