Plain-English tech help and guides to preserving your family's memories. No jargon, no assumptions — just clear answers for real people.
Latest: Best Company to Digitize Your Memories: What to Look For (and Why We Recommend The Digitize Center)
How to turn VHS tapes, camcorder tapes, film reels, photos, slides, and negatives into digital files, and how to choose a service to do it.
Five things to check before you mail tapes, film, or photos to a digitizing service: where it’s done, file quality, a simple process, and real reviews.
Looking for a meaningful family gift? Digitizing old home movies, photos, and film turns a box in the closet into something everyone can watch together.
Why we recommend The Digitize Center for VHS, camcorder tapes, film reels, photos, and discs: formats, quality, process, turnaround, and pricing explained.
Yes. Legacybox alternatives include other mail-in services like The Digitize Center and iMemories, local digitizing shops, library memory labs, and DIY options.
What to look for in a company to digitize home movies on film reels and camcorder tapes, the questions to ask, and the service we recommend.
You can get home videos digitized by a mail-in service, a local shop, or a library memory lab, or do it yourself. Here are the pros and cons of each.
Beginner help for iPhones, Amazon Fire tablets, and other mobile devices.
Two popular iPhone books compared on readability, depth, skill level, price, and availability, and which one suits a true beginner.
What makes the Amazon Fire tablet different, what to learn first, and the beginner book and video course we recommend for Fire and Fire HD tablets.
Step-by-step ways to get back into an iPhone when you forget the passcode: the 72-hour old-passcode option, reset from the lock screen, and a computer restore.
The easiest way to learn a new iPhone depends on your experience. Advice for first-time smartphone users, Android switchers, and iPad owners.
The basics of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus when they launched: iOS 10 Messages features, the solid-state Home button, and where to find a beginner guide.
Simple fixes and maintenance tips for Windows PCs and Macs.
Simple, safe ways to speed up a slow Windows PC or Mac: restart, update, trim startup apps, free up storage, scan for malware, and when to upgrade.
Getting started with Facebook and other social networks.
New to Facebook? What a beginner needs to learn: setting up a profile, finding friends, posting, messaging, groups, and privacy settings.