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Digital Photography 101: The Power of PictBridge and Card Readers

There are a ton of different digital cameras on the market right now and it seems these days there are almost as many printers. The stiff competition among brands inspired PictBridge. PictBridge is a single printing format shared by a large number of major camera and printer makers. Basically, it provides you with the easiest way to print out your digital pictures. For example, if you own a Canon camera and your HP printer speaks PictBridge, you can print pictures in a single step. All you have to do is plug one side of a standard USB cable into your … Continue reading →

Digital Photography 101: Printing Footnotes

In the last couple of days our continuing series on digital photography has focused on the art of printing. We’ve learned that taking memorable shots is only half the joy (or challenge, depending on how you look at it) of digital photography. The technology gives you the gift of instant gratification (getting to view your shots instantaneously), but ironically many digital photographers allow their images to sit in their cameras for months (if not longer) before take the initiative to print them. To that end I find it imperative to discuss a few other benefits of having a photo printer … Continue reading →

Digital Photography 101: More Printing Options

Did you know amateur photographers will shoot roughly 23 billion digital pictures this year? Yet, less than half of those images will be printed. If you are guilty of letting your pictures sit in your digital camera for months without printing you obviously are not alone. However, with all of the printing options available to digital photographers getting your shots from your camera to your album has never been so easy. In my last blog I reviewed ways you could print your pictures from the comfort of your own home. If you don’t feel like printing your own pictures, or … Continue reading →

Digital Photography 101: Printing Your Pictures

Continuing in our series about digital photography… Okay, so you’ve snapped your photos, now it’s time to print them. You have a few options for printing your images. You can do so from the comfort of your home, have it done at a retail store, or use an online printing service. In this blog we will discuss printing your pictures from your home. Printing digital pictures at home is easy thanks to advancements in technology. These days you don’t need a fancy computer to get prints that are as good as the ones you get at the store. Many digital … Continue reading →

Do Office Printers Pose A Health Risk?

A recent study from the Queensland University of Technology in Australia says that office printers could be as dangerous to the lungs as cigarette smoking! The researchers tested dozens of laser printers and found that some of them emit what they consider to be dangerous levels of ultra-fine toner particles into the air. These ultra-fine particles can cause lasting damage to the lungs, according to researchers. They say the health effects can vary based on what the ultra-fine particles are composed of, and that resulting problems can range from respiratory irritation to severe cardiovascular problems and even cancer. The tests … Continue reading →

Know your computer components – Memory

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A few weeks ago we began discussing various computer components. We talked about the motherboard and processor as some of the main components of your computer. Today we’ll cover introduce memory. I’ll leave a technical discussion of memory for another time. There are various types of memory that are contained within your computer. The most commonly discussed memory is system memory. When someone asks, “How much memory do you have in your computer,” they are usually referring to system memory. System memory is part of what determines how many applications your computer can handle at one time. Among other things, … Continue reading →