I finally got around to uploading some pictures to Flickr.
Costa Rica set
I was going to post a set from the Rubik's Cube Party only to be foiled by Flickr. Flickr yells at me, "No! You aren't paying us, so you only get to have 200 pictures here." I was shocked, disappointed, and deeply hurt. Flickr was supposed to be the Google to my Yahoo [and yes, I know Flickr got bought up by Yahoo.] The Gmail to my Hotmail. The Blogger to my Live Journal. It was supposed to be the service the blew away the competition and didn't ask anything in return. With a rude awakening, I find that's no longer the case. Flickr wants something in return.
Okay, Flickr. You win. Here you go. A big payment in the form of my middle finger. Howdya like them apples? sigh... I guess I'll just have to wait until Google releases their own image hosting site. Until then, I'll look for an alternative. And don't you dare suggest SnapFish or EasyShare.
UPDATE 4/16/07: What do you know? Picasa has merged with Google and has a decent service now. I tried Picasa in its pre-Google infancy, and while it was a decent program, it didn't impress me enough to use it again. When I signed up with Flickr, I was a happy camper... until the above happenned. Google/Picasa now offers 1 GB of Free Storage (or about 4000 pics) up from some negligible amount earlier. Compare that to Flickr's 200 pics. While Picasa's interface is not as slick or comprehensive as Flickr's, it's adequate. The amount of free storage and the fact that it's all connected to my Google Account have made me a convert. Bye Flickr...
Costa Rica set
I was going to post a set from the Rubik's Cube Party only to be foiled by Flickr. Flickr yells at me, "No! You aren't paying us, so you only get to have 200 pictures here." I was shocked, disappointed, and deeply hurt. Flickr was supposed to be the Google to my Yahoo [and yes, I know Flickr got bought up by Yahoo.] The Gmail to my Hotmail. The Blogger to my Live Journal. It was supposed to be the service the blew away the competition and didn't ask anything in return. With a rude awakening, I find that's no longer the case. Flickr wants something in return.
Okay, Flickr. You win. Here you go. A big payment in the form of my middle finger. Howdya like them apples? sigh... I guess I'll just have to wait until Google releases their own image hosting site. Until then, I'll look for an alternative. And don't you dare suggest SnapFish or EasyShare.
UPDATE 4/16/07: What do you know? Picasa has merged with Google and has a decent service now. I tried Picasa in its pre-Google infancy, and while it was a decent program, it didn't impress me enough to use it again. When I signed up with Flickr, I was a happy camper... until the above happenned. Google/Picasa now offers 1 GB of Free Storage (or about 4000 pics) up from some negligible amount earlier. Compare that to Flickr's 200 pics. While Picasa's interface is not as slick or comprehensive as Flickr's, it's adequate. The amount of free storage and the fact that it's all connected to my Google Account have made me a convert. Bye Flickr...
