Photo Filing
07 Sep What would happen to your photos if you died?
No one likes to think about death but you know the saying ..."in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes" - Benjamin Franklin
With that certainty in mind, those of us who want to ensure handling our estate after we die is as simple as possible for our loved ones take measures to prepare and plan. We make wills and possibly financial plans for our funerals. But what about your photos?
27 Apr The dead set easiest way to back up your photos
I have often said that I am of the luckiest generation. I am old enough to remember BEFORE digital technology (and the internet) but young enough to have been able to adapt and embrace it. You could say that is why I am an advocate of old school methods as well as new technology like Forever.com. Call me old fashioned but in my personal (and professional) opinion the dead set easiest way to back up your photos is to16 Feb Did you know that photos can help increase your child’s happiness?
When the kids start school we are often asked if they can answer DO YOU KNOW questions like: ‘Do you know where you live?’ ‘Do you know your full name?’ ‘Do you know when your birthday is/how old you are?’
03 Nov 4 tips for identifying WHEN a photo was taken
During a photo organising project we are constantly identifying and categorising images. Often those images are grouped by year or decade. Here are our top 4 things to look at as you are trying to identify WHEN a photo was taken.
13 Oct Your photos organised in 5 simple steps
Each month (sometimes more often) we practice our MOON walk to keep our photos organised. MUSTER: Gather up all your devices (smart phone, cameras, laptops, PC’s, USB’s), along with their adapters and cords. And/or login to your cloud storage (iCloud, SkyDrive, Google Drive) if your images...
28 Jul Would you like to stroll down memory lane this winter?
Winter has set in and with it many of us are spending the night curled up in front of the TV. Instead of watching the same boring old shows, why don’t you have a good old fashioned 'slide' night? Do you love a good catch up with old friends? Can you remember the last time you took a stroll down memory lane? Do you have hundreds of old slides or prints taking up valuable storage space generating inches of dust? We can help you prepare everything you need to enjoy a 'slide' night the modern way and we have some fun theme ideas to inspire you.21 Jul Your precious memories organised, utilised, enjoyed
For those of you that visited The Office Space - Officeworks Blog to read our input on how to 'Unclutter and organised your workspace' you would be familiar with our 'organise > utilise > enjoy' theory. After last weeks Time Trial video we wanted to remind you of the benefits of organising your photos by applying the same 'organise > utilise > enjoy' theory to this post about photo organising.12 May Hands up Girl Guides/Boy Scouts?
A very special potential client who is also a friend recently said to me; “Mara, I definitely need to hire you to scan my photos. Have you got a post to tell people what they need to do before getting you guys to scan photos?” So this...
26 Apr Remembering our Diggers
It was pleasing to see yesterday that my personal Facebook page was awash with fantastic old images posted by many of my friends in honour of their grandfathers and great grandfathers who had done them proud protecting and serving our country. Other social media trends were also...