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From: "Beth Golden" <>
Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Scanning photos and documents - best practices
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 05:15:50 -0400


Hi Pat,

My worry about using my all-in-one machine (HP 4215) is damaging the photos
and documents. Have you had any problems with this? thanks!
Beth

On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 5:48 PM, Pat Thompson <> wrote:

>
> I am not a computer expert, in fact I am self taught (trial and error) but
> I
> use an HP 2610 which is getting ancient now, after years of hard use, but
> it
> is an all-in-one machine and I use the scanner on this unit to copy, save
> and send photographs and documents. I do scan everything at 600 dpi, which
> most will say slows down the transmitting time by email and it does, but I
> would just as soon wait for a quality scan than to receive a copy of
> something I can hardly read or see but to receive it in quick time.
>
> If you are scanning items for your personal use and then burning the
> information onto a CD I don't think you have to worry about "using too much
> space (or memory) on your computer. The information is going to a CD and
> not
> onto the computer's hard drive.
>
> I think the important point of this conversation is to decide if you want
> your genealogy (documents and pictures) saved. I think most of us want to
> know our hard work was not a waste of time and we want to leave it for
> others to use, so all we can do is try to do our best to see that some
> "point of storage" is found, whether it be the Internet or a library.
>
> Another thing to think about is where is your genealogy today. Most will
> answer, "in my house". Now is a good time to make a copy of what is on
> your
> computer, burn it to a CD and give a copy to a relative or friend to store
> in "their house". It doesn't really matter if they have a computer or not,
> the idea is to get a copy of your work "out" of your house, where fire
> can't
> take it.
>
> Our friend Connie Beachy wrote many times; "Genealogy is knowledge through
> sharing." If that was someone else's quote I apologize for not giving them
> the credit, but it is true........Genealogy hidden in a closet helps only
> one person, the owner.
>
>
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