Going Digital: Simple Tools and Techniques for Sharing and Enjoying Your Digital Photos and Home Movies [Paperback]

Alex L. Goldfayn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2006

Get digital prints that look better than film, create amazing photo and video DVDs, and even learn to use your camera phone to its maximum potential with this non-technical, easy-to-understand guide

Imagine displaying your photos on your television in big-screen glory, set to your favorite music. Imagine digitizing your old home movies, editing out unwanted parts, and sharing them on DVDs. And imagine sharing photos and movies of your child's first steps moments after they happen -- online, over the cell phone, or even on an electronic picture frame half a world away.

With today's technology, all that is possible -- and more! Going Digital will arm you with the tools and techniques you need to share your digital memories with friends and family -- online and offline, on the computer, and in the living room. Written in down-to-earth language for people with all levels of technological knowledge, it's a user-friendly guide that will change your life -- and your family's.

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About the Author

Alex L. Goldfayn writes the "My Tech" column for the Chicago Tribune; the column is distributed worldwide by Knight Ridder/ Tribune News Service. He hosts The Technology Tailor Show for WGN Radio, and appears regularly as a technology expert on television. Read Alex's work and sign up for his exclusive electronic newsletter at TechnologyTailor.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Harper Perennial (August 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060873183
• ISBN-13: 978-0060873189
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,171,576 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kudos to "Going Digital", August 1, 2006

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Therese Groff Thomalla "T Thomalla" (West Hartford, CT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Going Digital: Simple Tools and Techniques for Sharing and Enjoying Your Digital Photos and Home Movies (Paperback)

Going Digital is a great resource for digital camera users.

This is an excellent, easy-to-follow book that shares how-to's on many of the common obstacles digital camera users face when trying to capture their memories (and do something with them other than store them on their hard drive ..sheepish grin :)

I found the book geared a tad towards the novice to intermediate user though even advanced users will pick up helpful, often timesaving tips. What I really liked about this book was its organization. It allowed me to go directly to my topics of interest plus it has a very handy index in the back for specific references.

Thank you Alex Goldfayn. After reading your book in one night, I think I am ready to get started!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally a book on what to do with digital photos, August 11, 2006

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L Davenport (Minneapolis) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Going Digital: Simple Tools and Techniques for Sharing and Enjoying Your Digital Photos and Home Movies (Paperback)

You'll find that this book, which shows you what to do with your digital photos, will inspire you to take more and better pictures. It's an all-around guide to sharing your photos and movies with family and friends. Excellent.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For whom should you gift this book?, August 30, 2006

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Whit Downer "Dr. Downer" (Chicagoland northern 'burbs') - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Going Digital: Simple Tools and Techniques for Sharing and Enjoying Your Digital Photos and Home Movies (Paperback)

Gift this book to anyone who you know who feels intimidated by digital cameras, or camcorders, and anyone who is not very clear about what to do with those pictures and movies after they've taken them. This is a very comfortable read, and no one will feel as if they are being talked down to. There is a lot of useful information in this book, easy to follow, with tips that even the most experienced techno-geek can learn from.

I was so impressed with this book that I now recommend it as an adjunct to an introductory-level class I teach about digital-still cameras. By way of reference, I started and have been teaching that class for over four years now at Chicagoland's premier independent retailer. So I will claim a little knowledge of what works with people and what doesn't. This book works. And yes, I learned several things myself.

Highly recommended.