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How many years now have you been trying to get Uncle Bill to smile in those Thanksgiving photos? Sometimes, it seems like an impossible task to get your entire family together and smiling in a holiday photo. Well, fret no more.

When Google Maps was first released, people were instantly fascinated by the site. How great is it to be able to type in an address and not only get directions, but be able to “virtually” travel to and view wherever you’re looking for – for free?

You don’t have to be a professional photographer to know it’s easy to develop a love-hate relationship with slides. Although the clear, sharp, large images projected onto walls and screens can’t be beat and encourage nostalgic feelings, handling slides can be troublesome. They can also be risky since, like print photos, it’s possible that slides can be easily lost in the clutter of memories. 

If you want to digitize photos, you have two options: do it yourself or outsource photo scanning services. If you want to do it yourself, your best bet is to buy a scanner, including special scanner equipment if you need to scan slides or negatives. This can get expensive, especially if you have a lot of photos, slides, or negatives. The best way to scan photos yourself usually requires a high-quality scanner, costing up to $3,000 or more.  

Back in the ‘day,’ giving someone the ‘gift of memories’ with photos meant giving gifts like framed and matted photos or putting together ‘old-fashioned’ photo albums. Eventually the most popular photo gift was a digital picture frame. Although still a great present, technology has surpassed digital picture frames and now offers a plethora of options.

If you've been to any retail store in the past week, then you know that the holiday season is upon us. It's hard to believe, but it is already November and the stores are stocking up on tinsel, lights and candles. Thanksgiving is only weeks away, which means that the holiday shopping season has already begun.

Now that it’s getting colder, it’s time to start tackling that list of indoor projects. And what better project could you do on a snowy day than take a trip down memory lane and sort through old photos to create albums and collections? It may seem like a daunting task, but with a few easy steps, you’ll find organizing your photos is not so bad.

If you put off sorting printed photos, you probably have even more excuses for not converting photo slides to digital photos. There’s no shortage of excuses, but often slides can be more delicate and subject to damage more than printed photos. If you don’t have converting slides to digital on your to-do list, add it.