Thanks so much for the deal link.. it is a great deal, that's for sure.. I just opted for the 80 gig upgrade right now and a in the process of uploading as we speak.. (I'm really glad I'm doing it too.. so much easier to have a program to manage and just sync it online)

I love those eye-fi cards.. just wish they made a version for Compact Flash (both my cameras use it).

I reckon you probably have seen this deal somewhere online but I thought i'd drop you a comment just incase.

On RFD i spotted this thread
http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/buy-200-gb-e…
Which in turn leads to this
http://www.eye.fi/google

I know you had mentioned about taking up some Google GB's and thought this may be a wee freebie that sweetens the deal.

Been quiet intrigued by the eye-fi cards (the geo-tagging on the newer models seems like a cool feature) but not sure if I would fork out for one.

Thanks so much for the deal link.. it is a great deal, that's for sure.. I just opted for the 80 gig upgrade right now and a in the process of uploading as we speak.. (I'm really glad I'm doing it too.. so much easier to have a program to manage and just sync it online)

I love those eye-fi cards.. just wish they made a version for Compact Flash (both my cameras use it).

I reckon you probably have seen this deal somewhere online but I thought i'd drop you a comment just incase.

On RFD i spotted this thread
http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/buy-200-gb-e…
Which in turn leads to this
http://www.eye.fi/google

I know you had mentioned about taking up some Google GB's and thought this may be a wee freebie that sweetens the deal.

Been quiet intrigued by the eye-fi cards (the geo-tagging on the newer models seems like a cool feature) but not sure if I would fork out for one.

I couldn't agree more with your two points on flickr.. a) comments used to be fun.. now.. not so much.. b) haven't had any development or new ideas in years!

The sharing is pretty good I believe.. you have 3 levels.. you have the most secure which is 'sign-in required' which, if you don't have anyone specified won't let anyone else but you see them. You have 'unlisted' which assigns a unique url for your album.. if you don't know the url, you can't see it.. (ie: it's not public), and then you have 'public'. You don't have the capabilities yet to specify per image rights.. but personally that's not a big deal, it may be for others.. not sure. The way I figure it, if you don't want to have an image shared, leave it out of the folder or something..

Exif data is there, and nothing changes as far as the original file unless you specify to 'save' it (after some edits), but even then, Picasa backs up a copy of the original file just in case I believe.

Picasa also has a 'good' tagging system, I won't say great.. but I haven't really had to do too much tagging as of yet.. I can say that I really like the face recognition though.. it's a cool added bonus.

I'm actually curious if it will backup the original cr2 raw files that I upload.. will keep you in the loop.

How does the Picasa online system work with allowing guests (family, friends, potential clients etc.) to view your images and can you restrict what they can and cant see?

Also when you assign images to a collection or a set how does that affect the original file?
does it include the information in the exif data?

After trying a few different methods I have been using Window Photo Gallery to tag all my images – Obviously there isn't an online aspect to this but i've found it the simplest way to organise and access all my images. The interface is relatively simple and a benefit of this is that my wife can find images that I have previously tagged

Look forward to hearing how Picasa works out for you