Upload old photos to a computer – Texarkana Gazette
Dear Heloise: When my mother died, I took on the task of scanning her pictures into my computer. There were photos that went back over 80 years!
As I scanned each one, I named it with the date and a short description. For instance, the descriptions would read “1945-12-25 Christmas” or “1998-03-12 Kyle’s birthday.” I made a folder for each decade and stored the photos in their appropriate folders.
I can now find pictures fairly quickly and also was able to copy them onto a thumb drive for other family members.
I’ve been reading the Heloise column for over 50 years. Thank you. — A Reader from Kentucky
TRAVEL TIPS
Dear Heloise: We travel often, and this last trip, I decided to pack chicken noodle soup in an envelope (all you have to do is add hot water), anti-diarrhea tablets, anti-nausea tablets, antacids, allergy relief pills and decongestant. This proved helpful when someone in our party felt under the weather. — Corrinne Berkland, Universal City, Texas
USING APPLESAUCE TO SWALLOW LARGE PILLS
Dear Heloise: I see many hints for taking pills the easy way, but while I was in the hospital, I had a very large pill I had to swallow. Each time I took the pill, the nurse brought a small cup of applesauce and put some on a spoon with the tablet buried in it so it was very easy to get down. It’s a good way for children to swallow pills as well. I enjoy your column in the Dayton Daily News! — Pat Reeder, Vandalia, Ohio
REUSING CARDBOARD BOXES
Dear Heloise: I always read and enjoy great hints from your readers in the Tribune Chronicle. A recent hint to reuse cardboard boxes by first removing info stickers was a good one. May I add another way to recycle a box that I have used many times for shipping packages to distant family? If the inside of the box is free of printed words or images, simply turn the box inside out. Pull apart the flaps on the top and bottom. Flip the box parts backward, and then tape the parts together to create a new, clean box free of images on the outside. Thank you for all that you do. — Alice Chow, Warren, Ohio
CLOSE THE LID
Dear Heloise: Do you close the lid before you flush the toilet? You should! Every time you flush, a plume of bacteria (think of an aerosol spray) gets released into the air for up to 6 feet in any direction — not what I want flying around my bathroom! Close the lid! — D. Wulff, Bakersfield, California
PET PAL
Dear Heloise: Here is a picture of my big and gorgeous Maine Coon male cat, Lancelot. He is extremely smart and has figured out that when he wants to open a door, he just has to reach up and turn the knob. This is only a taste of what he can do. — Noreen Merz, via email
Readers, to see Lancelot and our other Pet Pals, go to Heloise.com and click on “Pet of the Week.”
Do you have a furry friend to share with our readers? Send a photo and a brief description to HeloiseHeloise.com. — Heloise
Send a money-saving or timesaving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001, or you can fax it to 1-210-HELOISE or email it to HeloiseHeloise.com. I can’t answer your letter personally but will use the best hints received in my column.
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