Trade the Ikea Prints For Instagram Wall Art


Updated 02/01/12 12:55 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

CanvasPop Instagram Wall Print Review and Picture

Blame it on the dozens of downloaded photo apps and high-quality cameras in smartphones for our obsessive photographing and documentation of everyday life. Since there are tons of ways to print Instagram photos, I wanted to see how the square lo-res images translate to wall-worthy prints. Using CanvasPop, I turned an Instagram print from a memorable weekend into gallery-style canvas art as seen Read more

Turn Your Digital Life Into Keepsake Books With These Services


Updated 04/28/11 6:40 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Turn Your Facebook Photos and Tweets Into Books

We live our lives on the Internet these days, and while memories made with actual people are still the preferred norm, we're making more connections and experiencing important moments online as well. If you want to keep these special times at hand, you could turn your social networking life into a tactile book to look over again and again. Check out these four services that can help you do just Read more

Where Is the Best Place to Print Your Digital Photos?


Updated 04/12/12 7:57 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 7 comments

How to Print Digital Photos

Reader woodlawngirl recently posted the following question in GeekSugar Q and A: I took some photos on a recent trip I'd love to print — 8"x10" ideally. What website has the best quality prints? Thanks! If I'm not printing my own photos at home, I've had success with one printing service. Find out my recommendation (and share your own!) after the break. Read more

Website of the Day: The Printliminator


Updated 10/19/09 6:54 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 1 comment

The Printliminator Helps You Remove Ads and Graphics From Webpages Before You Click Print

Do you ever find yourself printing up maps, recipes, or articles from the Internet, but rather than just getting the doc you want, you end up with a page filled with advertisements and graphics? A new site called The Printliminator, which I spotted on makeuseof, is a bookmarklet tool that will help you remove all of the "junk" on webpages before you click print — helping you save ink and paper. Read more

How-To: Block Print


Updated 08/10/09 11:20 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 2 comments

How-To: Block Print

Block printing is an ancient art form which begins by carving an impression of your design into wood, linoleum, or any other engravable material. Once you've made your block, you can use it to make an unlimited number of identical prints. Depending on what type of paint you use, you can use your block to print paper, wood, or even fabric. Block printing is a great way to personalize your Read more

PrintFriendly Saves Ink, Time, and the Environment


Updated 05/30/09 8:47 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 3 comments

PrintFriendly Makes Any Webpage Easily Printable

Whenever I want to print something from a website, say an article, travel information, or email, I usually opt for the simplified "print version." But if the website doesn't have this option, I try to shrink the font or delete unnecessary pages to save printer ink. Well, there's a new site called PrintFriendly that can make any website clean, easy to read, and definitely "print friendly." Just Read more

Six Easy Ways to Go Green


Updated 05/11/09 4:18 PM · Posted by GeekSugar · 2 comments

Six Easy Ways to Go Green

Happy Earth Day! Even if it isn't looking very green in your neck of the woods (Summer is a comin' — I promise!), there are many ways you can make the world a greener place by making some small eco-friendly choices. So read on because this geek has come up with six simple solutions to help you become a green gadget queen. Enjoy! Source Read more

Cool Idea: Tree Stump Relief Printing


Updated 04/14/09 10:17 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 8 comments

Cool Idea: Tree Stump Relief Printing

For good reason, environmentalists are up in arms over rain forests being bulldozed for their timber value, one of the earth's greatest biological treasures left carved down to sad little stumps. If I were to play devil's advocate, I'd call up Bryan Nash Gill, who has translated a dismal tree stump into something beautiful. Through relief printing and a laborious rubbing technique, Bryan created Read more

Hewlett-Packard Launches an Easy Printing App


Updated 12/29/08 5:30 AM · Posted by GeekSugar · 6 comments

Hewlett-Packard Launches an Easy Printing App

I don't know about you, but my iPhone is filled with pics — and don't even get me started on how many I've taken in the past week! Although I upload them onto my laptop, I often wish there was an easier way to print them up. Printing guru's Hewlett-Packard have just released a new iPhone app called HP iPrint Photo that works with your wireless network and printer to print up 4x6 photos Read more