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How to quickly transfer photos from your camera or phone to your PC

Posted on January 8, 2025

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Do you take lots of pictures? If so, you know how frustrating it can be when it takes forever to transfer your photos from your camera or mobile device to your computer or cloud storage.

The good news is there are ways to speed up the transfer process and get your photos onto your computer as quickly as possible. Here are just a few of them: [Read more…]

How to easily back up the photos on your smartphone

Posted on October 20, 2023

Do you have a large collection of irreplaceable photos stored on your phone?

Photos that you’d hate to lose if your phone should ever go belly-up, or get lost or stolen?

If so, there’s a very easy way to prevent losing your photos if something ever happens to your phone: Keep them backed up to the cloud!

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How to get photos of minors removed from Google’s search results

Posted on September 21, 2023

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As you probably know, Google search results often include photos of people who are relevant to the search query in some way, and that does include minors.

If you’re the parent or legal guardian of a minor (below the age of 18) whose photo(s) are included in Google searches you can request that Google remove those photos.

Minors themselves can also request the removal of their photos if they’d prefer not have an adult involved in the process. [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I convert WebP images to JPG files?

Posted on May 3, 2023

Question from Brooke: I found a free images site that I really like because it specializes in the kind of photos I use on my blog.

The thing is, all the images on there are in WebP format and I really prefer using JPGs.

Can you tell me the best (as in easiest) way to convert WebP files into JPG files? [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I copy photos from my iPhone to a laptop?

Posted on March 3, 2022

Question from Donna: My iPhone’s storage is almost full because of all the pictures and videos that are on it.

I want to copy all the existing photos and videos from the phone to my HP Envy 13 (2019) Windows laptop and then delete them from the iPhone to make room for new ones.

I know I could upload them to iCloud and then download them onto my computer, but I don’t trust cloud storage and I never use it. I have iCloud syncing disabled and I’d really prefer to keep it that way.

Can you tell me how to transfer the photos and videos from the iPhone to my laptop without using iCloud? [Read more…]