Woman in Real Life: Protecting Precious Memories with Picture Keeper (giveaway

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Protecting Precious Memories with Picture Keeper (giveaway - CLOSED)

My love affair with photography began when I was a teen. I took a photography course with two of my high school friends and my mom was kind enough to buy me a beautiful Pentax K1000 camera. I loved that camera. I carried it for many, many years, resisting digital photography for as long as I could. But you can't argue with the convenience of digital, especially when you take pictures daily for your blog.

The downside of digital is that many of us (me included!) never actually get the photos printed. That being the case, we had better make sure we have them safely backed up so they aren't lost because of a computer virus or technical malfunction. I received a handy tool recently to help in that regard - Picture Keeper is a quick, easy way to back up your photos, thereby protecting precious family memories.

Picture Keeper comes pre-loaded with software, so all you have to do is plug it into a USB port. Then, with a few easy clicks, Picture Keeper is off and running, automatically locating all of the pictures on your computer. By default, it backs up the "Pictures," "Documents," "Desktop" and "Sample Pictures" folders, but you can choose to back up specific folders.

Picture Keeper found a shocking 30,202 photos on my computer! Plus it skipped 2,073 duplicates. Looks like I should have got a Picture Keeper PK PRO! It stores anywhere from 62,500 to 250,000 photos, depending on photo size. The good news is, once one Picture Keeper is full, you can insert another one and it will continue where the first left off.

While I organized and deleted some of my photos before launching Picture Keeper, I obviously had more work to do. The problem is, if I waited to organize all of my photos completely, I might never have gotten around to backing them up. Better to to do it, whether organized or not!

The device also backs up videos. There's no software to install, wires to connect, passwords to remember or monthly fees. And it's PC and Mac compatible. You can also use it with your digital photo frame or to print photos at a kiosk.

Visit Picture Keeper online and sign up for a monthly photo backup reminder. Picture Keeper has these different models to choose from:

PK 4: Holds up to 4,000* photos

PK 8: Holds up to 8,000* photos

PK 16: Holds up to 16,000* photos

PK Pro: Holds up to 250,000* photos

Based on my experience, I suggest going one up from the one you think you need!

How many photos would you guess you have on your computer?

Enter to win a Picture Keeper PK 4!

Residents of the US and Canada can enter to win a Picture Keeper PK 4. Use the rafflecopter below until May 19th.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Picture Keeper has agreed to give away the PK 4 device. I was not paid in cash for this posting. I was sent a product for review and all opinions are my own.