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When you have problems with your iPhone, you may have no other choice than to RESTORE it back to the factory state. Before you restore, iTunes says it is making a backup of your phone. However, it isn't making a backup of any photos you have taken with it. So when the phone is restored, all of your photos will be gone. READ MORE »

When you connect your iPhone or camera to your Mac, iPhoto automatically launches (if you have iLife). Several iPhone users have emailed me to ask how to stop iPhoto from launching. It's pretty easy to do, but the answer may not be where you think it is.

Let's get to it:

1. Open 'Applications' and launch 'Image Capture'.

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It's easy to get a count of how many images are inside of an iPhoto slideshow, folder, or album. Sometimes you need this information when you want to create a photo book, slideshow, or anything that requires a minimum or maximum number of images.

Let's get to it:

1. Open 'iPhoto'.

2. Go to the iPhoto menu iPhoto->Preferences and choose 'Preferences'. READ MORE »

Every time you take a photo with a digital camera, it store some information about that image. The info is called EXIF (exif stands for Exchangeable Image File Format) and a is a standard for storing interchange info. Most digital cameras today support this information.

This information contains certain elements that can be useful.
For example, it contains the original date & time, image size, the name, what kind of camera was used, the exposure settings, such as the aperture, Shutter speed, focal length, and a whole lot more.

Let's get to it:

1. Open 'iPhoto'

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Now that the holidays are over, you probably have several photos to edit. Take some not so great photos and turn them into beautiful pictures.

Here is how to do it:
1. Open iPhoto.
2. Double-click on an image. READ MORE »

Tagging makes finding things easy. iPhoto Keywords are great for tagging your images. The drag/drop that's usually required can be time consuming. Here is a quicker way to do it.

1. Open iPhoto
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With a simple 1 step Automator action, you can browse your iPhoto library without opening iPhoto. This really comes in handy when you want to do a quick full-size photo export, or look for a specific photo.

I saw this tip on 'Macbreak' and thought you would enjoy it.

Part 1: Create the Automator Action
Open 'Automator' (find it in your Applications folder)

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