Picasa 2

Roger d · #1 May 8th, 2008, 08:17 PM

I am trying to download Picasa 2 on my new i-mac. I NEED HELP.
ROGER

DeltaMac · #2 May 8th, 2008, 08:48 PM

picasa is not available for your Mac.
http://picasa.google.com/support/bin...69&topic=14101

Although you can install WinXP through BootCamp, or run Windows with some other method, such as Parallels, as a virtual OS. That will allow you to download and use Picasa.

Have you tried iPhoto yet?

Roger d · #3 May 9th, 2008, 09:21 AM

Yes I have tried i-photo but am confused. I just switched from a pc to i-mac and find the instructions confusing. My major problem is importing pictures from my old pc. I have tried using a disk and haven't been able to master that either. Can you help as I would prefer to use i-photo.

Roger d · #4 May 9th, 2008, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Roger d

Yes I have tried i-photo but am confused. I just switched from a pc to i-mac and find the instructions confusing. My major problem is importing pictures from my old pc. I have tried using a disk and haven't been able to master that either. Can you help as I would prefer to use i-photo.

I am also using Mac OS X Leopard "Just the Steps" for Dummies to no avail.
Maybe I'm just not "teachable".

Roger d · #5 May 9th, 2008, 09:27 AM

I Have to go now, will pick up your reply in about three or four hours. thanks.

DeltaMac · #6 May 9th, 2008, 05:04 PM

If you have a disk with your photos inserted in your Mac, then open iPhoto, and choose 'Add to Library' from the File menu in iPhoto. Then browse to your photo disk, and click Import. All you pictures on that disk should then appear in your iPhoto library. You'll also find a lot of information about that by selecting help from the Help menu.

ChrisM666 · #7 May 27th, 2008, 10:24 AM

A bit late in the day, but this might help:
Picasa2 does run under OSX provided you install Darwine first. I have it running so and prefer it to iPhoto as it doesn't take up disk space with copies of pics - in another, proprietary, format - that I have already. Its UI is pure Windows, alas, but that's OK as it's running in Windows-alike Wine anyway.

I am currently trying to find out in another thread how to have OSX open a Wine prog when it detects the camera being plugged in. You might need to know this soon!

cloneofsnake · #8 May 28th, 2008, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ChrisM666

A bit late in the day, but this might help:
Picasa2 does run under OSX provided you install Darwine first. I have it running so and prefer it to iPhoto as it doesn't take up disk space with copies of pics - in another, proprietary, format - that I have already. Its UI is pure Windows, alas, but that's OK as it's running in Windows-alike Wine anyway.

I am currently trying to find out in another thread how to have OSX open a Wine prog when it detects the camera being plugged in. You might need to know this soon!

I can't get mine to work. I can't stand iPhoto & Aperture, I tried (for more than 6 months), but I finally decided to go back to Picasa.

I'm running Darwine (WineHelper 1.0b), the only app I run with it now is uTorrent1.6.1. I downloaded the latest Picasa, installed it ok, but it won't run. It's throwing this error:

err:ntdll:RtlpWaitForCriticalSection section 0x8cf068 "?" wait timed out in thread 0017, blocked by 0011, retrying (60 sec)
(also timed out in thread 0018)

Are you using an older version of Picasa?