Your Digital Life

Today, our photos are increasingly scattered between hard drives, camera memory cards, phones, social networks and the cloud. A new software program from Nero, dubbed NeroKwik promises to help — at least with your photos stored on social networks. NeroKwik is an app for your iPhone or Android phone that connects to both Facebook and [...]

A new report in Mother Jones suggests that the popular photo site Shutterfly has some serious security holes. It’s worth reading the whole piece for a sense of the issue, but here’s a snippet: This spring, with millions of kids across the United States participating in sports leagues and other activities, coaches and harried parents are [...]

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 [...]

Looking for a quick, easy, fun and inexpensive way to take your images to another level? Check out  PhotoFunia, literally an online photo fun house with hundreds of one-click photo templates that can do everything from place your image on the side of a city building to snuggling up close with your favorite celebrity. You [...]

In Hollywood it’s all about the look.  While today’s hottest celebs spend thousands of dollars and endless hours on perfecting that look, you can mimic all of them in seconds at InStyle.com. Using a head shot of yourself you can try on the newest celebrity hairstyles from short cuts and bangs to long party styles [...]

I’m sure you’ll agree that photo mosaics — on large photo comprised of dozens or hundreds of smaller ones — usually produce a very cool effect. You’ll probably also agree that the notion of creating one of your own seems a bit daunting. A site dubbed PicArtia can help you turn the trick in a three-step [...]

When asked why he robbed banks, Willie Sutton reportedly replied, “because that’s where the money is.” If pressed, that’s probably how we would justify posting photos on Facebook: that’s where the people are. And it’s true — with over a billion users, Facebook can lay claim to an amazing reach. Every day, tens of millions [...]

There’s no better way to tell a story today than by combining photos and videos and with Photobucket’s new “Photobucket Stories” feature the story-teller in all of us has a much easier way to accomplish this. Photobucket Stories allows you to easily create and collaborate on living stories by inviting your friends and family to [...]

After the holidays, most of us wind up with dozens (if not hundreds) of photos and video clips. As the warm glow of the eggnog starts to fade,  it’s time to tackle this digital pile. Here’s a few tips to help you get started: 1. Get them off the camera (or phone) or camcorder ASAP: [...]

Let’s say it up front: Facebook is a great place to share photos. Don’t take my word for it – every day, millions of photos are uploaded and shared on the world’s most popular social network. Who are we to argue with that? But just because Facebook is a popular destination for your photos doesn’t [...]