November 18, 2003
Remote Access of Your PC for Digital Images
Here's a solution for remote access of your PC for digital images. GoToMyPC offers a secure and easy way to access your PC, and your digital images, from any wireless device or web browser.
The service puts a Java applet on your PC. This allows you to login to your computer from any browser or wireless device.
GoToMyPC is a secure and easy way to access your computer from any browser-equipped computer anywhere in the world. Once your computer is enabled, you can access it at any time from anywhere by logging in to the GoToMyPC Web site. You have full control of the computer and all files, programs and network resources available on the machine. You simply work on your PC as if you were sitting in front of it, even though you may be thousands of miles away.
November 04, 2003
Metadata Issues in Digital Library
At this point in time, the primary image metadata schema has been "File Info" which is non-image data embedded within Photoshop image files. Originally employed by the newspaper industry, IPTC (International Press and Telecommunications Council) metadata contains only a few fields of limited text used to help organize and distribute photographic images for newspaper publishing. “File Info” which is the Photoshop implementation of the IPTC specification plus additional data fields, defines both the storage format as well as the actual metadata.
It's a good start if you're looking to resolve metadata issues in a digital photo library.
