Once you install Photoshop Elements, a helper program called the Photo Downloader automatically appears whenever you connect a camera or card readereven if Elements isn’t running. The Downloader window is divided into two main parts (see Figure 8-1). On the left side are the thumbnails of your photos. The little checkmarks next to each image indicate which photos the Downloader will import; just turn off the checkboxes for the ones you don’t want to work with in Elements. (If you’ve already imported some of the images, Elements tells you so and doesn’t import them again.)
On the right side of the Downloader window, you can choose where to store your picture files and control other import settings. From the drop-down menu at top, you select where you’re pulling pictures from (a camera, a card reader, and so on).
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Picasa knows you want to protect your original photo files, and it’s ready to lend a hand with backup tools that work well and are easy to use. You can use Picasa to back up photos to CDs, DVDs, or to an external hard drive.
As mentioned earlier in this chapter, your safest bet is to back up your pictures right away when you move photos from your camera to your computer. So once you’ve got a new batch of photos on your PC, launch Picasa and then follow these steps:
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If your computer has a CD or DVD burner, EasyShare gives you the tools to burn your photos to discs. Again, the best time to back up is as soon as you download photos to your PC and get them into EasyShare albums.
Note: EasyShare doesn’t make it particularly easy to back up your photos to a hard drive. Here’s the short version: In the My Collection tab, select the pictures you want to back up and then choose File
Open in Explorer. A Windows Explorer folder opens up, at which point you can manually copy your photos to any drive you want, just as though you were copying any other type of file.
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What type of storage should you choose for your photo library? It’s the most important question facing you when you set up your backup routine. This section covers the pros and cons for some digital media that are good for backups. See the table below for a summary and cost comparison.
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storage capacity estimates in this chapter are based on digital photos about 5 MB in size, which is typical for a 5- or 6-megapixel camera. If you have an older digital camera, your photos may be smaller (and you can store more photos in less space). If you have pro equipment that exceeds 6 megapixels, your photos may take up more space.
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For some of us who could only afford to manage a small business, the most common issue is the lack of budget. We can find various ways to obtained it by getting a Small Business Loan.
Before you get your Small Business Loans, you should know the basic Small Business Financing Strategies:
# Assess Credit Needs: If the amount needed is closer to $100,000, apply for $110,000 or more. Usually if the bank wants a business plan, it might not be using a credit model.
# Get Your Credit Report: Before making a loan or credit application, obtain your credit report and check for errors and omissions.
# Be Accurate: If you are applying for less than $100,000 and the bank is using credit scoring automation, go over all questions for the loan or credit application. Make certain the data you provide is accurate and ask questions to understand the information in the application.
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Photos from your digital camera may not fade, crumble, or turn yellow like your grandfather’s old prints, but they’re vulnerable in a different kind of way. Digital photo files are nothing more than a series of 0s and 1s stored in a particular order. They only last as long as whatever media they’re stored on, and CDs, DVDs, and hard drives are just chunks of plastic and metal that are vulnerable to water, fire, accidental erasure, and breakage. Scared yet? Good.
Here’s rule number one for digital photo backups: More is better. For safety’s sake, back up all of your photos in more than one place. That way, when a CD breaks, a hard drive crashes, or your laptop is stolen, you’ve got another copy of your photo library stashed somewhere safe. Read more »
