At Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:52:38 -0400 "Karen Blinderman" <kbmail at comcast.net> wrote: > > ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > > Hello ... > > I'm in need of some tech advice. I am using a PC and wish to reorganize my > personal JPG files (and eventually all my photo files). I find I have some > 29,000 photos many of which are duplicates, triplicates and ... just too > many copies. This happened over the years as a result of multiple new > machines and duplicate back-ups each time I installed a new OS. > > Can anyone recommend software (for the PC) which would help me in this > endeavor? Once I get rid of the multiples, I want to then organize in terms > of my family tree, so this will be a long-term project, but I need to get > rid of the multiples first. I don't think I necessarily need to figure out > which photo is the "original," as it likely doesn't make a difference, I > hope (unless someone feels there's a quality issue from copy to copy). Direct digital copies are bit-for-bit identical -- this is one of the important *features* of digital storage (and is the bane of copyright holders). Analog 'copies' are always 'lossy' (have you ever photocopied a photocopy?). > > Thanks for any advice! > > Best, > Karen Blinderman > > > KayBee Marketing Resources > Karen F. Blinderman, President > > Giving you time to do more business > > 413/731-8595  413/726-9042 FAX  kbmail at comcast.net Â www.lhblin.com > > Serving the Association Management needs of Western MA since 1995 > > Clientele include: Advertising Club of Western MA, Assoc. of Fundraising > Professionals of Western MA and of Central MA, Women in Philanthropy of > Western MA, HRMA of WNE, Bubs Foundation (Worcester), Beelzebubs Alumni > Association, Pioneer Valley Business Executives, Congregation B'nai Torah, > Women Business Owners Alliance of the Pioneer Valley, Planned Giving Council > of Central MA and more > > This email is confidential and privileged. Only the intended recipient may > access or use it. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete this > email and notify us promptly. We use virus scanning software to scan all > incoming/outgoing documents, but exclude all liability for viruses or > similar in any attachment. For your protection, please perform a virus scan > before opening this file(s), if any. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 / heller at deepsoft.com Deepwoods Software -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ () ascii ribbon campaign -- against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org -- against proprietary attachments