Enjoying Your Digital Memories – Five Simple Steps
How to Keep and Enjoy Treasured Pictures and Videos
Enjoying digital memories can be a challenge! New cameras and storage technology make it easy to take and store lots of pictures. However, being able to find them again and enjoy them when you want can be a mess!
Pick a Secured Cloud Storage
Cloud storage allows for a worry-free backup and access from many devices. When you switch phones or computers, your pictures will still be there. Inexpensive, popular options are iCloud, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, and DropBox. Whichever you choose, make a routine of saving pics and video of your other devices to this destination. From there, you can copy these files to destinations where you can enjoy them.
Have a Folder System
By date or year, or family events, holidays, or names of people, starting off with a system makes organizing easier. Don’t get stuck here, you can make changes and easily move files and rename folders. The idea is easy to access and retrievability.
Digital Picture Frames
With backup storage systems safely in the cloud, a digital picture frame or two is a great item for home enjoyment item for your wall or desk. Available in the plug-in, rechargeable, and battery-operated, small frames with nice designs can now hold hundreds, even thousands of photographs. Set it to the slideshow, or make it so that you can tap to switch images. Visual reminders of good times and loved ones enhance our environment and improve our mood.
Screen Savers, Home Screens, and Social Media Profiles
Keeping images of smiling loved ones nearby reminds us of what matters most. The home screen on our phone is a popular spot, along with screen savers and profile pictures on social media. Facebook and Instagram are great places to organize pictures and videos if social media is your thing. Not everyone is interested in social media, yet these devices and technology are readily available for personal enjoyment.
Prints to Keep – Family Collage
Printing digital photographs is as easy as an online order or a local print shop. With digital, you can be picky and make edits yourself before choosing what to keep and print. Mugs and Tee Shirts with family photos make personalized gifts and fabulous family reunion party favors. Collage frames are a nice way to display lots of pictures in a small space. And, if you cut them out yourself, this reduces printing costs.