One of the great things about blogging that I love is what I learn from other bloggers. Christine of Christine's Blog did a post about Google Lens. She explained how she used that app to find out what a certain kind of flower was.
So then I clicked on that and found these. See that red circle I put around that icon? That's the Google Lens. Arrrghhh... I didn't know what that was and had never bothered to try it.
So I pulled up that photo of mom's orchid from my photo gallery and clicked on that Google Lens thingy. You might have noticed that I called mom's orchid an orchid because I didn't know what kind it was.
What do you know? Now we all know what it is.
So I proudly told Art about this cool function and what did he say? "You didn't know this? Your brother showed me how to use it a couple months ago." 🙄
I've used it a time or two in the past, mostly to identify places that interest me in the background of photos I see online. In my case, I learned about it quite awhile ago thanks to Google's reverse photo search which was the predecessor for the smart phone version.
ReplyDeleteWell, when your brother showed Art, Art could have shared that information with you!
ReplyDeleteArt always seems a few steps ahead of the rest of us. :-)
ReplyDeleteHum, seems Art and your brother are holding out on you:) Maybe now they will keep you in the loop.
ReplyDeleteHaha Kay. There is actually a google app you can install on your phone as well with the google lens icon just a click at the top in its search bar.
ReplyDeleteKay, I don't see 'google lens' on my iPhone SE when I go to photos. Do you have an iPhone? I thought you did...
ReplyDeleteKay of Musings: I have the iPhone XR. I found the Google Lens in my Google Photos app. Christine says I can also just get the Google app. I shall have to look into this.
DeleteI have it but don't use it.
ReplyDeleteI haven't used it yet. I don't use Google Photos, so it might not be as easy for me, but all shall be revealed in the fullness of time. 😎
ReplyDeleteI have Google Photos and had no clue. Thank you for sharing that info!
ReplyDeleteLin says always something new to learn online...
ReplyDeleteI love you using it! You can find out all kinds of information about all kinds of things. Visually Good for you!
ReplyDeleteNow try some apps on birds. There's an app that identifies birds by sound! When I started my bird group we would get 6 to 10 species an outing. Now we get about 30 species in two hours.
ReplyDeleteImagine how much it will improve in twenty years
ReplyDeleteWow, we were just discussing today which app we should use. Most of them require a subscription and I do not think I woul use tithat much. Now I have to look at Google. You are always a source of information for me.
ReplyDeleteWow! I did not know that at all. It's actually an app I might use. And to think I already have it!
ReplyDeleteNot sure how to get there to use it. I'll have to poke around.
ReplyDeleteI sure didn't know it either. Thanks for the tip!
ReplyDeleteGood to know! I used to use a free app "what's in my garden" and then it disappeared into something that you had to pay money for.
ReplyDeleteAnd that orchid name - so complicated! We just call them cattleya orchids.