I spent the better part of yesterday scanning old photographs into my computer. My intention was noble - future generations will appreciate my efforts at documenting my family’s history. And my daughter looks just like grandma at that age.

But what good are photos that are trapped in a computer? Why not create some photo books and have them printed? That’s when I ran into trouble. You see, the resolution that I used for scanning the photos was not high enough.

I don’t really understand the whole resolution thing as I haven’t spent much time learning about it. I know that higher resolution makes for better print outs, uses more memory, and takes longer to scan.

So here I am back at the drawing board. But this time, I did a little rudimentary research and found a very helpful article at MacWorld called New Life for Old Photos. This article not only explains resolution but has some great tips on organizing and archiving scanned pictures. You will find useful information here, even if you don’t use a Mac.

Now, I wish I had more time!