| Security should be a serious issue to
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| | experts acknowledge that in theory it is
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| anyone who uses a computer. Whether at
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| | perfectly feasible to infect memory cards
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| work or home, most people are well aware
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| | in this way, they insist that the risk is
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| of the risks associated with the
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| | minimal. They are keen to point out that
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| internet. Trojans, spyware, viruses and
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| | the perpetrators will gain nothing
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| other download traps are the equivalent
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| | financially from such an action making it
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| of Armageddon to your precious computer's
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| | extremely unlikely to occur. In fact most
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| hard drive and can have a serious impact
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| | commentators put the chances of your
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| on your life if your computer is
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| | memory disc being infected in this way at
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| infected. But, although most people are
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| | around 1 in 10,000.
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| quite savvy about the security threats
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| | But even if that miniscule risk is too
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| from the internet, the majority still
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| | much for you to contemplate there are
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| don't consider the risks associated with
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| | alternatives to printing off photos at
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| imported storage material such as CDs,
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| | public booths. You can print at home,
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| DVDs, memory sticks and memory cards -
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| | either on your regular printer or by
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| especially those from digital cameras.
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| | using a dedicated machine that produces
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| Experts will tell you that inserting any
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| | standard 6 x 4 prints. Currently, this is
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| foreign data storage or transfer medium
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| | probably the most expensive way of
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| into your computer without checking for
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| | printing digital photos. It is
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| viruses first is not a wise move. Yet,
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| | undoubtedly convenient, but the unit cost
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| most of us are quite happy to take a
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| | with a home printer can be as much as 50
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| memory card out of our digital camera and
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| | pence per print. Compare that to the cost
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| insert it straight into our computer, or
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| | of printing photos at do-it-yourself
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| a do-it-yourself print machine in a
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| | booths, and it can be up to ten times
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| supermarket, chemist or photo shop, in
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| | more expensive! Uploading photos via the
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| order to print off our pictures.
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| | web to secure storage sites is also a way
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| But a memory card is a medium upon which
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| | to get cheaper photo prints. Plus an
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| instructions can be written to by a
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| | added benefit of using that method is
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| computer. A digital camera is merely a
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| | that it is also a convenient way to share
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| sophisticated, modified computer and the
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| | your photos with others. By choosing to
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| cards used in it can also be inserted
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| | place your prints in public folders, you
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| directly into some computers. Therefore,
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| | simply send the link to the pictures to
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| it is theoretically possible for someone
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| | your friends, rather than cluttering up
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| to infect a photo memory card in their
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| | yours and their inbox with space-hogging
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| computer then insert it into a printing
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| | photographs. Adam Singleton is an online,
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| machine passing on the virus to all
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| | freelance journalist and keen amateur
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| subsequent memory cards that use that
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| | photographer. His portfolio, called
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| machine.
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| | Capquest Photography is available to view
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| Thankfully, however, even through most
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| | online.
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