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Spring Clean Up: Photo Rescue

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Explorers Tree

KEEPSAKES or CLUTTER? Welcome to September and the first week of Spring. Where do we start our Spring Clean up? What about your family photos? Are they languishing in a box unloved and unsorted like this? Their prospects look grim … Continue reading →

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Photo Avalanche: Tackling Slides

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Explorers Tree

Feeling Calm & Relaxed? It has been a very, slow week. I never heard back from Epson regarding my problem with the line etched onto my 35mm slide scans and what caused it. Fortunately, Officeworks were happy to replace the … Continue reading →

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Photo Avalanche: Scanning Up a Storm

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Explorers Tree

But Wait! There’s Loads More! How absolutely frustrating it is to install new hardware, only to find it doesn’t work. Apple Mavericks (OS X 10.9) for Mac desktops reaked havoc with my old scanner and there’s still no new driver … Continue reading →

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Ellen O’Reilly : An Irish Family in Australia.

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Explorers Tree

Meet the O’Reillys Ellen O’Reilly is pictured here with her husband John and nine of their children about 1900. It seemed a simple task to identify the children in the photo as many were already known to the family. Not … Continue reading →

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