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  • Send Your Eyeglasses & Medical Prescriptions to the Cloud

    Where is your eyeglasses prescription? What would you do if your eyeglasses were lost or broken on vacation? Or, if you forgot your medication or someone asked you to prove you had a prescription for it, could you? We have the answer– send all that paper to the cloud. 

    CHE_0202 - Version 22012-12-31-eyeglass-prescription-antique-gold-© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    We send copies of our prescriptions, both eyeglasses and medical, to the cloud. You can send scans of them to Google Drive, iCloud, or Dropbox.

    That way forgetting, breaking, or losing your glasses doesn't have to ruin a vacation or hinder you on a business trip. And, if you need to know exactly what medication you take with dose and exact spelling, you have it a click away.

    And, at home, if you stop into your favorite shop and find some really great frames, you have your latest prescription on hand to have the perfect lenses made to order.

    Related Post: Send All Those User's Manuals to The Cloud…

    Opening a Dropbox account from here is another way to support this site. 

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    If you sign up from this Dropbox link, Dropbox will give both you and us 500MB of bonus storage space. You can sign up for a free account to try it out, and you'll start with 2GB plus your bonus 500MB. 

    We understand that it also works well on the PC side of the computing fence. Dropbox has received rave reviews from The Economist, Forbes, and Wired. And, the service has been given major awards by MacWorld and PC Magazine.


    Details:

    Words: Penny Cherubino

    Photo: Penny Cherubino, Dropbox logo courtesy of Dropbox

    Disclosure: We do own stock in Google and Apple. See our full disclosure policy.

     

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  • Send All Those User’s Manuals to The Cloud…

    Gather all those user's manuals that came with your new cameras, games, appliances, computers, etc. and send them to "The Cloud." With the ease of use of cloud computing, there is no reason to rely on paper copies of instructions. 

    Photo - Version 22012-12-22-manuals_© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    If we were to carry the paper copies of our camera manuals with us on photo shoots and trips, it would add 1 lb 12 oz to our luggage. Besides, we still might not have them with us when we have a question or have the time to explore and learn more about the many options this equipment offers. 

    Here's our user's manual procedure:

    1. Download a copy of the manual from the manufacturer's site and save it as a PDF. (We normally download and review a user's manual before we buy a product. You'd be amazed how often this makes a difference in what we buy.)
    2. Upload the PDF to Google Drive, iCloud, or Dropbox. We use Google Drive and Dropbox all day long so they're our choice for manuals.
    3. Pack away the physical manual in case we ever want to sell the item. 
    4. Enjoy having our manual available anywhere, anytime via our computers, phones, or tablets. 

    Bonus tip: Before you recycle a box that an item came in, take a photo of the label that contains the barcode, serial number, and model information codes and send that to the cloud. It can come in handy in case of a recall, loss, or theft. 

    It's usually months after using a new camera or computer that a quick look through the manual has one of us suddenly exploring a new option or trying out an alternative setting. This way we can explore the manuals while waiting for an appointment, sitting on a park bench, or at home. 

    Opening a Dropbox account from here is another way to support this site. 

    Esuslogo101409
    If you sign up from this Dropbox link, Dropbox will give both you and us bonus storage space. You can sign up for a free account to try it out, and you'll start with 2GB plus your bonus. 

    We understand that it also works well on the PC side of the computing fence. Dropbox has received rave reviews from The Economist, Forbes, and Wired. And the service has been given major awards by MacWorld and PC Magazine.


    Details:

    Words: Penny Cherubino

    Artwork courtesy of Dropbox

    Disclosure: We do own stock in Google and Apple. See our full disclosure policy.

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  • Send All Those User’s Manuals to The Cloud…

    Gather all those user's manuals that came with your new cameras, games, appliances, computers, etc. and send them to "The Cloud." With the ease of use of cloud computing, there is no reason to rely on paper copies of instructions. 

    Photo - Version 22012-12-22-manuals_© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    If we were to carry the paper copies of our camera manuals with us on photo shoots and trips, it would add 1 lb 12 oz to our luggage. Besides, we still might not have them with us when we have a question or have the time to explore and learn more about the many options this equipment offers. 

    Here's our user's manual procedure:

    1. Download a copy of the manual from the manufacturer's site and save it as a PDF. (We normally download and review a user's manual before we buy a product. You'd be amazed how often this makes a difference in what we buy.)
    2. Upload the PDF to Google Drive, iCloud, or Dropbox. We use Google Drive and Dropbox all day long so they're our choice for manuals.
    3. Pack away the physical manual in case we ever want to sell the item. 
    4. Enjoy having our manual available anywhere, anytime via our computers, phones, or tablets. 

    Bonus tip: Before you recycle a box that an item came in, take a photo of the label that contains the barcode, serial number, and model information codes and send that to the cloud. It can come in handy in case of a recall, loss, or theft. 

    It's usually months after using a new camera or computer that a quick look through the manual has one of us suddenly exploring a new option or trying out an alternative setting. This way we can explore the manuals while waiting for an appointment, sitting on a park bench, or at home. 

    Opening a Dropbox account from here is another way to support this site. 

    Esuslogo101409
    If you sign up from this Dropbox link, Dropbox will give both you and us bonus storage space. You can sign up for a free account to try it out, and you'll start with 2GB plus your bonus. 

    We understand that it also works well on the PC side of the computing fence. Dropbox has received rave reviews from The Economist, Forbes, and Wired. And the service has been given major awards by MacWorld and PC Magazine.


    Details:

    Words: Penny Cherubino

    Artwork courtesy of Dropbox

    Disclosure: We do own stock in Google and Apple. See our full disclosure policy.

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  • Send All Those User’s Manuals to The Cloud…

    Gather all those user's manuals that came with your new cameras, games, appliances, computers, etc. and send them to "The Cloud." With the ease of use of cloud computing, there is no reason to rely on paper copies of instructions. 

    Photo - Version 22012-12-22-manuals_© 2011 Penny Cherubino

    If we were to carry the paper copies of our camera manuals with us on photo shoots and trips, it would add 1 lb 12 oz to our luggage. Besides, we still might not have them with us when we have a question or have the time to explore and learn more about the many options this equipment offers. 

    Here's our user's manual procedure:

    1. Download a copy of the manual from the manufacturer's site and save it as a PDF. (We normally download and review a user's manual before we buy a product. You'd be amazed how often this makes a difference in what we buy.)
    2. Upload the PDF to Google Drive, iCloud, or Dropbox. We use Google Drive and Dropbox all day long so they're our choice for manuals.
    3. Pack away the physical manual in case we ever want to sell the item. 
    4. Enjoy having our manual available anywhere, anytime via our computers, phones, or tablets. 

    Bonus tip: Before you recycle a box that an item came in, take a photo of the label that contains the barcode, serial number, and model information codes and send that to the cloud. It can come in handy in case of a recall, loss, or theft. 

    It's usually months after using a new camera or computer that a quick look through the manual has one of us suddenly exploring a new option or trying out an alternative setting. This way we can explore the manuals while waiting for an appointment, sitting on a park bench, or at home. 

    Opening a Dropbox account from here is another way to support this site. 

    Esuslogo101409
    If you sign up from this Dropbox link, Dropbox will give both you and us bonus storage space. You can sign up for a free account to try it out, and you'll start with 2GB plus your bonus. 

    We understand that it also works well on the PC side of the computing fence. Dropbox has received rave reviews from The Economist, Forbes, and Wired. And the service has been given major awards by MacWorld and PC Magazine.


    Details:

    Words: Penny Cherubino

    Artwork courtesy of Dropbox

    Disclosure: We do own stock in Google and Apple. See our full disclosure policy.

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  • Three Tips for Your New Camera

    Here are a few tips for anyone with a new camera. We just added the Nikon D7000 to our photo fleet and here are some of the things we're doing in our first weeks of using it. 

    First: Take a photo of the camera with your phone. And, take a close-up photo of the identification plate you’ll find on the bottom of most DSLRs, point-and-shoot, and camcorders. That will help you identify your camera and prove ownership if it's lost or stolen.

    Second: Go to the manufacturer’s site and download a copy of your owner’s manual. Pop that into your Dropbox folder, and you'll be able to refer to it anywhere from any computer, tablet, or smartphone. Often, cameras get the most use when you are away from home and it’s great to have that reference on hand wherever you are. 

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    Don’t have a Dropbox account? Why not? It’s reliable and if you click here your first 250MB of storage is free. They'll also add 250MB to our account and we’ll say thank you. Then, you can add storage up to 8GB by referring your friends.

    Third: If you have new Memory Cards, take a photo of your business card or write your contact information, including a cell phone number, on a piece of paper and photograph it. Then, lock the photo so it can’t be erased. Should you drop a memory card or leave your camera on a park bench, a good samaritan will have a way to reach you. If you format your cards rather than erase the photos, you will have to do this every time you format. 

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Artwork: Courtesy of Dropbox

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