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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1436039"><p>I would suggest Apple's iLife web site, which features numerous video tutorials on iPhoto.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Not sure what this has to do with iPhoto. If someone is taking thousands of pictures, they're going to fill up a hard drive eventually on any platform, regardless of their choice of photo-management software.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think you are doing something VERY wrong, and I'm going to refer back to this post every time someone asks me why iPhoto "hides" the photo library from the user. Thank heavens they do, or you would have very likely destroyed irreplaceable photos (and may have done so anyway -- you may be looking at only the thumbnail remnants of the photos you may have destroyed).</p><p></p><p>If you don't know what you're doing, it's a REALLY SUPER BAD IDEA to delete things.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>I'm assuming you mean a Mac (it's not an acronym, so it shouldn't be capitalised). The answer to your question depends on your needs, but iPhoto is a terrific program for organizing photos -- assuming you don't mess with its database willy-nilly (this applies equally for most other management programs).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Again, there's no pat answer for that. I import every photo I shoot, but I also go through each shooting session and immediately delete the unsalvageably bad ones.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The Mac is not terribly complex. In fact, it's a great deal simpler than other platforms, but the trick is to "let go" of bad habits learned elsewhere. The best place to learn more about the Mac is probably the help files built into every program (and the Finder for a general course). If you're struggling due to a "Windows mentality," then I'd suggest having a look at <a href="http://www.apple.com/support/switch101/" target="_blank">Switch 101</a>. If you're struggling with computers generally, have a look at <a href="http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/" target="_blank">Mac 101</a>. There's an essay in my signature that's worth a read, and plenty of resources both online and off.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's impressive. I've been taking pictures fairly actively for about 10 years now and have about 70GB of stuff. Either she's super active or not discriminating enough about what to keep.</p><p></p><p>In any event, you're probably best off investing in a pair of large, external hard drives (1TB or larger). One will be for your wife's images collection, and the second will be to back it up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1436039"] I would suggest Apple's iLife web site, which features numerous video tutorials on iPhoto. Not sure what this has to do with iPhoto. If someone is taking thousands of pictures, they're going to fill up a hard drive eventually on any platform, regardless of their choice of photo-management software. I think you are doing something VERY wrong, and I'm going to refer back to this post every time someone asks me why iPhoto "hides" the photo library from the user. Thank heavens they do, or you would have very likely destroyed irreplaceable photos (and may have done so anyway -- you may be looking at only the thumbnail remnants of the photos you may have destroyed). If you don't know what you're doing, it's a REALLY SUPER BAD IDEA to delete things. I'm assuming you mean a Mac (it's not an acronym, so it shouldn't be capitalised). The answer to your question depends on your needs, but iPhoto is a terrific program for organizing photos -- assuming you don't mess with its database willy-nilly (this applies equally for most other management programs). Again, there's no pat answer for that. I import every photo I shoot, but I also go through each shooting session and immediately delete the unsalvageably bad ones. The Mac is not terribly complex. In fact, it's a great deal simpler than other platforms, but the trick is to "let go" of bad habits learned elsewhere. The best place to learn more about the Mac is probably the help files built into every program (and the Finder for a general course). If you're struggling due to a "Windows mentality," then I'd suggest having a look at [URL="http://www.apple.com/support/switch101/"]Switch 101[/URL]. If you're struggling with computers generally, have a look at [URL="http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/"]Mac 101[/URL]. There's an essay in my signature that's worth a read, and plenty of resources both online and off. That's impressive. I've been taking pictures fairly actively for about 10 years now and have about 70GB of stuff. Either she's super active or not discriminating enough about what to keep. In any event, you're probably best off investing in a pair of large, external hard drives (1TB or larger). One will be for your wife's images collection, and the second will be to back it up. [/QUOTE]
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