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<blockquote data-quote="AC016" data-source="post: 133169" data-attributes="member: 9619"><p>Seeing that there is no magic bullet when it comes to archiving our photos with todays technology (no solution is 100%), perhaps the best solution is going back to photo albums.&nbsp; I have decades old prints - my parents have much older ones - that look just as good as they did when first printed.&nbsp; As technology changes, we just spend more money.&nbsp; Have any of you wondered if there will still be USB connections in 20-30 years??&nbsp; When my daughter is 26 years old - in 20 years - will i be able to show her baby pictures to her that reside on my USB external drive??&nbsp; With all the money that we are spending on technology (a Drobo is around $1000 or more?), we can print out hundreds of prints and buy stacks of albums!&nbsp; A printed photo on good photo paper with good ink, will last longer than us.&nbsp; Sometimes, doing things the old fashioned way, is the best way.&nbsp; Just thinking out loud.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="AC016, post: 133169, member: 9619"] Seeing that there is no magic bullet when it comes to archiving our photos with todays technology (no solution is 100%), perhaps the best solution is going back to photo albums. I have decades old prints - my parents have much older ones - that look just as good as they did when first printed. As technology changes, we just spend more money. Have any of you wondered if there will still be USB connections in 20-30 years?? When my daughter is 26 years old - in 20 years - will i be able to show her baby pictures to her that reside on my USB external drive?? With all the money that we are spending on technology (a Drobo is around $1000 or more?), we can print out hundreds of prints and buy stacks of albums! A printed photo on good photo paper with good ink, will last longer than us. Sometimes, doing things the old fashioned way, is the best way. Just thinking out loud. [/QUOTE]

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