EchoTech

I originally  posted this to Slashdot, but they for some reason refused to approve it, so in desperation I’m opening git up to my loyal band of blog readers, please leave you ideas, suggestions and rants in the comments.

Next summer my sister is getting married. As the geeky single older brother I have been charged with IT for the day. My sister would like all guests to be able to download pictures form there digital cameras quickly and easily to a laptop or similar. She will then have a vast collection of images instantly.

I have far more ambitious plans, and this is where I need Slashdot’s help. Firstly I need to accommodate the different memory cards, sticks etc. I would also like to allow video downloads. Downloads should not be too difficult and ideally fast. After the guest has downloaded their images and/or moves I would like to publish these on Flickr and YouTube so people can view the images when they get home. In addition several projectors around the venue will show dynamic slideshows of the days pictures. Can Slashdot recommend hardware and software, Open Source if possible.

I will of-course blog my eventual solutions and  provide a full “how-to” so every wedding can have a touch of geek-sheek

Please leave you ideas, suggestions and rants in the comments.

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