Hello everyone, I'm looking for info(again) on an uncle by the name of Lenart Andersen he was a A Swedish immigrant. All we really know is he was on a merchant Marine ship in the South Pacific. And could anyone kindly tell me how to upload a picture thanks.-Thomas
To upload pictures directly, the file must be no more than 500 kb in size. Click on the "More Reply Options" button next to the "Post" button. Then click on the "Choose File" button to the right of the paperclip. The rest should be pretty straight forward. If the pic is over 500 kb and you use a Mac, iPhoto works great for reducing the size without losing image quality. If you have a PC, someone else will have to advise you. Another alternative is to use an image hosting website like Flickr, Photbucket, ImageShack, etc. You just upload the picture and the website creates a URL that is meant to be used for posting your photo on the Forum. Then it's just copy and paste. I hope this helps.
For a PC, I've had good luck reducing the size of jpegs at this site http://www.picresize.com/ You can then follow the instructions that Tommy gave. While this may not help specifically about your uncle, but there is some interesting reading here http://www.usmm.org/ww2.html If you know what ship (s) he was on, that might help. If you do, you might check here http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/mainsitemap.htm
I can't help thinking that a significant amount of alcohol might have been consumed prior to these photos being taken. :drink_a_pint: