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Cranberry Archival DVD “Etches” Photos & Movies in Stone to Last for Centuries

A new recordable DVD, Cranberry DiamonDisc, is said to be rated for 1,000 years to preserve photos, videos and other important files using a high-tech, diamond-hard stone. Invented by professors at Brigham Young University (BYU) and commercialized by a Springville, Utah, start-up, Millenniata, it is now available to consumers for less than $30 each. The Cranberry DiamonDisc has no adhesive layers, dye layer or reflective layer to deteriorate; as a result, the company says it avoids the “data rot” that corrodes recordable DVDs. The transparent Cranberry DiamonDisc is engineered to be environmentally stable and remain unaffected by UV and changes in...

posted @ Sunday, December 20, 2009 3:13 PM | Feedback (1)

Kodak Gallery - Important Change in Terms of Service

Kodak Gallery has changed its Terms of Service and is now charging for storing photos in a roundabout way. You now need to purchase certain amounts of prints or gifts from their online store through the Kodak Gallery or your pictures will be deleted from the site. The main difference is that once you begin storing photos at the Gallery, you must make the following purchases to continue receiving that storage space: If you are storing photos equaling 2 gigabytes (GB) or less, you must make annual minimum purchases totaling at least $4.99. If you are storing photos exceeding 2GB, you must...

posted @ Tuesday, March 31, 2009 2:52 PM | Feedback (3)

AOL Pictures Closing Soon

If you have used AOL Pictures in the past, now is the time to visit again and retrieve any photos you may not have kept elsewhere. AOL Pictures will be gone by December 31, 2008. If you have not already done so, it is important that you make your move before then, otherwise you will no longer be able to access your images through AOL Pictures... your photos will be gone. The good news is that AOL has partnered with American Greetings PhotoWorks to enable you to continue to access  your pictures through the PhotoWorks service. PhotoWorks provides unlimited free storage,...

posted @ Wednesday, November 19, 2008 1:37 PM | Feedback (0)