Becky, I always share--otherwise what is the point? And of course, it's the examples taught me by the actions of cousins such as yourself, that have provided me with the inspiration to pursue these pictures. If you look at my website, you will see that you are preaching to the choir, as they say. I've noodled this thing for a great while and have concluded the best way to protect family pictures, etc. is to archive them digitally and then share the heck out of them. However, if you archive a poor copy--less detailed than what exists, you not only pass on something that seems more than it is, you may eventually cause a better one to be lost (overwritten by the poor digital file). My years in Information Mgmt. taught me that lesson full well. So I have concluded that if I get the best pictures that now exist, properly archive them and save them at 300 dpi on CD, then get copies to all the direct relatives. In this way, they will probably have the best chance of surviving, in tact, in the long run. I'm all ears if anyone has other views on this subject. Randy C. Smart www.ancestor-rescue.com

Dear Randy, I totally agree with you, 100 %, what is your webpage address? Hugs Cuz Becky ----- Original Message ----- From: "R.Smart" <rsmart@olypen.com> To: <WINN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 12:23 PM Subject: [WINN] Portraits in General > Becky, > > I always share--otherwise what is the point? And of course, it's the > examples taught me by the actions of cousins such as yourself, that have > provided me with the inspiration to pursue these pictures. > > If you look at my website, you will see that you are preaching to the choir, > as they say. I've noodled this thing for a great while and have concluded > the best way to protect family pictures, etc. is to archive them digitally > and then share the heck out of them. However, if you archive a poor > copy--less detailed than what exists, you not only pass on something that > seems more than it is, you may eventually cause a better one to be lost > (overwritten by the poor digital file). My years in Information Mgmt. taught > me that lesson full well. > > So I have concluded that if I get the best pictures that now exist, properly > archive them and save them at 300 dpi on CD, then get copies to all the > direct relatives. In this way, they will probably have the best chance of > surviving, in tact, in the long run. > > I'm all ears if anyone has other views on this subject. > > Randy C. Smart > www.ancestor-rescue.com > >

Becky, My website is at: www.ancestor-rescue.com (as shown on original e-mail). Please realize that I don't put smiles over frowns nor feet upside down. I'm fanatical about the preservation of all critical information. My goal is to provide a printable Tiff that equal or betters the original. From that, I make a 72 ppi jpeg for use online, etc. Randy ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Thill Group Inc" <ttg-inc@comcast.net> To: <WINN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 10:25 AM Subject: Re: [WINN] Portraits in General > Dear Randy, > I totally agree with you, 100 %, what is your webpage address? > Hugs Cuz Becky