On Tue, Mar 29, 2016, at 04:42 PM, Paul wrote: > I would agree with PJ - check out Dropbox to see if it meets your needs.
As much as it pains me, I agree with PJ too :-)> Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > -p > > On 3/28/2016 10:27 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > > 1. Well... strictly speaking it's a service that I am looking for, but > > in a way so that it's a commodity... > > > > I'd like to ask if some PDMLers might have some suggestions for > > something that I am not aware of. > > I am looking for a free photo-hosting service that we allow two things: > > (1) convenient viewing and (2) private sharing via private URLs of > > photos taken by my daughter with the family member. > > And, potentially displaying some selected photos publicly. > > > > In principle, a free Flickr account could be sufficient. ... but Flickr > > now requires using a cell-phone number to activate a new Yahoo account, > > and it refuses to accept a Google-voice number that I am using if I am > > forced to share my cell phone number. > > > > I've just learned about "Thislife" [now] by Shutterfly. But I cannot > > figure out if there it is possible to create galleries that can be > > shared via a private URL, while keeping all photos private otherwise. > > Has anybody tried them? > > > > > > 2. While searching for possible solutions, I was ... not surprised, but > > in a way amused by what some pundits write. > > I well realize that I am far from a "main-stream" user of many things, > > especially when it concerns pop-culture related to modern technologies. > > But even with that in mind, ... > > > > E.g. http://beebom.com/2015/08/flickr-alternatives : > > "While it does offer unlimited uploads, Google Photos compresses your > > images if they exceed the 16 MP mark. That would be a bit disappointment > > for professional photographers looking to upload high-res images to this > > network." > > While I see somebody using some cloud storage as a backup or online > > storage tool, but not for sharing purposes. Maybe it's just me, - but I > > am not seeing any professional photographer "looking to upload [more > > than 16MP images] to this network". > > I wonder what other PDMLers think. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Igor > > > > > > > > -- > Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- -- -- http://www.fastmail.com - The way an email service should be -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
