Unique Gifts for the Holidays

If you’re like most people, you may wait until Thanksgiving to start the holiday gift buying. However, if you want to give something truly special and personal, that gift can take a little longer to prepare. Photos and videos provide something special that...

PictureKeeper Connect

I am so excited about this new little gadget!  Do you often get the message that you’re out of storage on your smartphone? Do you struggle with the thought of how to get your photos off your smartphone; or, don’t trust the cloud?  Maybe you’re traveling to a...

Sharing Inherited or Old Photos

After talking with a relative last night, I got an idea for another blog article; sharing old photos with siblings, or other relatives.  Who doesn’t like to look at old photos? There is something fascinating and intriguing about looking at old photos and...

A Photo Album Created for a Trip of a Lifetime

One of my childhood friends went on a trip of a lifetime last month to Japan and with her dad.   Her youngest daughter is currently in the Navy and my friend’s dad was stationed in Japan when he was in the service.  So, while they had the opportunity, they took...

Old Window Frame with Photos

Want to display your photos in a unique way?  Here is an idea using an old window frame. Using an Old Window Frame Several years ago I gave this window frame with photos to my dad as a Christmas gift.  This included some of my favorite photos of my sisters and I from...

How do you want to reflect on your Summer Memories?

Have you taken a big trip this summer?  Or, some other special event happened this summer?  Did you take photos, or collect any memorabilia? Why did you take photos in the first place?  For most it’s to capture the moment, and preserve those memories.  Why...

3-2-1 Backup Method

What is the 3-2-1 backup method?  It’s simple!  A 3-2-1 strategy means having at least 3 different copies of your data; 2 of which are local but on different devices, and at least 1 copy is stored off-site. This method is based on one concept: redundancy. Each...

What is the Cloud?

You’ve heard of “the Cloud”, but do you know what it is?  Do you know how it can benefit you? “the Cloud” Basics What “the Cloud” is not; “the Cloud” is not some big storage space sitting out somewhere in the sky...

Facial Recognition in Photo Sharing Sites

While researching information for another blog article, I ran across an article where Shutterfly was sued for using facial recognition in their database.  So, I had to jump on this as facial recognition and tagging are used more and more in photo sharing sites.  So...