Which Photo Site Do you use/like?

Tallguy · #1 (**permalink**) 11-20-2007, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Excaliber

...not sure a hard drive will last 50 to 100 years without bearings or something similiar siezing up. BOTH methods also assume we will have an operating system (Windows 2100?) that will still read either device!

Of course data CAN be retrieved from a hard drive even if the drive has been under water and often even in a fire. The data recovery is expensive however. Are the 'platers' that store the data on a hard drive more secure than a DVD locked away from sunlight, seldom or never played? Will anyone CARE 100 years from now?

Hmmmmm....

I think the most important morale of this story is that you back up your data somehow and keep it off site (in case of fire), and continually update the way you back things up as technology improves, and makes various media obsolete. Not too long ago, I wa backed up on those 100 MB "zip" disks, and before that little 1.2 MB floppies

Way before digi pics ate up multiple gigabytes.

Lets see, 3 DVDs now, about 14 GB, would be about 12,000 floppy disks!! Barely 1 digi pic per floppy......

Mark

Ron61 · #2 (**permalink**) 11-20-2007, 10:00 AM

Mark,

I think the most important morale of this story is that you back up your data somehow and keep it off site (in case of fire), and continually update the way you back things up as technology improves, and makes various media obsolete. Not too long ago, I was backed up on those 100 MB "zip" disks, and before that little 1.2 MB floppies Way before digi pics ate up multiple gigabytes.

Lets see, 3 DVDs now, about 14 GB, would be about 12,000 floppy disks!! Barely 1 digi pic per floppy......

You are sure on the nail with that. As the digital cameras get better the default pictures get larger and larger. Unless I am going to be printing large pictures I set mine at a lower setting then even the default and I just have a 7 Mega Pixel one. Same for the backup stuff. Now I have a DVD drive that writes to the dual DVDs and already that is obsolete. Just think if we still had to save all this stuff on tapes. It would take two days to get it all on them.

Ron

bomelia · #3 (**permalink**) 11-20-2007, 10:09 AM

Penthouse is good too.

Mike

Ron61 · #4 (**permalink**) 11-20-2007, 10:13 AM

Mike,

The book or the web site?

Ron

bomelia · #5 (**permalink**) 11-20-2007, 10:47 AM

I dunno...someone asked what was your favorite photo site...

Just trying to participate and stay out of trouble.

Mike

VRM · #6 (**permalink**) 11-20-2007, 11:02 AM

I use fotki at www.fotki.com

I have almost 11000 photos totaling about 9.5 gig up there (mostly cars), and it is all organised into folders and albums. They have a free membership, but that has limits on storage and features. The paid membership was $25 and I bought a bunch of years worth. I also keep CD copies of all my photos, just in case.

Steve

Ron61 · #7 (**permalink**) 11-20-2007, 11:22 AM

Steve,

I just took a quick look at the link you provided and have a couple of questions. Does that site have any limit on the paid membership? I could join the free part and then look it all up but thought I would ask you as you are familiar with it already. I have used Photo bucket for years and like it. but they do have a limit even on the paid membership.

Thanks,

Ron