Print vs. Digital Files

When was the last time you backed up your pictures? Do you still have files on old floppy disks? Are you able to access those pictures? Technology has advanced and it's so easy to lose files because we can no longer access them. We bought a laptop a few months ago, and it didn't have a cd drive. How much longer will cd's still be around. Printing your pictures is a sure way to be able to view them. My dad loves to write poetry and so I asked him for his thoughts on printing pictures and this is what he came up with.

    Where Did The Typewriter Go?

From manual to electric it was great,

But could not last in this state.

Then came the Commodore 64

And added was the word processor.

From this the computer grew,

And leaving me to wish I knew.

I asked my kids to show me how,

And so I can E-mail now.

Floppy discs and CDs I don't understand

But it's okay 'cause they didn't stand.

Thumb or flash drives I can do,

But cloud storage I cannot do.

I see strange things like megabytes and more

And other things and ways for info to store.

And when things happen a phone is always there

To record for media to pick up and share.

I don't know tweet, twitter or texting,

And Skype and Facebook are vexing.

But it's easy the pictures to store,

And when deleted, it makes you sore.

So to assure they are saved and seen

They must be printed on paper clean,

And labeled with love and care,

For your posterity to hold and share.

A.A.Owens

16 October 2015