Online Photo Storage / Albums

[FC0058]

Hi All
I was sick of starphoto's and have now taken the plunge and gone over to Photobucket (Thanks Alex). I find it much easier to use and now have a filing system.

If your sick of the hastles with starphoto try dumping your photos into http://photobucket.com

[nicko]

just gave it a go and seems very easy so far,
thanks

[truncatus]

Another alternative is to get a .com domain and a hosting package.

A domain and a hosting package with enough space for a handful of pictures would be around $140/yr.  Depends on who you host with really.  

Of course, more space would cost more but hosting you own site means you either don't have to have adverts plastered all over the site.  Another option is to have adverts that you get paid for.  It may not earn a truckload but could offset the price of the hosting a little.

There is some good software out there to manage the gallery itself.  I use Gallery from this mob, http://gallery.sourceforge.net/.  

Just my 2cents worth.

[Digger]

Hi FC0058,

I feel the same about Starphoto, too bl##dy slow and having to many problems.

I have been trying to register with Photobucket for 2 days  now after reading one of Alex's posts but I am not receiving the activation e-mail.

I have sent them an e-mail my self to see if I'm stuffing something up ? "time will tell".

I think it looks a beater option and for free as well !!  :)

Steve.

[Digger]

FC0058,

Had a look see at your site, looks cool  8)

Well done !!
Steve.

[RET]

It's worth remembering that your ISP gives you somewhere between 5 and 10MB of free space for 'your own home-page' etc etc.  You've already paid for it, so you might as well use it.  It's also way faster than StarPhoto because it's local (in Australia or possibly the Shaky Isles), rather than Japan or USA or wherever...

If you go to your ISP's home-page, you'll find somewhere a "Support" link that will give you all the details on how you FTP files to their server etc.  For example, with OptusNet (who I use)
Server: members.optusnet.com.au
Username: your-login
Password: your-password

Then you FTP the files up to the server, using something like CuteFTP (PC) or RBrowserLite (MacOSX).  If you upload a file called myiconpic.jpg, it's URL will be http://members.optusnet.com.au/~your-login/myiconpic.jpg

Simple as that.  The server-names and whether the tilde "~" is necessary varies from ISP to ISP, but the semantics are the same.  Do it once, and you've got it mastered.

cheers
RET

[Digger]

Hi Ret,

I am with optus net myself and started a web site on your recommendation and it works fine THANK YOU. ;) :-*

Just have to upload some pic's.

Steve !!