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Post by BoilerUp! on Nov 15, 2010 9:55:09 GMT -5
I have filled up my hard drive (200 GB) where I post pictures, and need to come up with a new scheme.
I heard that when you download pictures from some places, you get a reduced quality back.
So, what are the best places out there?
Flickr?
Picasa?
- Cost is not an issue.
- Accessibility is important
- ease of uploading/downloading is important
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Post by Not Me on Nov 15, 2010 10:34:31 GMT -5
just buy a new hard drive.
You can get a 1 TB external drive for what, $100.
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Post by Thrill of the 'ville on Nov 15, 2010 11:04:57 GMT -5
just buy a new hard drive. You can get a 1 TB external drive for what, $100. I think they were referring to filling up the space that the website they currently use allows as a maximum. |
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Post by goGopherBill on Nov 15, 2010 11:08:57 GMT -5
mm..Some questions..
1. Do you want additional storage or just back up?
2. Do you wish to share with family ..friends or the world?
3.Do you have capability to just copy the pics on a disk..and then erase?
.I am not teck savy ..so my choice was Flickr.
pretty easy..
If you use the free plan those same huge quality pics may not be seen with same resolution..just buy the pro version..
Just read online reviews and match Photo storage plans to your desired needs.
I cant do pics here ..but Flickr has an easy program that lets me move pics there with ease.
My family and friends know my address there and can keep up to date with any current photo trips.
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Post by goGopherBill on Nov 15, 2010 11:17:02 GMT -5
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Post by mikegarrison on Nov 15, 2010 12:01:43 GMT -5
With the request as written, I agree with the answer of just getting a new hard drive.
However, if your pictures are really important to you, you might consider the issue of backups. If your hard drive fails, you might lose them all. One simple way to do this is called "RAID 1," where you actually get two new hard drives and write the same data onto both of them. If one crashes, then you still have the other one. There are also other ways to do this.
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Post by bigfan on Nov 15, 2010 12:17:25 GMT -5
I have filled up my hard drive (200 GB) where I post pictures, and need to come up with a new scheme. I heard that when you download pictures from some places, you get a reduced quality back. So, what are the best places out there? Flickr? Picasa? - Cost is not an issue. - Accessibility is important - ease of uploading/downloading is important Don't ask me..............I have a hard enough time trying to understand volleyball. |
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Post by goGopherBill on Nov 15, 2010 12:35:37 GMT -5
Mg..
What if the house burns down or the just the computer ?
Do you want or need off site protection?
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Post by mikegarrison on Nov 15, 2010 12:40:18 GMT -5
Mg.. What if the house burns down or the just the computer ? Do you want or need off site protection? What if an asteroid strikes the earth and we all die? I suppose these are all valid questions. |
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Post by bigfan on Nov 15, 2010 12:45:00 GMT -5
What if an asteroid strikes the earth and we all die? I suppose these are all valid questions. |
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Post by VBCOACH on Nov 15, 2010 14:13:17 GMT -5
What if an asteroid strikes the earth and we all die? Then I'll never be able to pass IdahoBoy's post count. |
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Post by Mocha on Nov 15, 2010 16:56:11 GMT -5
I like Picasa, you get 1GB of storage, any photo resolution you want, privacy settings, and some cool online editing tools.
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Post by IdahoBoy on Nov 16, 2010 0:34:51 GMT -5
An asteroid would suck. But, that's why I like Google... they'd fund a team of specialists to put servers on the asteroid and use it as a server farm in orbit around earth. Picasa is what I use after trying lots of options. Flickr is a close second, but loses to Google being the more reliable company. With Picasa, you get 1GB from a free account and extra storage ranges based on how much you need. My mom has 100GB for $50 or a year, I pay for 25GB and its just about right. I have a droid and can get all my pictures online through my phone as well as any computer I log into. The software is free and its easy to upload the photos... and share. Flickr probably has an edge on sharing photos, however, they kind of over-share in my experience. Now, if you're talking about hi-def video.... that's another subject.  Hope this helps... oh, and VBCoach... you'll never, never get close to my count.  |
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Post by mikegarrison on Nov 16, 2010 11:26:32 GMT -5
The OP apparently has more than 200GB of pictures to store. I still suspect just buying a hard drive or two will be the cheapest and easiest way to do this.
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Post by TheSantaBarbarian on Nov 16, 2010 23:04:06 GMT -5
I agree with the external HD route. Very large drives now are cheap and it makes sure that you are the one who controls what happens and who sees the pictures.
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