Keeping your stuff safe: digital preservation

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Keeping your stuff safe: digital preservation

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This is what we should be doing...

http://alanake.wordpress.com/so-you-wan ... our-stuff/

I think it might be one of those things that I mean to do but don't (like reading the hot water meter). :oops:
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Did it last year.

Went through every photo album, letter, postcard, certificate etc etc.

Scanned and digitised and sent to various family members so there are copies all over the place.
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That's the easy bit Mark! It is the endless opening at regular intervals, and possible reformatting, that will be my downfall I think :-)
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I'll have to read that properly when I've got more time I think!
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