I registered for Amazon Prime during the holiday season last year, and I have definitely gotten my money’s worth from the service. I did all my Christmas shopping through Amazon and had the gifts shipped directly to the recipients in FL and CT. That saved a fortune right there, never mind the fact that I hate to step in a store between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I also order more books from Amazon now, because I know I will have them fast. However, Amazon’s inefficient and wasteful shipping practices are making me question my subscription.

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tags: amazon | environment | prime | waste

So you are diligent about backups. You have an external hard drive, and maybe you even backup your digital photos to CD or DVD, but where do you keep them? If the answer is in your house, you are not really fully backed up. Sure, you are ready for the inevitable hard drive crash, but what about fire or burglary?

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tags: amazon | backup | cloud | lightroom | photos | s3