Episode 151 - Keeping Up with Family Vacation Photos Using Mylio

My sincere apologies to David and Alex at Mylio for the issue with our interview recording. Look for Mylio's CEO to be on the Family Vacationer soon!

**Episode Summary:**

In this episode of The Family Vacationer, we dive into the ultimate solution for managing, organizing, and sharing your family vacation photos—Mylio. Host Rob takes us through the features and benefits of Mylio, making it easier than ever to keep track of your precious travel memories. Whether you're struggling with photo clutter or looking for efficient ways to share your experiences, this episode is packed with useful tips and insights.

**Key Topics Covered:**

1. **Introduction to Mylio:**

  - Overview of Mylio as a photo management tool

  - Importance of organizing family vacation photos

2. **Organization Features:**

  - Automatic organization with SmartTags and QuickCollections

  - Manual organization with albums, folders, and keywords

  - Maintaining current folder organization upon import

3. **Search Capabilities:**

  - Dynamic search using keywords, ratings, people, map locations, recent imports, and pinned searches

  - QuickFilters for narrowing down search results

4. **Editing Tools:**

  - Control over color, exposure, composition, and more

  - Easy-to-use tools for cropping, removing red-eye, and enhancing photos

5. **Viewing Options:**

  - Life calendar for browsing by time

  - Map view for location-based photo exploration

  - People view for finding specific family members in photos

6. **Sharing Made Easy:**

  - Creating semi-private albums for group sharing

  - Universal Clipboard for easy photo sharing across applications

  - SafeShare feature to remove personal information before posting online

7. **Storage Solutions:**

  - Optimizing photos to fit up to 15 times more pictures on mobile devices

  - Mylio Drive for accessing optimized images on the go

8. **Security and Backup:**

  - Secure syncing and redundant Vault backups to protect photos

9. **Benefits of Mylio Photos+:**

  - AI-powered organization tools

  - Compatibility with Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, and iPadOS devices

  - Connecting unlimited devices with Mylio Photos+

  - Cloud independence with optional cloud storage as a Vault drive

- Don't forget to subscribe to The Family Vacationer and leave a review!

**Resources Mentioned:**

- [Mylio Website](https://www.mylio.com)

- [The Family Vacationer Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/thefamilyvacationer)

**Connect with Us:**

- Follow us on Instagram: [@thefamilyvacationer](https://www.instagram.com/thefamilyvacationer)

- Send us your travel stories and questions: [email protected]

**Subscribe to the Podcast:**

- [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-family-vacationer)

- [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/thefamilyvacationer)

- [Google Podcasts](https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mYW1pbHl2YWNhdGlvbmVyLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz)

Next week we are starting a series on towns along the I-75 Drive between Atlanta and Orlando. So many families make that drive and miss so much along the way. Don't miss next week!