Your Digital Life

It may be hard to believe, but it’s true: your digital photos captured with the latest and greatest technology may not last as long as the old film photos you snapped a generation ago. The reason is simple – in the old days, the only way you’d lose your photos is if some massive catastrophe [...]

While everyone is busy clicking away and capturing life’s memories in record numbers how many of us are really taking the necessary steps to preserve these images from digital disaster? With digital photography comes a whole new set of potential problems. While forgetting to backup your files could be financially disastrous for a pro, the [...]

The video transfer service YesVideo said late last week that it would add high definition video transfers to Blu-ray disc as part of their service offering. Consumers can hand over their HD videos saved on an SD memory card to one of YesVideo’s participating retail locations (you can find a local YesVideo retailer here). The [...]

Here’s a funny video of some Canadian kids being confronted with technology from the 1980s.  The curious reaction of the children when handed a floppy disk is funny, but there is a moral to this story. In another 20 years, you’ll get much the same bewildered reaction when you hand a child a DVD disc. [...]

When it comes to protecting your photos, the watchword is “redundancy.” It’s important to make multiple copies of the same image and store it on different storage media to make sure your photos stay safe for generations to come. The question is: what’s the best place to store your photos? We’ve run down the pros [...]

Backing up your photos to an optical disc – a CD or a DVD – is an excellent way to keep your photos safe. The question is – which product should you choose: a CD or a DVD or should you use the newer Blu-ray disc format that’s becoming increasingly popular? We’ve run down the [...]

Backing up photos is a lot like going to the dentist – something you know you need to do, but probably don’t relish doing. When you finally find the time to make copies of your images, it’s important to know how to preserve them for the long term. One of the best methods for backing [...]