Technology Tips Archives - Picture This Organized

March 10, 2026March 12, 2026Digital Photo Organizing, Memories and Tributes, Technology TipsBy Julie Kessler

After the Organizing: Bringing Your Family Photo Collection to Life with SmugMug

Enjoying and Preserving Your Memories with SmugMug For many families, the biggest hurdle is simply getting their photos organized. Images live everywhere, phones, laptops, external drives, cloud storage accounts, and often boxes of prints from years past. Once everything has finally been consolidated and organized, many people assume the project is complete. But the truth is, organization is only the beginning. The real value of organizing your photos comes when those images are placed somewhere they can actually be experienced. Instead of sitting quietly in folders on a hard drive, your memories can live in a secure online space where […]

March 2, 2025March 22, 2026Archive and Backup, Digital Photo Organizing, Technology TipsBy Julie Kessler

Protecting Your Precious Photos: How We Ensure Privacy and Security in Digital Photo Organization

Photo privacy and security have never been more important. With security breaches becoming more common, protecting your personal memories is essential. At Picture This Organized, we take every precaution to ensure your photos remain safe, backed up, and secure throughout the entire organizing process. Here’s everything you need to know about how we safeguard your cherished memories and how you can enhance your own digital security.

February 3, 2025August 26, 2026Archive and Backup, Digital Photo Organizing, Technology TipsBy Julie Kessler

Everything You Need to Know About Digital Photo Organizing

In today’s world, where smartphones and digital cameras are part of everyday life, it’s no surprise that our digital photo libraries can quickly spiral into chaos. Thousands of images, multiple devices, and no clear system—it’s enough to overwhelm anyone. That’s where digital photo organizing comes in. At Picture This Organized, we specialize in taking your digital memories and transforming them into an easily navigable, meaningful collection. Here’s everything you need to know about digital photo organizing and how our process ensures that your photos are preserved, accessible, and ready to share. Why Organize Your Digital Photos? Your photos tell the […]

September 30, 2020August 28, 2025Archive and Backup, Digitize and Preserve, Technology TipsBy Julie Kessler

What’s Your Photo and Document Backup Plan?

Part 2: How to Back Up Your Computer and Smartphone In part 1 of this series, we talked about converting paper and print photos to digital devices to preserve original copies. The transition in 2020 to working at home and using more remote services makes us more aware of security issues and how files can become permanently lost. Recent wildfires and other natural disasters also create concern about losing precious photos and valuable documents. We want you to feel safe. Let’s start with your computer.

April 19, 2019August 28, 2025Archive and Backup, Digitize and Preserve, Print Photo Organizing, Technology TipsBy Julie Kessler

How We Keep Our Clients’ Photos Safe, Secure, and Private

Family photos are priceless and intensely personal. We don’t want just anyone to view the sacred and intimate moments of our lives – so we are careful about sharing our photos with others. Perhaps you want someone to help you organize your photos, or create an album. But you’re reluctant to hire a professional without assurance that they’ll keep your photos private and protected. At Picture This Organized, we understand the gravity of trusting someone with your photo collection. Here are three reasons why you can feel confident when you hire Picture This Organized as your professional photo organizing team.

October 19, 2018November 14, 2025Archive and Backup, Digital Photo Organizing, Technology TipsBy Julie Kessler

Simple Tips to Help You Get to Know (and Use) iCloud Photo Library

Not sure what it means when someone says, “Oh, I saved it to the cloud”? You’re not alone. There’s a lot of confusion about what the term “in the cloud” actually means these days – and your uncertainty may be holding you back from harnessing this important and useful technology. The “cloud” is simply another name for the network of computers that use the internet to receive, send, store, and share information outside of our own local machines and devices. iCloud is Apple’s version of cloud-based storage. It’s an ecosystem that merges and syncs all content on all devices into […]

April 27, 2018August 28, 2025Archive and Backup, Digital Photo Organizing, Technology TipsBy Julie Kessler

The 3-Step Process for Finding and Eliminating Your Duplicate Photos

This is Part Two of a series on gathering all your photos into a Digital Photo Hub. Read Part One (How to Corral Your Digital Photos) here. Read Part Three (Simple Strategies for Organizing and Maintaining Your Photo Collection) here. Got your photos all gathered into one place? Great! You can breathe a little easier knowing you’re on your way to having any photo available at your fingertips in just a few seconds. Now it’s time to sift through your photos and find out exactly what you’ve got. This second part of our series provides tips to quickly scan and […]