RE: need computer help

That's a thought.  I'll have to give it a try and see what I can do.
Thanks, Vera!

Blessings,
Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5) 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Vera Metzke
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 3:51 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] need computer help

Just as a thought, I also got access to some old family photos.  I took the
digital and with natural light photographed them and than did the download
and cropped.  Actually it was just a good quality and much faster!  Just for
an option!  You can do the labels ahead of time and save that portion of
edit?
Vera


On 7/23/06, Bonnie & Bill Morgan <wmorgan972@ameritech.net> wrote:
>
> I need to do some of that as well, Theresa.  We inherited all of my 
> husband's families photos (more boxes than I want to count) and I want 
> to put them on a DVD.  Our scanner is old and very slow, so it will 
> take quite a bit of time.  Once scanned onto the DVD, we want to make 
> several copies and send them out to the Morgan side of the family, 
> especially the great nieces and nephews, with explanations of what the 
> pictures are about and the time frame they were taken embedded with 
> the photos.  Knowing your family history can help one understand so 
> many things.
>
> I'd like to do the same on my side of the family, but since my brother 
> disposed of all of mother and dad's photos, that just isn't possible.
>
> Blessings,
> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On 
> Behalf Of Theresa W.
> Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 12:23 AM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] need computer help
>
> Well- that is good to know.  Frustration got the better of me and we 
> went and got my husband a new monitor and I took his old one.  He's 
> happy, and I've spent most of the evening making digital recordings 
> from the late 60's reel-reel tapes my dad made, and simultaneously 
> scanning old photos.  Same plan for tomorrow, since it is still 
> supposed to be a zillion degrees out.
>
> Theresa
>
> Kitty wrote:
> > Dell now has authorized repair locations, you don't have to send 
> > back to them.
> > Kitty
> > neIN, Zone 5
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Theresa W."
> > <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 5:15 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] need computer help
> >
> >
> >> It's a flat panel LCD.  The guys at best buy "Geek Squad" looked at 
> >> it and said it was something wrong inside (they told me what but I 
> >> don't recall).  It's out of warranty and I'm sure it will cost 
> >> about the same to mail the thing back to Dell and get them to fix 
> >> it, as it will be to buy a new one.
> >>
> >> Theresa
> >>
> >> Christopher P. Lindsey wrote:
> >>>> Nope- it isn't near speakers, and what is a degauss button?
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> More expensive monitors (and some cheaper newer ones) have it -- 
> >>> it removes the remnants of previous magnetic fields and realigns 
> >>> everything to be normal again.
> >>>
> >>> If you don't have one, a repairman would need to do it with a 
> >>> special deguassing tool.  But don't sweat it -- I doubt that would 
> >>> solve the overall problem.  It just might eliminate any extra 
> >>> 'noise' to make the main symptoms more obvious.
> >>>
> >>> Is it a regular CRT monitor, or a flat panel?  How big is it?
> >>>
> >>> Chris
> >>>
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