ScanCafe update

Approximately 2 months ago, I sent about 1,000 slides to ScanCafe to be scanned.  I received them back two days ago.
Here are my impressions of the ScanCafe service:
1.  Easy to use – ScanCafe allows you to set up an order, print out a UPS label and track the status of your order during its processing [...]

Converting Slides and Negatives into Digital Images

I recently received several thousand slides when my mother-in-law moved into an assisted living center. She had traveled all over the world and taken many pictures along the way. Keeping them in their carousels wasn’t a good option since they take up so much space that way.
I thought about buying a dedicated film [...]

A Little Aperture Tip

Want to make a project that stays at the top of your Aperture projects list? Add an asterisk before the name of the project and it will move it to the highest level in your project hierarchy.
I keep my projects separated in folders by year. When I import new photos, I import them [...]

Back Up Your Photos NOW

A friend stopped by a day or two ago to ask for help putting together a scrapbook.  She explained that all the photos had to be removable since they were the only copies in existence.  There had been a hard-disk failure, the photos hadn’t been backed-up, and the few that had been printed periodically were [...]

Aperture Book Discount

Just in time to put together some treasured Mother’s Day gifts, there is a 20% discount available on iPhoto or Aperture books.  Enter the code LoveMom to receive the discount.

Workspace

Here is a look at my “workspace”.
On the left is a 23″Apple Cinema Display that is connected to a MacBook Pro. On the MacBook Pro, Aperture is set to “Browser Only” view. The second monitor is set to “Alternate” to display a single selected image.
Currently, I have two 500 [...]