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8 Tips to Export the Best Quality Pictures From Apple Photos
8 Tips to Export the Best Quality Pictures From Apple Photos

The whole idea of Apple Photos is to create a safe, secure library of pictures that can be called up and exported on demand, customized for their particular destination.

Are All Your iPhone Photos Safely Backed Up? Really, Really Backed Up.
Are All Your iPhone Photos Safely Backed Up? Really, Really Backed Up.

As a lover of photos in general, and the caretaker of my own family picture library, it tears me apart whenever I hear someone caught in that terrible place. That one where their iPhone is crushedsoakedloststolendeadgone and it's the only place their honeymoonnewbornlatefatheroldfriend's photos exist.

Create Books, Prints and Cards Right in Apple Photos Again
Create Books, Prints and Cards Right in Apple Photos Again

In 2002 amateur photographers were thrilled by how they could make photo books and order prints without ever leaving iPhoto. True to the Apple brand, the books were easy to create and the quality was as good or better than comparable books from other printers. You didn’t have to export pictures to another bookmaking app or create an account with another company. People made Apple photo books for all kinds of events and occasions.

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A camera is a camera is a camera is a . . .

When I take photos with my iPhone, sometimes I feel like a tourist. You know the thing; iPhone pinched between your fingers, pinkies raised. Then that awkward balancing act to get a finger on the shutter without dropping the whole phone over a railing. If you have long fingernails, it’s a real challenge to get your fingertip to touch the screen.

Lately though, I’ve switched to a camera grip when taking pictures and I love the difference.

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Choosing an External Hard Drive

Think of an external hard drive as a self-storage unit for your computer. Although you aren’t renting it by the month, the principles to buy a hard drive are the same; you pay for space, convenience, features and security.

So when it comes time to add or upgrade an external hard drive (EHD), how do you make a smart choice?

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