A couple of years ago, I wrote some documentation on How to browse pictures and albums on earthli. The article below extends those instructions to explain how to use a new mobile mode.

New Features

Mobile Mode

There is a new browsing mode on earthli that provides a read-only view of individual entries (like articles, pictures, journals, etc.) that is much more mobile-friendly. This mode is available for all applications (e.g. Recipes or News) but is most useful for the Albums where the mode... [More]

I’m going to use a recent example for the screenshots below. The orange text and arrows in the screenshots are instructions. Click any of the pictures to see a bigger version.

I published two journals describing the two big days that I had in the mountains:

• Engadin Radmarathon
• Private Granfondo San Gottardo

To continue, right-click “Private Granfondo San... [More]

This article is part (9) of a multi-part earthli Albums tutorial.

Before you start adding pictures, you should read the article Uploading pictures in earthli Albums (earthli News) to learn how to prepare pictures for publication online.

If you have a lot of pictures to add to an album and you don’t feel like adding them individually, you can upload them all at once and then edit them later.

Let’s start, as always, by going to the Galapagos home page, as described in the navigation tutorial, as shown... [More]

This article is part (8) of a multi-part earthli Albums tutorial.

If you’ve got a lot of pictures in one album and want to group them or categorize them better, you can make sub-albums within the main album. Picking up from where we left off in the navigation tutorial at the Galapagos home page, we see that there are hundreds of photos in one album.

Before you can move pictures, you have to create the album to which you’re going to move them.

To move pictures, you have to switch to the... [More]

This article is part (7) of a multi-part earthli Albums tutorial.

In addition to adding and editing pictures, you’re invariably going to need to delete some as well. There are a couple of ways to do this, but let’s start off—as always—where we left off in the navigation tutorial with the Galapagos home page, as shown below:

Delete Picture from Album Page (click to enlarge)

To select a single picture for deletion, hover over the small “command” triangle (1) next to it, then select “Delete” (2) from the menu. You’ll be taken to a... [More]

This article is part (6) of a multi-part earthli Albums tutorial.

Changing the cover for an album is the same as editing one, but you need to actually add pictures or move pictures from another album first. To change the cover picture for an album, go to the album’s home page. If you follow the instructions in the browsing tutorial, you should see the Galapagos as shown below:

Galapagos Home Page (click to enlarge)

Near the top of the home page, you should see the “Edit” button (1); press it to show the page below (if you... [More]

This article is part (5) of a multi-part earthli Albums tutorial.

Editing an album is just as easy as creating a new one. To edit an album, go to the album’s home page. If you follow the instructions in the browsing tutorial, you should see the Galapagos as shown below:

Galapagos Home Page (click to enlarge)

Near the top of the home page, you should see the “Edit” button (1); press it to show the page below (if you can’t see the button, follow the instructions for logging in before continuing):

Edit Album (click to enlarge)

There are a lot of settings... [More]

This article is part (4) of a multi-part earthli Albums tutorial.

Editing an existing picture is a snap; if you don’t have any pictures yet, check out how to add a picture first. Let’s continue from where we left off in the browsing tutorial with the Galapagos home page, as shown below:

Galapagos Home Page (click to enlarge)

There are two ways to edit a picture: from its home page or from a drop-down menu that pops up when you hover the mouse over the triangle next to a picture (2). If you’re editing a lot of pictures, it’s... [More]

This article is part (3) of a multi-part earthli Albums tutorial.

Before you start adding pictures, you should read the article Uploading pictures in earthli Albums (earthli News) to learn how to prepare pictures for publication online.

Adding a picture is just as easy as editing one. Picking up from where we left off in the navigation tutorial at the Galapagos home page, we see the page below:

Create New Picture for Galapagos (click to enlarge)

Press the “New Picture” button (1) to go to a page where you can upload pictures:

Add Picture Page (click to enlarge)

Above the form, you can... [More]

This article is part (2) of a multi-part earthli Albums tutorial.

Making a new album is very easy; you only need to know two things:

1. Where you want to put the album.
2. What you want to name the album.

Let’s make a sub-album in the Galapagos album from the browsing tutorial. If you don’t know how to get there, check out that tutorial to show the page below:

Create New Album (click to enlarge)

Near the top, you can see the “New album” button (1); press it to show the page below (if you can’t see the button, follow the... [More]

This article is part (1) of a multi-part earthli Albums tutorial.

earthli Albums is an online photo manager that lets you upload pictures to albums and send updates to subscribers. Before you can add your own pictures, you should learn how to navigate the application. To get started, browse to the earthli Albums home page. You should see the following screen:

Albums home page (click to enlarge)

Near the top of the page, you can see your login status (1). If you’re not logged in, you’ll see a link to “Log in…”. Select it... [More]

earthli Albums is an online photo manager that lets you upload pictures to albums and send updates to subscribers. Pictures are organized into nested albums and users can have as many albums as they like. It’s pretty easy to use the earthli Albums, but you should still familiarize yourself using the tutorial outlined below.

1. How to browse earthli Albums
2. How to make a new album
3. How to add a picture to an album
4. How to edit a picture
5. How to edit an album
6. How to change an album’s cover picture
7. How... [More]