BackThosePhotosup

Theimageswerestriking.HomesontheEastCoastwerewashedawaybySuperstormSandy.Peoplewereintearspickingupfadedphotographsamongtheironlyremainingpossessions.

Ifthatdoesn’tmoveyoutogetseriousaboutsafekeepingyourlifetimeofmemorieswhatwill?Thedigitalageofferstoolsneverimaginablebefore—includingone-clickaccesstoalifetimeoffamilyphotos.

Hereisabrochureonhowtobackup(存)yourphotosandsavethemonlinewheretheycanliveforeverandbeaccessibleingoodtimesandbad.

Scanning

Thefirststepforthoseoldphotosistoscanthemandsavethemtoadigitalformat(数码格式).Mostprinterscomewithscannersthesedayssothat’saneasybutextremelytime-consumingstep.

Storingthephotos

Withyourscansinplaceimportthephotosintoyourcomputerandbackthemup.

Youcouldmakemultiplecopiesofthedisksandspreadthemtolovedones.Oryoucouldchooseexternal(外接的)harddrivesorUSBthumbdriveandaddyourphotoandvideocollectionfromyourcomputer.

Onlinebackup

IfyouneedlotsofspacelookatapureonlinebackupserviceCaronite.

Caronitebacksup300millionfilesdaily.Onceyousignupitstartstopickupeverythingyouhaveonyourharddrive.Butphotocollectiononyourcomputer’smainharddrivechargesfor$59ayear.

CloudStorage

Forpeoplewhodon’tneedautomaticbackupbutinsteadwanttotakeamoreactiveapproachDropboxGoogleDriveandMicrosoft’sSkyDriveletyoustorefilesonlinebyyourselfshareandinstantlyaccessthem.Allofferfreeoptions—2GBoffreestorageforDropbox5GBforGoogleand7GBforSkyDrive.Butifyouwantmoreyouneedtopay.

BottomLine

Theharddriveorflashdriveisthecheapestandeasiest.Butdrivescanfail.Onlineservicesaremoreexpensivebutmoresecure.Withmoreofusswitchingbackandforthbetweenourcomputerssuchservicesarethebestwaytogetaccesstoourdatafromwhereverweare.

63.WhydoestheauthormentionSuperstormSandy?

A.Totellthebackgroundofthescanningphotos. .

B.Toattractthereaders’interestinthebackups.

C.Todescribeaseverenaturaldisaster.