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 reminiscing...
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...
Private Cloud vs Public Cloud: The difference
So, why am I writing about "the cloud"? As technology continues to advance, I'm challenged (in a healthy way) to keep up with my technical skills and all the options available for saving, syncing and sharing digital photos and other important documents; and I want to...
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 of...
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 collecting and returning information. "the Cloud"...
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...
Happy Father’s Day
In honor of Father's Day, how about remembering a lesson your dad taught you? There were lots of lessons my dad tried to teach me. One of those lessons was how to take a hook out of a fish. That didn't go well as a kid. But when I had my own child, I had to call up my...
Picasa Transitioning to Google (Part 2)
Took me a little longer to get back to this; but as promised, the following is some information on how to move your photos from Picasa/Google Photos. Staying with Google Photos? Remember (Refer to Part 1 for last week's article), if you are perfectly fine with the...
Family Recipe Photo Book
Do you find yourself or other family members asking for Grandma's wacky cake recipe? How about creating a Family Recipe Photo Book? Not only sharing recipes, but adding photos and stories with those family favorites. I love food. I'm the first to admit it, and I...
Father’s Day Gift Ideas
Celebrating Father's Day Recently I've had the opportunity to work on several special projects honoring those that are, or have served in the military. The projects involved either restoring or retouching photographs. While another project involved combining two...