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Archive It

Locality: Mackay, Queensland

Phone: +61 427 553 095

Address: 19 Finch St, Slade Point 4740 Mackay, QLD, Australia

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24.01.2022 After a few days off doing Nanny Duty it's back to the grindstone. I have nearly finished a scanning project with 1500+ negatives to scan. It's been a long process but 99% done. I like these projects because it's what I think everyone should do. After the floods in 2008 I saw so many heartbroken people who had lost all their precious photos. It was so sad. I realise a lot of people don't have the money to do this so I do offer to do them in batches as they can afford it. Plus my scanning rate is very reasonable. I would hate to lose all mine. I have quite a collection of my grandparents photos from WW1 & they are irreplaceable. And it's good to have that peace of mind that they're safe.

24.01.2022 The silly season is nearly upon us and this year will be no different to the rest. My work load never seems to change. Always busy. But I still enjoy my work & it lifts me up to know I can bring pleasure to people by enabling them to watch their old films etc. Love it !

24.01.2022 Xmas is done & dusted and I got what I wished for. And Lots of other people too. BEAUTIFUL RAIN !!!! Let's hope the New Year brings health & happiness to everyone.

21.01.2022 Work continues to flow in. Maybe not as much as it used to. But considering so many people have left the Mackay area I am still busy. Have a lot of 8 mm reel to reel work in progress. Love seeing the old films brought to life. It really makes my day.

17.01.2022 Wow. Xmas 2019 is upon us. And as usual, I've still got heaps to do. It's going to be a very busy week. Lol. I'd love to be able to say I'll get thru it all but unless I get hold of a couple of extra video machines its not going to happen. They're getting harder to find & no techs wants to fix them. Hope everyone has a lovely Xmas & a Happy New Year.

16.01.2022 Busy day ahead. A customer has 7 inch reels that belonged to her family but has no idea of the content. So I'm setting her up in front of the projector box & she is going to view them b4 she decides whether to get them converted or not. The large ones run for 25min so i can work on the rest of my orders while she views them. I am ever so grateful to my sister in law for giving me a vcr player that is working beautifully. Have a good day

16.01.2022 Back to work last week. It was good to have a break. But, as usual, there's orders waiting to be done. Work comes in at a steady rate all year round. My New Year resolution is to NOT stress out over work. Whether I stick to it remains to be seen. Lol. Have a good day.

15.01.2022 Work has been full on since the start of the year. Had a lovely surprise with a 8mm reel though. I usually just put the reel onto the projector & if it runs ok just let it roll. I turned away & It started to clatter so I stopped it, rewound it & started again. They can be finicky old things. So when I started it again I looked at the film & saw familiar faces. It was a wedding from long ago of friends of mine. I tracked them down & asked if they had a copy of the film but they didn't know it even existed let alone know the owner of the film. They now have copies & were so overjoyed. Gob Smacked was Marlene's expression. Turned out it was 49 yrs ago. When these sort of things happen it just makes my work so worthwhile. HAVE A GOOD DAY EVERYONE.

14.01.2022 After a quiet month I have returned to being flat out. Having 3 out of 4 computers out of action has really slowed me down but all going now except one. I've always supported & had return support from the guys at The Laptop Man but they're so busy I would have to wait a week. So I've given the repair to a young mate of mine. Hopefully it will be back online 2moro. Technology is great - until it plays up.

13.01.2022 I've been working on a batch of slides (approx 600) for some people from Proserpine & thoroughly enjoying it. I feel priviledged to be allowed an insight into their lives. There's quite a lot of fine dust on the negs & even after cleaning still showed up. But the computer can work magic and theyre looking much better. I try to get a balance between totally removing all the dust /scratches and keeping it natural. I've also started in another collection of slides & negatives. Some of these have got the blues. A sign of age. I see it a lot in older negatives. My scanner does a great job of adjusting them in the scanning process then I touch them up if needed. Love my job!

13.01.2022 Xmas is so close now. I'm still struggling with orders but slowly catching up. My favourite reels projector is on its way back home after a visit to the dr @ the Gold Coast. It should have been back Wednesday but Fastways let me down big time. Local guys were fine but GC - Not happy Jan. It sat in their depot for 2 days. But shit happens. ! My pile of reels won't go away by themselves though. I wish everyone out there a very Merry Xmas & I will see you all in the New Year.

13.01.2022 Counting down the days to Xmas. Still quite a few orders to get out but trying very hard to finish them in time. It can be a very tedious process when tapes break, tangle in players, refuse to run past the playback heads & the worst one this week has been an old reel-to-reel audio player that only plays at the correct speed for 2 minutes. But it's worth all the trouble to get the contents off the tapes. I have been doing this now for over 6 yrs & still love to see the look of pure joy when my customers pick up their order & can play them again. Merry Xmas everyone.

12.01.2022 Xmas is not far away & as usual I'm getting busier already. If anyone wants work done for chrissy presents i suggest you get them to me asap. I am putting a deadline on for 15th December.

12.01.2022 Wow. Xmas is only 1 mth away 2moro. I've got lots if work to get thru b4 then. Always busy but Xmas is always extra busy. It's been 10 yrs and I still like my job. Especially the 8mm reel to reel work. I've seen some lovely family films & lots of local history. Have a great Xmas everyone.

12.01.2022 Happy New Year. I will be opening up again on 9 January but have a very busy week with my husbands bday party looming. Best to call before coming over with work.

09.01.2022 Back to normal aftet having a very sore eye for 2 weeks. Computer work really made it ache. So glad to have patient customers. Lol

09.01.2022 I am no longer open on Wednesdays. I am doing some volunteer work with the Mky Family History Society. Great bunch of people & very knowledgeable & helpful in tracing families. The New Year has started off very busy. Still have work from last year. Didn't help the 2 of my 4 computers were on the blink. It all started on 7-11-18. I have them fixed now but I am very disappointed in the computer repairers. These 2 techs have worked on my computers for over 5 yrs thru their pre...vious employers. On one computer they upgraded to Windows 10 at my request but when it came back it wouldn't record from the video player - which is what it was built for & had done for 4+ yrs. Its had extra ram etc to cope. They had it on the bench for 2 wks in early November. Couldn't fix the problem tgey caused. The tech who fixed it found they hadn't removed Windows 7 & the 2 operating systems were arguing with each other. Only took him 5 mins to diagnose the fault. I was so angry & very disappointed. The other computer was another also quite a simple fault. They had the booting order in the Bios set up in the wrong order. I'm not going to reveal the name of the computer repairers publicly unless requested. They have caused me so much stress & slowed my work flow down over xmas. Really caused me some problems. I can't praise Herman Trim highly enough for fixing these 2 machines. Go onto Local Search & find him if you need your computer fixed or tuned up. He's brilliant. Has 30+ yrs experience. Work is beckoning me so I better get my A-- into gear. Have a good day

06.01.2022 Well - here we go again. Xmas is getting closer and its time to get your orders in. I have already got some orders for santa. In previous years its always been a great lresent for family & friends. So dont leave it too late.

03.01.2022 Xmas is coming around fast. I have a lot of orders to get out b4 then. Having s brand new printer which isn't doing its job properly is driving me nuts but hopefully the Good Guys will get it sorted ASAP. canon & Epsom need to realise that customers really do come first. Have a great day everyone.

02.01.2022 Xmas is getting close now. I'm still flat out with orders for the silly season. Lol. Not taking any orders over 5 tapes from now till new year. I'm on Granny Duty as well so limited with my time. Love my time with the kids. They grow up so fast. Have a great day everyone.