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Has this ever happened to you? YOU took some great - now rare and GONE photos! - and can't go back in time to recreate them.
This has just happened to me.
Back some weeks ago when we had some milder days and our snows were melting, I took my cell phone out to get some photos to PROVE I'd had lots of snow in my back yard and garden. Then I forgot about them, but last week I took some photos with both my red Sony camera and my zenphone (Android), and when I could not get them transferred to my desktop to crop and prepare them to share...I went to Best Buy on Sunday ready to buy a new camera.
But when I explained my problem to the salesman he suggested that what I needed was a device that would let me take out the small memory card from my camera and phone, and insert them into the right slot (out of 4) on this gizmo and thus be able to transfer my pictures.
[It is called a 4-slot Memory Card Reader.]
I took all evening yesterday to explore/make sure this Card Reader could actually help me transfer my photos to this desktop. That's when I discovered my snow photos, and decided they would make a great photo story to convince people that I'd see a lot of snow from my back-door through the whole garden!
I still feel sure that I had transferred those photos along with the models I'm preparing for the website. Then I had deleted everything on the memory cards so that there would be plenty of room for the next batch of photos.
Here, I thought this morning, is my first chance to show off the snow photos. But they are NOT on this desktop, nor on Tom's old computer on the next desk nor on my laptop behind me. (Yes, when you work with finicky computers you have to try over and over on different devices.)
All this to apologize; I don't have the snow pics to show you after all. I'm sorry!
There are some lazy snowflakes floating down this morning, but the 5-6 foot high snows beside my deck and the snow in the garden that was as high as my knees when I shoveled and walked down the path to my garage - all gone! I don't expect any more until next winter. Mind you, I'm not missing the snow. I'm looking forward to gardening again in a few weeks!
But I am resolving that henceforth, I will triple- quadruple CHECK my files were transferred before I delete them from the memory card! (Once deleted I cannot fish them out of the waste basket!)
I share this so you can learn from my Mistake!
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To make a simple and effective eyeglass lens cleaner, mix 3 parts rubbing alcohol (70% isopropyl alcohol) with 1 part distilled water, add 1-2 drops of lotion- free dish soap, and store in a spray bottle.
Here's a more detailed recipe and instructions:
Ingredients:
Rubbing Alcohol (70% Isopropyl Alcohol): 3 parts
Distilled Water: 1 part
Lotion-Free Dish Soap: 1-2 drops
Spray Bottle: To store and dispense the solution
Combine Ingredients: In a small cup or bowl, mix the rubbing alcohol and distilled water.
Add Dish Soap: Add 1-2 drops of lotion-free dish soap to the mixture.
Stir Well: Stir the mixture gently until the dish soap is evenly distributed.
Transfer to Spray Bottle: Pour the solution into a clean spray bottle.
Clean Lenses: Spray a small amount of the solution onto the lenses (or directly onto a microfiber cloth) and gently wipe clean in a circular motion.
Dry Lenses: Use a clean microfiber cloth to dry the lenses.
Tips for Best Results:
Use a funnel when pouring the solution into the
spray bottle to avoid spills.
Keep the spray bottle in a cool, dark place away from direct sunlight and heat.
Do not use paper towels or other abrasive materials to clean your lenses, as they can scratch the lenses.
If using a soap-based cleaner, rinse the lenses with water before drying them.
Always use a clean microfiber cloth to wipe your lenses
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My favourite idea is to get into my recliner, put my feet up and undo the harness on my imagination. Soon I'm just bubbling and giggling at my ideas! If I need to get serious work accomplished I must stay away from that chair.
Idea 1: To Learn to be a Wise, Gracious Giver . . . you must first learn to be a a wise and gracious receiver of gifts. Prepare and memorize some nice gracious thank you speeches in advance. Practice them every time someone does a favour for you, or gives you a compliment. Make this new attitude and your gracious words a habit.
Adapt your nice speeches for times when you can do something good for others, or just give them a compliment.
Now you are nearly ready to be a Wise, Gracious Giver! Just practice some more!
Idea 2: Become an Expert & Author on some Topic . . . Decide what topic you would like to be an expert in; a. Read everything you can find on that topic, including the How-to manuals.
b. Try out the steps you read and see if they really work.
c. If the steps do not work as described, think deeply on the how and possible whys if they failed. Change/improve the steps you took. Ask others if they have more experience in this action. Listen and watch them carefully.
d. Try out other ways of accomplishing the same project. Consider the pros and cons of all the methods you tried or learned about. Make notes on what you have learned about that skill or activity.
e. When you are satisfied that you have found the BEST WAY to do that activity, expand your notes, (use them as an outline, if they suit) for your article or book.
f. Ask others to look over your draft book, or article, to see if they can spot any ways to improve that Skill or Task. Consider their suggestions and write your article or book, and see how well it is received, by people who have been looking for the best way to do that same project or task. If you are thanked and commended for your work, you may consider yourself an expert in that particular matter.
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