Practice will let you decide as you start scanning. Try a few of your own photos so you have a basic idea before you attend the shindig. Use the auto scan and see what it does. You have an upscale scanner so output should e great. If photos are small, worn, scratched or torn then I select a higher resolution or increase the size so I can work on it later. I rarely use other scanner settings, relying on my photo editing software to do these things. I recently scanned a 1968 passport black and white photo of my wife at 600% of the original size, cleaned it up and printed it as an 8 x 10 and it came out quite good IMHO. DPI. What do you intend to do with the scans? I ask because a computer reads 72 DPI but if you intend to print then that is useless and will show jaggies so if I intend to print I select 300 DPI. Again, play a little and make your choices.

FOAS, I disagree. When a man does something himself to save money, that's being polite. When he asks his wife to make a sacrifice that inconveniences her and not him, it has a different effect. I don't mean to sound like a princess here. I go out of my way not to spend the amount of money my bf tries to spend buying me dinner, and also to research restaurants so that he spends his money well rather than on disappointing food. I mostly order tap water, and he tends to drink several liters of designer water. But, I take for granted that my choices would never be criticized. I think that when one person is being polite and considerate, the other one should be too. NancyLouise, that's exactly how I feel. People should be good company to each other. Riverrat, I don't mean to say that I've written off their marriage or think that Raymond's a bad guy. I said he needed a reminder of how to be polite company. To me, a wife who's worried enough about the cost of a beverage to make a post asking if it's polite to carry water enhancers implies more than just a playful argument from someone who really doesn't care at all. Given the considerable dining-out budget, it seems that this isn't an issue of not being able to pay the mortgage if she orders a soda. I consider these the factors that are relevant to forming an opinion. The fact that he's a good husband with dimples who is generally a gentleman is really good news, but I don't see how it changes the question. Since this is unsolicited advice on an internet forum, and Mustangs and her water-preferring husband are fully entitled to ignore me completely, I'm not sure there's any need for offense. Of course, you're entitled to feel however you feel. I stand by my pro-beverage stance.

No judgement can be made because we don't know the size of the photo that was scanned, nor can we see the original and a print of the digitized one to compare. The file size will be porprotional to the area of the scanned object plus some overhead. I've had good success scanning B/W photos at 300 dpi (dots per inch) and using 256 gray scale. A finer gray scale can be used but there won't be much difference in the final tonal scale. Scanning to a jpg format reduces file size and you can control how much reduction to make; jpg files are 'lossy'; defintion loss increases with increased file reduction. B/W photos can be scanned in color which will pick up any yellowing or color tinges at the expense of a much larger file. I have found that 256 gray scale is quite acceptable. I will switch to a color scan if I wish to preserve color tinges. (My scanner always scans in color. It then writes the digital file depending on user selection. It converts the color image to gray scale for writing the file. Therefore, once the image hs been scanned, I can flip back and forth between color and gray scale.) After a photo has been scanned, it should 'played back' in a photo editor to check the result and to correct the color or gray scale balance. If the technician did not take time to check and make adjustments, the result may be disappointing. This brings us back to your monitor. If you display the digitized file on your monitor, the result can be puzzling. For example, the picture when printed on your printer may not match what you see on the screen. That's because your monitor was not color corrected and needs to be adjusted to a standard. Some older CRT monitors may not have adjsutment range. In some cases, best result is achieved by adjusting the video display card. This is done by software supplied with the card, if it is adjustable. The quality of the copied photo depends greatly on the skill of the operator both in making the copy file and printing thereof. If you have only 10 pics or thereabouts, it may not pay to buy a scanner. If you have 50 or more photos to digitize, then a scanner purchase is recommended. Once you have a scanner and become familar with its operation, you will find uses for it.

Posted by lynn_d: "Jannie, you were told correctly, they are making allowances but please be aware that they do not have to do so, and frankly I wish they would not." Can you point to a news article that says they are "making allowances" for those who have not complied with the final phase of the WHTI yet? People have known for years that this was coming into effect and have had plenty of time to go about getting their passport, passport card or EDL, or whatever other document that can also be used (Military ID, Tribal Enhanced ID, Sentri, ect.). June 1, 2009 was the final deadline. I would be curious to know for a fact, that the border guards were going against the law. --------------- The following summarizes information that appeared in the recent past on the Department of Homeland SecurityÂs website proclaiming the new rules for land and sea travel and has been copied from their website verbatim: * CURRENTLY: All U.S. citizens must show proof of identity and proof of U.S. citizenship when entering the United States from Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the countries of the Caribbean by land or sea. Acceptable documents include: U.S. Passport Book, U.S. Passport Card, or other document approved by the Department of Homeland Security. U.S. citizens who do not have a single document verifying identity and citizenship must present both an identification and citizenship document; for example, a driverÂs license and a copy of a birth certificate or naturalization certificate. * LATER: On June 1, 2009, the U.S. government will implement the full requirements of the land and sea phase of WHTI. The proposed rules require most U.S. citizens entering the United States at sea or land ports of entry to have a passport, passport card, or other travel document approved by the Department of Homeland Security. http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html Right here on the PDF printout brochure linked here below from Customs and Border Patrol is shows photos of the accepted ID for all travelers coming into the US. It clearly notes that the two document option is only valid until June 1, 2009. http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/travel/vacation/ready_set_go/sea_travel/faqs/doc_reqs_poster.ctt/doc_reqs_poster.pdf These are GOVERNMENT WEBSITES that I am linking to, not some kid's blog. This is the official word on the matter. Here is a link that might be useful: June 1, 2009 Deadline