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At Skinit.com you can decorate your tech with custom skins made from your uploaded photos. They don’t stop at phone covers. Find skins for laptops, game controllers, charger bricks, and more in their create-your-own section. Let your kids select a favorite photo for their devices to help them engage with photo memories too. … [Read more...]

Sometimes we just need a good laugh. Life can get difficult and we need to take a deep breath, step back, and find a little comic relief. Select some of your funniest family photos, your pets being ridiculous, or anything that brings a giggle. Make a Comic Relief album on your phone, display some around the house, or use a fun photo as your desktop image. … [Read more...]

Digital Photo Frames are now WiFi Enabled and more useful than ever. Last year, I published an article in Nixplay's blog. It offered fun and creative ways to use Nixplay’s digital frame. One idea is to first create a playlist of action sequences from vacation activities and your kids or grandkids sporting events. Then select a series of photos that show the action like a flip book. Make special … [Read more...]

One of the tools I like to use is to tag every person in every photo. This makes your photo collection easily searchable. I recently received a call from a client whose 96-year-old mother passed away and needed photos to print for the memorial service. I was able to walk her through the process over the phone. She was quickly able to find what she needed. A bittersweet success albeit it alleviated … [Read more...]

Lighten your load and you will lighten your heart! According to Marie Kondo in her book “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up,” our living spaces affect our bodies. “It’s a very strange phenomenon,” Marie writes, “but when we reduce what we own and essentially “detox” our house, it has a detox effect on our bodies as well." Isn’t it wonderful that tidying your home can also contribute to a … [Read more...]