Watch this 2-1/2 minute video to learn more about free, password-protected websites to collaborate and share photos and other information with family and friends.

Want to know what factors scanning services think are important in scanning your memories?

Lasting Links, Inc. conducted a survey among nine leading scanning and digitizing firms in December, 2009. We wanted to find out which factors scanning services believe should be the most important to customers in choosing a scanning or digitizing service.

Responding companies include the following nationally-known chains and privately-held companies:

• BritePix
• Costco Photo Lab
• Dig My Pics
• Digital Pickle
• Fotobridge
• iMemories
• Larsen digital
• ScanDigital
• Wal-Mart Photo Lab

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View this brief, 2-1/2 minute video on why it is so important to preserve your photos, videos, 35mm slides and other memories now, before it is too late.

Mary, the owner of the duplexes we were cleaning after the recent flooding near Atlanta, was in tears as she told her story.  Her renters were trying to save their belongings from the onrushing waters. Torrential rains had caused nearby streams to overflow their banks, eventually cresting higher than rooftops in low-lying areas.  Two-hundred-year and even 500-year flood-plain records were broken in a matter of a few hours. (more…)

As you consider the worth and future of your children and grandchildren, you may well ponder, “ Just what can I do to give my loved ones a sense of connection, of belonging, of the value of their family in their lives?”

The “here and now” is so dominant in our daily existence, it is almost preposterous to think that any considerations other than those relating to getting over today’s hurdles, could become important to our youth.

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