Photos... it's a love-hate thing. I love them, but converting all the print photos to digital and trying to get all the digital photos organized has been a long-time battle. Thanks to Google Photos and a high speed photo scanner, the situation has significantly improved in the last couple of years and I truly am starting to get a grip on my ... Read More
September 27, 2020 Leave a Comment
April 10, 2018 Leave a Comment
Digitize Your Slides
If you were born after 1980, the phrase "digitize your slides" may seem strange. Maybe you have never even seen or touched a photographic slide. However, for those of us a little older, digital cameras and smartphones were once the stuff of science fiction. Years ago, we actually had to wait sometimes weeks or months to see the images captured on ... Read More
March 7, 2018 Leave a Comment
How to Digitize Print Photos
No life stories project can be complete without photos, and for most of us, our old photos are in the form of prints or slides. In this post, we'll be discussing how to digitize print photos. Be sure to let us know in the comments below how you digitized your print photos! Option 1 - Scan Your Print Photos Scanning has long been the main ... Read More
February 9, 2016 4 Comments
Photomyne Review – Digitize Those Photos!
Using the Photomyne Photo Scanner Plus App to Digitize Photos This is likely just Round 1 of my Photomyne review. I just couldn't wait for all of its promised features to be ready before trying it! If you are a regular here, you know that one of our favorite methods of digitizing photos is to take digital photos of print photos. The ... Read More
January 7, 2016 Leave a Comment
Preserving Old Journals
My dad has this little 4" x 6" journal where he has been recording a very small amount of information about each vacation that he has taken since he and Mom were married more than a half century ago. Although there are only the most basic details about each trip, there is enough information that it occasionally has to be pulled out to verify ... Read More
July 15, 2014
A Memoir Blog Can Provide Immediate Satisfaction
My mom had surgery last week and I've been helping her out during the recovery. Now that she's feeling a little better, she wants us to go through the boxes of "stuff" in the basement that she inherited upon the passing of my grandmother and my uncle. It's a difficult task to wade through the memories of a lost loved one and even more difficult to ... Read More
April 23, 2014
Taking Photos of Photos and Documents
Taking photos of photos and documents can save you a tremendous amount of time and money. This technique is not about perfection, but it is about getting it done! Most people won't be able to tell the difference if you learn to do this well. All you need is a digital camera, an iPhone or any smartphone that has a decent camera and of course the ... Read More
