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 bother taking the pictures if you do not put them into something where you can enjoy them? Well, here’s a few suggestions for keeping up with those photos so you’re not wondering where they are in a year or so down the road.
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 share that information with you. If you’re looking into cloud backup or storage options for your digital photos and/or other documents; this is for you; whether or not you are currently using a cloud service, or just getting started.
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.
You’ve heard of “the Cloud”, but do you know what it is? Do you know how it can benefit you?
“the Cloud” BasicsWhat “the Cloud” is not; “the Cloud” is not some big storage space sitting out somewhere in the sky collecting and returning information.
“the Cloud” simply refers to any file (document, photo, video), data, or program that is stored over the Internet, not on your computer. Office 365, Google Docs, DropBox are just a few examples of services that store these files or run programs over the Internet. These services are actually utilizing computers in data centers to store your information. As opposed to when you store data (or run programs) on your computer or hard drive, that’s called local storage computing.
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 what is facial recognition and tagging? And, how does it affect you? In order for us to learn about facial recognition, we need to take a look at tagging first.
In honor of Father’s Day, how about remembering a lesson your dad taught you?
I was doing further research this morning about Facebook deleting secret photos. The keyword here is secret, and believe this is if you have turned on syncing with your mobile device.
Anyway, what really caught my eye was something I had not seen before. You know all those fun games that people play on Facebook? Telling them who would have their back in a certain situation? Well I haven’t played those in a while because I was aware of those apps accessing my privacy. But did you know you can further control what others can access about you when they use that “fun” game? I state “fun” loosely here.
How about seeing quick tips for your photos, videos or other memorabilia? Today, I’ll start a series of weekly tips…well, hopefully weekly.
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.
Remember (Refer to Part 1 for last week’s article), if you are perfectly fine with the move to Google Photos; there’s nothing to move. You can keep using Picasa on the desktop, but now you have the choice to upload to Google Photos.
There are a couple of options available on how you can move your photos from Google Photos.
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.