The recently released Image Upload Widget allows you to nearly effortlessly upload images from your desktop without having to visit Image Shack.
Using the Image Upload widget is a fairly straightforward process. Simply locate the picture file that you wish to upload, click and begin dragging it with your cursor, and while continuing to hold down your mouse button, bring up your dashboard - by default, by pressing the F12 key. Drag the picture file so that it is above the Image Upload widget’s drop container, then release the mouse button to drop the file onto the widget. You image will be promptly uploaded to Image Shack, and depending on the preferences you have set on the widget’s back-side, the direct link to the image will either remain intact, or be converted into a TinyURL, before being copied to your pasteboard
And if that’s a bit confussing there is a demonstration of the widget in action is available on their website.
It’s a neat little widget for those who want to upload a single image in a hurry. But it doesn’t scale at all and there is no synchronization with any accounts. For the immediate future, Flickr with their dashboard widget are miles ahead on both features and service. Image Upload Widget is still a nice addition and I’m sure it will evolve over time..