If you’ve heard it once you’ve heard it a million times - you need to back up the information on your computer. Hard drives *do* crash sometimes and it can be heartbreaking to lose all that information - documents, pictures, videos and so on. Even worse if you work online as I do.Then you’ve got the chances of fire, theft and so on.Sorry to sound negative but it is important - and I think too few people take this topic seriously.Once you’ve made the commitment to back up your files though, how do you actually go about it?Well here are 4 common methods for you to consider before making a decision:1) CDEasy and cheap, saving important files onto CD is a popular method. They’re small and reasonably hardwearing and can be stored in a locked box or safe in the home.It does mean however that you need to pick and choose *which* files you’re going to back up as taking a complete copy of a well-stuffed hard drive and trying to squeeze it onto CDs would require a heck of a lot of discs.In addition, appreciate that if it is fire, there is a risk the discs themselves could get […]
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Learning digital photography is fun as you can see your results almost immediately. But if you’ve been born and raised with regular film photography, there are some differences you’ll need to learn about before you can start to make the most of your shiny new digital camera.
Don’t worry 0 they’re not major differences. But if you ignore them, you won’t be getting the most out of the modern technology that’s incorporated into even the simplest of digital cameras.
The first big contrast to the old world of taking a shot is in the time it takes to get results. No more waiting to finish the film, taking it to a photo lab and then waiting for the results. You can see the results instantly on the camera’s built in display.
Digital cameras come in all shapes and forms. Everything from the not-so-simple camera built into your cell phone, through to digital SLRs that offer everything you’d expect and more. Most will offer a zoom of some sort, but more of that later.
Unless you have a digital SLR camera, the first thing you’ll find is that your camera takes time to think. You press the button and it seems to go through a […]
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