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Question from Stella: I have thousands of family pictures that I’ve copied onto an external hard drive, which I keep locked up in a fireproof lock box.
My question is will those pictures last forever or is their lifetime limited in any way?
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As you probably know, great lighting is essential for taking great portraits.
That’s why photographic flash and lighting equipment make up one of the largest segments of the market for photography gear.
One of the best sources of light for portrait photography is absolutely free however, and it’s available most anywhere during the daylight hours…
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The scammers of the world never seem to take a break, and unfortunately many of the scams making the rounds today are very easy to fall for.
There’s a very dangerous ‘cloud storage’ related email scam that’s making the rounds right now, and unfortunately lots of people are falling for it.
This scam plays upon your fear of losing access to your precious photos and other irreplaceable files. In a nutshell, the emails claim that your cloud storage plan will be terminated and all the files that are currently stored online will be deleted unless you immediately pay a renewal fee. [Read more…]
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Have you installed one or more WiFi security cameras to protect your home and family from intruders?
If so, it’s extremely important to protect your camera(s) with a password that’s both strong and unique.
If you’ve been watching the news of late you know there have been several very disturbing reports of hackers remotely accessing insecure WiFi cameras to intimidate and terrify homeowners. [Read more…]
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