There’s nothing like the front seat view from a Cessna to really help you gain some perspective on life! Particularly when the flight takes you over Federation Peak and the Western Arthurs in Tassie’s southwest wilderness.

Last week, a pilot friend took a mate and I for a morning’s flight over our rugged and spectacular wilderness before landing on the gravel strip at Melaleuca where I breathed that pristine air loaded with bushwalking memories.

This was my first visit down that way - in this way - with me at the controls of the plane! The digital camera got a real workout, with nearly two hundred photos and movies to show the family.

Of course photos don’t come close to the full experience. The colour is never as vivid as you remember and those aerial shots are full of window reflections, but hey, what were YOU doing last Tuesday morning!

This month’s tips start off a little photo-centric, as we take a look at Adobe’s new online photo storage facility and find some easy ways to shrink those photos for easy emailing, as well as look at some simple steps to data recovery, stripping unwanted formatting from text and visit a useful site offering free online user guides.

Enjoy!