I need a computer geek

mudge

I'm not using the term "geek" as a pejorative. I need someone who's knowledgable beyond my meager skills.

Here's the question:
I'm getting a digital SLR camera. I have a 256mb memory card. Rather than buying another CF card, can I download the stuff that's on it to a CD through my computer? The re-writable CD's that we have say they hold 650mb. Am I correct in assuming that I could download the 256mb CF card twice onto the same CD? How difficult is it to do?

Help me...help me...for I am computerly challenged. [:(]

Mudge the electronically ignorant

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PATBUZZARD

yes and no. If my understanding is correct you should be able to download the 256mb card twice onnto a cd. but with somet Cd-r you can only write to them once. So my solution for you would be to copy the 256 card onto your hard drive, into a directory. As soon as that directory reaches approx. 650mb burn it to the cd, and then delete the pics in the Hard drive directory. That should work well for ya. If you ahve any more questonis, please don't hesitate to ask.

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offeror

Buzzard is right. Create a download directory (file folder) for your pics on your PC's HD. As the directory content reaches 640+ meg, you can simply highlight all the files you want to copy, and drag 'n drop the files to a CD-R for permanent storage. You can probably use good quality CD-RWs for this too and re-use them, but they still need the group of files to burn all at once, each time you write the CD-RW.

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jjmitchell60

Excellent advice Mudge. That is exactly the way we do our pictures. I have all of mine on HD but I also transfer them to a CD.

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If you use Roxio(adaptec) cd burning software there is a function called Direct CD in that software. You use CD-RWs and format them with Direct CD, then those cds are just like a harddrive, you can drag and drop directly to the cd, delete and so on. Works just like a removable hardrive and files can be managed on it in the same way as a normal hardrive, also the is no BURN sessions, burning is done as you drag and drop. Another thing as well is YES you can do multiple burns on one cd, when setting up your burn session select Close Session, leave disk open. Too many people overlook this and close the CD with the session and the result is a CD that can no longer be wrote to but if you only close session and open CD you can go back and burn again untill you reach capacity. You can even leave the session open but that is another step into geekdom[:D] Remember, either use Direct CD with a CD-RW or close session and leave CD open, some software will refer to this as Finalize CD, don't finalize and yo ucan do multiple burns on one cd.

droptop

I'm not a computer "geek", however when I speak of computers, internet and email subjects the room hushes.

This is possibility due to my ability to speak 6 languages (if you count Canadian, Cajon and British) plus mastery of keyboards and software not written in English.

Did you know that some keyboards do NOT have the @ symbol shown on the key ? This is why America will stay ahead of everyone else.

So,,, the above advise is correct. One little suggestion. Get one of those card readers and leave it plugged into you USB port. Take your card out of camera, plug it into card reader and transfer. Oh,, I'll bet it will take a while to come up with 650 MB of images "worth saving"....

You do have USB don't you.


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Ditto!!!





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mudge

Thanks for the advice. Mrs. Mudge will have to interpret some of the stuff though.
As far as a CF card reader goes, we have a HP 2410 combo unit that is scanner, fax, copier, and printer. It also has four different slots to read four different types of CF cards. We've used it to read the CF cards we now have. Works great.

Appreciate your help.

Mudge the enlightened

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