Photos

Storing Photos

Dear Computer Lady, We have thousands of photograph files saved as .jpg files. We regularly back up these family pictures on to DVD’s. However, in your opinion, will .jpg be a good format to save for 10 and 20 years down the road, or would it be smarter to start converting the pictures to another […]

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Putting Photos in Order

Dear Computer Lady, I have Vista Home Premium and have been scanning my children’s photos in preparation to putting on a disc. Is it possible to change the order of my photos to arrange them in chronological order? I have been going around in circles and getting nowhere. Hoping you can help me. Thanks Elaine.

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Archiving Photos

Dear Computer Lady, I have about 1000 digital pictures on my computer. Some are simply irreplaceable. I don’t wish to have them printed, but would like to preserve them on CDs. Which CD is best to use? I heard that, over time, pictures can be lost if certain CDs are used. Thank you in advance, […]

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Pictures Not Opening

Dear Computer Lady, I look forward to your email each week. You have helped me many times via another’s question and your answer. Thank for helping us. I clicked some things trying to get my computer to run faster. I have accomplished that, but now anytime I try and open a picture of any format, […]

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Reduce Photo Size

  Dear Computer Lady, A friend of mine gave me as a gift, a cd full of wonderful photos she had taken of a very special occasion I was involved in. I finally managed to download a program so that I could see them, but when I try to send the photos to anyone, (even […]

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Email Photos

  Emailing Your Photos with Windows Photo Gallery: Windows Photo Gallery makes it easy to email your digital photos, but only if you are using a local, POP3 email program on your computer.

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Free Image Program Irfanview

Irfanview Version 3.97 Works in Windows 9X, ME, 2000 & XP http://www.irfanview.com This is a great graphic viewing program that I have been using for years.

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Slides to CDs

  [ad#acronisti]Dear Computer Lady, My family has probably 1000 picture slides of our childhood. The projector and the bulb is practically obsolete……  how can we got about transferring slides onto c.d…. is it possible without having to float a loan. Thank you for your time, Beth

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