Better File Rename Add metadata with Google Picasa So I’ve been using Better File Rename for Windows to batch rename the files to the date and time that they were taken, using the format: YYYY-MM-DD HH-MM-SS.JPGīetter File Rename allows me to use the “Picture Taken Date” that’s stored within the images’ EXIF data. Of course, all our digital photographs get uploaded from the cameras with generic names such as So this past week I’ve been re-filing all our digital photographs by date, e.g.Įach year has up to 12 sub-folders, one for each month, and the photographs within each are simply filed according to date. The benefits of such an arrangement was that it was easy to see what each folder contained, and the folders sorted easily into chronological order – you’ll notice the date is year-month-day (yyyymmdd).īut I was finding it impossible to find anything, even with dedicated photo archiving software like Google Picasa (more of which in a moment) and not every photo could be easily assigned an event category. 20070202 – Edinburgh – Eddie Moustache Party.20070114 – Edinburgh – Owen’s 1st Birthday.Until recently I kept all our photos in folders by event, e.g. How do you organize the digital photographs on your computer? Organize by event Follow meģ0 day song challenge 30dsc Agile Anstruther book Cellardyke Computer CSS design Edinburgh Family fertility Firefox friends games God Project Google guitar health humour metal Microsoft moving Music PC PDA pray productivity Psion Reuben review Selkirk software song St Andrews top tips trouble-shooting university updated usability video Web Windows WordPress YouTube Former web architect and agile project manager at the University of St Andrews and previously warden at Agnes Blackadder Hall. Scrum master at Safeguard Global latterly at Sky and Vision/Cegedim. I regularly review metal, hardcore, punk and rock reviews at 195 metal CDs. I’m Gareth J M Saunders, 50 years old, 6′ 4″, father of 3 boys (including twins).Įnneagram type FOUR and introvert, I am a non-stipendiary priest in the Scottish Episcopal Church, I sing with the NYCGB alumni choir, play guitar, write, draw and laugh.

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