Realize, Picture Frames Download For Mac 4,6/5 3222 reviews
4,000+ five-star reviews! Turn the photos on your phone into beautiful wall art. I'm not sure there's a more affordable and simple way to get memories sent to your door. This app is amazing!' 'They came out way better than I ever imagined. I ordered 10 the first go around, and will be ordering 10 more this weekend.'
Mixtiles are beautiful photo tiles that stick to walls. They’re made from your photo memories - just choose your favorite photos in the app, select your style, and they’ll be delivered to your door, ready to transform your walls. Thanks to our special mounting technology, you can unstick them and move them around whenever you want, with no hardware or wall damage! You probably have photos of great memories and people you love on your phone. With Mixtiles, you can get them on your wall. We guarantee you'll love them! Sweetmisfits Tacky & Overpriced - looks better on the ad Received tiles the day they they were expected to come in; however, I found it odd that there was no postage on the box - it was just a blank box.
It also felt so light and realized the tiles were literally styrofoam boards so right off the bat you know the quality isn't great. I expected it to be wood-like material all around but the sides are black styrofoam which they did not specify when ordering, maybe offer different options of material at a high price. Picture quality is good.
Picture was cut differently than what I edited on the app as some parts of the picture I did not want cut off was cut off. I also can tell some mistakes were made when cutting the pictures as an edge was not straight (cut crooked) on one of my tiles.
Some of my tiles don't stick after a while. I was under the impression they were gonna be Velcro but it's just sticky tack. They should also warn that these do not stick well on perforated walls. App is easy and smooth to use.
Maybe add an 'editing' section in the future. One downside to this business is that most people will only purchase once then delete the app (as I did). A creation of something to keep users loyal through time will help this business stay successful. If not, there will be no steady flow of customers eventually. Overall, these tiles is something you can make at home yourself if you do have the time. Overpriced for the quality - you'll need to buy more than 3 to make your money worth it. Developer Response We're really sorry about this!
Let's get you a full refund, plus a free order of tiles to replace the bad ones. Could you send us a quick message to mallory@mixtiles.com? We definitely dropped the ball on quality control on this order. We'd love to make this right!
Sweetmisfits Tacky & Overpriced - looks better on the ad Received tiles the day they they were expected to come in; however, I found it odd that there was no postage on the box - it was just a blank box. It also felt so light and realized the tiles were literally styrofoam boards so right off the bat you know the quality isn't great. I expected it to be wood-like material all around but the sides are black styrofoam which they did not specify when ordering, maybe offer different options of material at a high price.
Picture quality is good. Picture was cut differently than what I edited on the app as some parts of the picture I did not want cut off was cut off. I also can tell some mistakes were made when cutting the pictures as an edge was not straight (cut crooked) on one of my tiles. Some of my tiles don't stick after a while. I was under the impression they were gonna be Velcro but it's just sticky tack. They should also warn that these do not stick well on perforated walls. App is easy and smooth to use.
Maybe add an 'editing' section in the future. One downside to this business is that most people will only purchase once then delete the app (as I did). A creation of something to keep users loyal through time will help this business stay successful. If not, there will be no steady flow of customers eventually. Overall, these tiles is something you can make at home yourself if you do have the time. Overpriced for the quality - you'll need to buy more than 3 to make your money worth it. Developer Response We're really sorry about this!
Let's get you a full refund, plus a free order of tiles to replace the bad ones. Could you send us a quick message to mallory@mixtiles.com? We definitely dropped the ball on quality control on this order. We'd love to make this right! Sydnus A great way to get the pictures you love from your phone to your walls!! I love my mixtiles.
It’s great for someone like me who wants to frame some of the great pictures that I have on my phone. I don’t have the time or inclination to have another DIY project that I start and just don’t finish because of my very busy schedule. The quality of the pictures is great. You do have to do a zoom and crop to make sure that the pictures don’t get cut off. This happened to me on a favorite picture of one of my dogs. I contacted customer service (which is outstanding.they respond almost immediately) and they offered to redo the picture at no charge.
They explained how to use the zoom and crop that I mentioned above to get the picture just right. As for being able to stick the tiles to the wall, I haven’t had any problems with that. I have also moved some of the tiles around and there was no problem with sticking them in a different place.
There was also no residue or damage on the previous location. The frames are not of the highest quality. However, due to the dimensions of the photos that the app makes they look and work just fine for me. I’m going on an overseas vacation shortly and cannot wait to commemorate some of the highlights using mixtiles. Developer Response I'm sorry about that badly cropped photo, but I'm glad we were able to make it right! I'm glad you're liking them! Sydnus A great way to get the pictures you love from your phone to your walls!!
I love my mixtiles. It’s great for someone like me who wants to frame some of the great pictures that I have on my phone.
I don’t have the time or inclination to have another DIY project that I start and just don’t finish because of my very busy schedule. The quality of the pictures is great. You do have to do a zoom and crop to make sure that the pictures don’t get cut off. This happened to me on a favorite picture of one of my dogs. I contacted customer service (which is outstanding.they respond almost immediately) and they offered to redo the picture at no charge.
They explained how to use the zoom and crop that I mentioned above to get the picture just right. As for being able to stick the tiles to the wall, I haven’t had any problems with that. I have also moved some of the tiles around and there was no problem with sticking them in a different place.
There was also no residue or damage on the previous location. The frames are not of the highest quality. However, due to the dimensions of the photos that the app makes they look and work just fine for me. I’m going on an overseas vacation shortly and cannot wait to commemorate some of the highlights using mixtiles. Developer Response I'm sorry about that badly cropped photo, but I'm glad we were able to make it right! I'm glad you're liking them! Narutokungkung I would give Mixtiles 10 Stars if I had the option!
I came across this app and fell in love with how convenient and simple it is. What an easy app to use and navigate through. Only a few steps and Ta-Da. Get your costumed mixtiles sent straight to your mailbox. And wow, I only had to wait 7 days for almost 2 dozen tiles.
I ordered 22 mixtiles, and it was worth the money I paid for. Prior to my purchase, I read some other reviews expressing that the price is kind of high for the first 3 tiles.
I agree with them, and that is why I ordered more than 3 tiles. I would recommend buyers to do the same if you are worried about the cost. Mathematically speaking, it is worth it when you order a lot. The pictures came with awesome quality.
The two sided tape were nicely taped onto the back of the tiles. I sticked it to my walls and moved it around all over the place and it still sticks to the wall fine. If you press it lightly onto the wall sometime it might fall, so be aware of that. Also, it was a great experience I had with customer service. I was prompted and informed about the progress of my order, and I am satisfied with our conversations. It is a great feeling when you know the seller cares about the quality of their product and the customer service aspect.
Narutokungkung I would give Mixtiles 10 Stars if I had the option! I came across this app and fell in love with how convenient and simple it is. What an easy app to use and navigate through. Only a few steps and Ta-Da. Get your costumed mixtiles sent straight to your mailbox. And wow, I only had to wait 7 days for almost 2 dozen tiles.
I ordered 22 mixtiles, and it was worth the money I paid for. Prior to my purchase, I read some other reviews expressing that the price is kind of high for the first 3 tiles. I agree with them, and that is why I ordered more than 3 tiles. I would recommend buyers to do the same if you are worried about the cost.
Mathematically speaking, it is worth it when you order a lot. The pictures came with awesome quality.
The two sided tape were nicely taped onto the back of the tiles. I sticked it to my walls and moved it around all over the place and it still sticks to the wall fine.
If you press it lightly onto the wall sometime it might fall, so be aware of that. Also, it was a great experience I had with customer service.
I was prompted and informed about the progress of my order, and I am satisfied with our conversations. It is a great feeling when you know the seller cares about the quality of their product and the customer service aspect.
Caution: The first thing to realize with this project is you can easily destroy your laptop. Weigh your options carefully. I actually made mine smoke and thought it was destroyed for a few hours, this was quite depressing. I used my first generation G4 powerbook for this project, which already had the hinges broken, so this was a bit easier for me than it will be for you. Although, you can easily break the hinges off by folding the monitor back. I also ripped off that little back flap before I began, but be WARNED a little piece of metal might fall into your laptop when you do this, ruining it. I would finally suggest doing all the work on a soft surface, I used a towel on my bed.
To remove the hinges on this laptop take a torx-8 screw bit and remove the two screws in each hinge. (You can get these bits at radio shack if you dont have them.) Pull off the hinge caps, though you may need a small flat head screw drive.
NOTE: always be careful of the cables that carry the data (little and green). They're actually very small coax cables and can easily be ruined. Now remove the inner metal hinges with the same screw bits.
These should just come off after you unscrew them. Take out your battery, there is no need, this thing is going to be plugged in and removing your battery will give the laptop a bit of extra ventilation space, if you dont agree, dont do it. For me I had to tape the bottom of the display back in place with electrical tape. After that I went ahead and taped up all of the display wires with electrical tape. Finally I used some clear packing tape and blue painters tape to keep the thing together. Make sure you dont tape over the vents or fan openings.
Use the tape sparingly, your gonna need as much air flow as you can get. So before you can go any farther you need a wooden frame. I looked at a few options and realized that buying a semi-beatup 'shadow-box' would be the best option.
I went to a frame shop near my work and looked through a stack of semi-beatup frames. I found a nice deep maple frame that was a bit too tall for what I wanted. So for a couple bucks I had the owner cut the frame down to the size I wanted.
I ended up going with about 5/8' matte around the screen and the frame. I thought this was enough to leave a nice border without getting ridiculous. As well, the matte holds the laptop in ever so slightly from the front, so i didnt want it to be too weak. I would suggest just taking your laptop to a framer and trying out some frames there. Then tell the owner what you want.
So now that you have a frame, you need to cut a matte to size. I used number 4 black matte board, but you could use white or a number 8 matte if you wanted to.
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I had my friend cut it for me at work because he knows what he's doing with the matte cutter. If you don't know what your doing, measure out what you want and have a framer cut it out for you. After getting it cut out, I did a dry fit just to make sure everything looked right and fit, do this with the computer on! So that your looking at the actual displayed image.
Upon doing the dry fit, I realized that the electrical tape I had used to mask the display would reflect light and slowly come up. So I sliced down the middle of the electrical tape that was masking the display, and removed the inner section. Using blue painters tape and a piece of paper mask the whole display as well as around all of the edges of the computer. Lay it down on some newspaper, and spray two coats of semi-flat black spray paint.
This will give it a nice matte finish that wont reflect. Remove all the tape. Finally, epoxy on the whole matte with a thin bead of epoxy around the outer edge of the display DONT GET IT ON THE LCD! Make sure its all square before you leave it to dry.
I used 5 minute epoxy which I love. Sit your laptop/matte combo into the frame and mark where your power cord connects to the laptop.
Drill a hole! For this powerbook I needed a 1/2' bit.
I like these bits instead of regular drill bits because they leave a nice clean edge. Next drill holes for ventilation purposes. I did little holes where the vents for the laptop are, and a 1/2' hole on the bottom in the middle where the fan is. Next I used small pieces of foam board to secure the laptop into place. At first I was scared about this but then realized that unless there was an earthquake, these wedges wouldn't come out. It also leaves a lot of room for ventilation in the back which is very important.
Finally I screwed in two eye-screws and ran some picture frame wire. Using two hooks on the wall so that the nail wouldn't hit the track pad. Currently I am using the screensaver as the picture display software, but there are so many options, from videos, to flash things, to art, to whatever, it is limitless. I would suggest using the energy saving features in mac os x that allow you to set when the computer turns on and off, this was a great feature because the display is in my office at work. I set the laptop up on a wireless network with my desktop and I have access to it, so i can upload pictures into the screensaver folder whenever I want, and I don't have to take the frame down.
I hope you have fun building your own, its a great project, and a great thing to do with your old laptop!