[AT] Here we go again

[rlgoss at insightbb.com]

I inow the feeling well, Farmer.  I'm keeping images on my own computer, using Picasa2 (free from Google) to organize them, and then burning CD's at will for people who are interested in seeing particular collections.  It probably isn't the solution for everyone, but it works for me.  The most recent project was the digital archiving of my mother's photo album from 1921-1928.  I digitized all 450 photos over Thanksgiving weekend, sorted and captioned them, and burned about a dozen CD's for relatives and friends and gave them away as late personalized Christmas gifts.  When it comes to tractors, I turn out a CD per year and give them away to other collectors who are looking at the same brand and models.  The CD's in that instance include not only photos but PDF files of historic literature as well.  Once again, that may not be everyone's cup of tea, but it works for me.

FWIW, a CD costs about 25 cents to reproduce.

Larry


----- Original Message -----
From: Francis Robinson <robinson at svs.net>
Date: Thursday, January 24, 2008 15:37
Subject: Re: [AT] Here we go again
To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>

> 
> 
> --On Thursday, January 24, 2008 6:28 AM -0800 Dave Ernst 
> <shop at cccomm.net> 
> wrote:
> 
> > Just found that Epson Photo Center is closing and all pictures 
> will be
> > deleted April 30th.
> >
> > At least there is a warning, not like Photopoint where I lost 
> a lot of
> > good photos.
> >
> > So, lets start again, the pros & cons of whats out there and a 
> good site
> > to go to.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Dave E
> 
> &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
> 
> 
> 
> I just got a message last week from Sony Image Station that 
> they were 
> closing and will be deleting all pictures soon. I thought that 
> it didn't 
> matter to me too much since I had long ago quit using it after I 
> had 
> started using the Epson Photo Center instead... Oh, well...
> 
> It all kind of reminds me a comment I made that sort of ticked 
> off a local 
> newspaper editor. I have published a number of articles there 
> over the 
> years. After many years of long term editors the local paper was 
> going 
> through editors like an elephant goes through peanuts. I emailed 
> him when 
> they announced that he had been hired as editor and introduced 
> myself and 
> told him that I would come and meet him after he had been there 
> long enough 
> to look like he was going to be semi-permanent... He failed to 
> see the 
> humor in the comment...   :-)  He never did ask 
> for any articles from me. 
> :-)   I believe that there have been at least two more 
> since that guy...
> 
> What picture site will be next to go? Does Google have one? 
> They are the 
> new "power" on the web...
> I guess it's back to the shoe boxes.  :-)
> 
> 
> 
> --
> "farmer"
> 
> 
> Francis Robinson
> Central Indiana, USA
> Robinson at svs.net
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