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Nowadays the average home PC gives ordinary
people technological power and flexibility undreamed of by
previous generations.
It's a blank canvas on which to create a picture of our lives.
A multi-media treasure-trove. A way of communicating with
friends and strangers, near and far. A place where we can
organise our time, our thoughts, our memories, and sort, store
and find the practical data that pertains to everyday life.
But how many of us can say that we take full advantage of
the opportunities the computer offers us? It's time to bring
your PC to life!
Many of us have good intentions to improve
our computer skills. But it's a challenge when there are so
many software programs out there to master. And some of the
most useful ones are more suited to a business environment
than to home use.
Simple enough to be accessible for children
and 'beginners', and yet sophisticated enough to satisfy the
most experienced of users, LifeThemes brings together all
the features you need in order to get the most out of your
home computer: tools to index and present photos
and other media, multiple
diaries feeding into a digital memory bank, a contacts
management system, and much more besides. |
Photos
galore
Chances are you either have a digital
camera or camera phone. And lots and lots of pictures on your
hard drive. What to do. You're not a professional photographer
and some of those photo management programs look pretty scary.
Linking photos to dates and events in your life is probably
the single most clever thing that LifeThemes does. If you
use a calendar or diary, you are already making a note of
the places you go, the people you see, and the things you
do, so why not make it a digital diary, and then the management
of your photos will automatically fall into place. |
Digital
Diaries
Most of us feel like we wear several different
hats. A mum, a photographer, and treasurer of the PTA. A grandfather,
a gardener, and a recorder of dreams. A teenager, an athlete,
a student of life. Use the LifeThemes diaries in a way that
suits you, that enables you to keep track of the things that
are important to you. See your whole family's year mapped
out in front of you so you can plan a trip, or focus in on
your training schedule for that marathon or a photo that sums
up the kind of day you've had. Share information about what's
going on with your partner and your children. Or keep it under
your hats. |
Address
book plus
Imagine an address book that brings the
people in your life ... well, to life. Their contact details
are there but so are pictures, associated video and audio,
notes about their partners' names, their food preferences,
when and where you met. Or not. It's up to you how much detail
you record. 'Your' people will populate your diary, your family
tree, and your photo albums. They'll feature in your journal
entries and your stories, and star in your multi-media slideshows.
They'll even pop up in your recipe book and your 'to do' list.
Or not. It's entirely up to you. |
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