Verbatim has announced a new website for photo enthusiasts – PhotoStorageGuide.com. The website was created to give consumers information on sharing digital memories as well as tips and photo ideas.

Designed to get creative juices flowing, it's easy to find information on Archiving, Backup and Printing digital photos. Each section includes information on the choices available, step-by-step instructions and links for more information.

PhotoStorageGuide.com also includes a Toolbox section with resources and ideas to help visitors enjoy their photos in a variety of ways such as scanning, editing, scrapbooking, and creating slideshows. A “Just for Kids ” section is also included.  read more »

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Hosted by Cruise West, winners of the PENTAX Sail Away Sweepstakes will call the 100-guest Pacific Explorer home for 10 days. Visiting destinations that include Manuel Antonio National Park, the San Blas Islands, Caletas Beach, and Golfo Dulce, winners will have guided tours to some of the most noteworthy birding locales along with seminars provided by Audubon-certified experts that include famed Audubon photographer Roy Toft.

PENTAX has great binoculars along with spotting scopes, rifle scopes, and telescopes, even “super close” binoculars that can satisfy the need of any travel and event enjoyment. The binocular is more then ever before an item of necessity. Those of us who use spectacles to see clearly can certainly appreciate the binocular. Birders, or bird watchers as we know them, will not travel without binoculars. Today, www.PentaxSportOptics.com has new lines that deliver the same quality found in their cameras into optical enhancement products.  read more »

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Need help with last minute gift ideas? Try print projects by the HP activity center and have fun doing it. This seasonal website offers a free way for you to get creative with your gift giving. At www.hp.com/go/activitycenter you can download love coupons or heart themed templates to personalize and print out on your home computer for a simple way to say I love you.

These projects are also a fun way to get the kids thinking creatively. They are a great alternative to store-bought Valentine cut-outs and are the perfect project for your kids to hand out to their friends or just experiment on their own.  read more »

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When digital photography came on the scene, I gave up on traditional film. I kept thousands of old 35mm negatives, however, and with the best of intentions, I bought a scanner and set about reproducing some of my favorites. I soon discovered that this is a very time-consuming process. After five or six years, I’ve little to show for my time and effort.

I investigated the cost of having my collection scanned commercially, but charges ranged from $1-$2 per negative. With 2000+ negatives lying around the house, I gave up on that idea. Local photo shops or drug stores could do the job for around $.75 each, but I’d have to sacrifice quality – they offer a totally mechanized operation. And, cost and quality issues aside, the thought of sorting through all those boxes to choose which pictures to scan was overwhelming. I wanted someone to organize my huge collection, scan my photos professionally, touch them up by hand if necessary – all at an affordable price. 

Believe it or not, such a place exists, and it’s called ScanCafe. A well-respected Wharton MBA named Sam Allen, along with several partners, has set up a high-tech, sophisticated method of scanning 35mm negatives – for 19 cents a pop! They use top-of-the-line Nikon and Kodak technology in the process. In an innovative take on outsourcing, ScanCafe has its own 175-person staff and facilities in India, where an Indian-born fellow Wharton graduate manages the operations on a day-to-day basis.  read more »

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