BurgersNFries 2,407 Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I take photos of the backs of our stereos, tvs, Tivo boxes & my computers. This is helpful if I want to know if there are any available ports to hook something else up (cuz goodness knows if you have empty ports, ya gotta use 'em, right?) as well as if something comes unplugged. Or, if you intentionally unplug things in order to move furniture or paint. Of course, what with all the stuff plugged into things these days, you still need to label all the cables. But you can annotate the image (with third party software) to denote that these 3 cables are for the tv & such. Link to comment
Brandie 6 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Great idea! I've taken pictures of things I need to get parts for. Lightbulbs, printer toner, etc. I love this idea too! Link to comment
Jeff510 95 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Yes, I've done this.I also take pics of the labels of all my electronics, with the model, serial number, and sometimes other technical data on there. Link to comment
Brian J 0 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Along the same lines I keep notes for all the misc 'things' that eventually need replacement or I want sizes for around the house. A/C Filter sizes, battery sizes for all the various devices like wireless alarms sensors, remotes, doors & windows (never know when you might see something and wonder...will that fit?) Link to comment
SAPSEAL 0 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I recently used Evernote to document my pool equipment layout. Took a picture of the pool equipment and then used photoshop to add in water flow directions and labels for each pump and value. Imported that photo into Evernote and then added the How-To text at the bottom. Now when things go wrong (like my hot tub pumping water out into the pool ) I just whip out my phone, lookup the note, and can tell which valve is stuck. This will also help when I go to sell my house. I can give the new owner a digital copy of the How-To instructions. I've created similar How-to notes for car maintenance. Have it setup so my teenage son can access it. Has saved him a couple of times at college. Link to comment
BurgersNFries 2,407 Posted November 1, 2011 Author Share Posted November 1, 2011 This will also help when I go to sell my house. I can give the new owner a digital copy of the How-To instructions. We recently sold a house & I did this. Gave the new owners a CD with a photo of where the sewer clean out is located, the info on the people who refinished the cabinets, did the shutters, invoices for the dishwasher, refrigerator, etc. We lived there 19 years so I included photos of the way the house looked when we bought it, including the yard. I think it's fun to see how a house evolves over time. We received a few photos of the house we purchased & moved into. They were taken when the owners before the owners before us were selling it. IOW, the photos were part of the "sales package" the owners before us saw when they were buying it. I will be scanning that info to pass along to the next owners. But since I swore I'm never moving again, I'm not planning on having to do that any time soon! Link to comment
John McGeachie 0 Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Really neat idea. You might also try Skitch to do the annotations, with nice big Skitch-y arrows identifying empty ports maybe... Link to comment
Jeff510 95 Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Oh how I'd love to do that...just need Skitch for Windows!hint hint... Link to comment
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