Professional Organizing in Madison, Wisconsin

There are a few things to take into consideration when choosing a photo organizing program for your computer.  First, you will need to decide if you want your photos available to you on your computer (a software program) or on any computer via the internet (a cloud solution).  There are pros and cons to each - you just need to know what will work best for you.

A software program that you install on your computer usually can only be accessed on that computer.  So if you want to organize your photos in multiple places, like the car, on a vacation, or at your favorite coffee house, then you need to have a laptop computer that you can take with you.  On the flip side, you do not need to have internet access to organize your photos.  I take my lap top with me on long car rides and organize photos in the car - even though I don't have internet access.

Examples of software programs:

1. iPhoto (for mac users)
2. Creative Memories Memory Manager
3. Ulead Photo Explorer 8.5
4. Corel Photo Album 7 Deluxe
5. ACDSee 2009

A web based solution will be available from any computer as long as you have internet access.  That means that you could be at the library, at your friends house, at your desk top or on a lap top - any computer with internet access, and you can organize your photos.

Examples of web based programs:

1. Picasa (actually a combination of web based and software based)
2. Flicker.com
3. smugmug.com
4. photobucket.com
5. dropshots.com

Once you have decided on which type of program you would like, then you can start looking at the details of each program.  The four things that every program should be able to do are:

1. Organize photos for easy retrieval 
2. Archive - make it easy to store older photos in folders or CDs
3. Edit - you should be able to crop, rotate, get rid of red eye, and even clone for better pictures
4. Share - a good program will have multiple ways to share photos with your friends/family.

Other things you want to consider are how easy it is to use and how much support is available if you have problems.  You should not need to be a professional photographer to use these programs!

Here is a basic demonstration on how Memory Manager from Creative Memories works:

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