Wednesday, November 21, 2012

(Storage) Space, the Final Frontier

So, it has happened. Both Greg and I were working on blog posts today and we got the same message when trying to upload photos:

 Whoops! You're out of space. You are currently using 100% of your 1 GB quota for photos. 

So now "Blogger" (i.e. Google) has us over a barrel. Start paying for extra storage space, or revert to a text-only blog. Since we are both pic-whores (sorry to speak for you buddy but you know it's true) I guess we all know what's gonna happen...

 [please imagine this space contains this image]   

:-(

I know, I know, Blogger is free and I shouldn't complain, but I'm a real...

[please imagine this space contains this image]

and it annoys me greatly to have to pay for something that used to be free.
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8 comments:

  1. CameronNovember 21, 2012 at 11:33 PM

    You can host images in a photo storage site like flickr or photobucket and then link them into the blog. You simply click add picture as normal and then paste a link to your picture. As a bonus, the pages on your blog should load faster as well.

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  2. MeltaNovember 21, 2012 at 11:36 PM

    Why not simply use flicker or something like this ?

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  3. TamsinPNovember 22, 2012 at 1:53 AM

    Dallas - if you check the blogger/picasa terms, pics up to 800x800 pixels don't count towards the 1GB quota. You could get around this by posting smaller pics and not have to pay anything.

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  4. ChuckaroobobNovember 22, 2012 at 5:13 AM

    Go on, complain. It'll make you feel better. Love that first linked picture!

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  5. Greg BNovember 22, 2012 at 8:56 AM

    It's true Dallas - I'm a pic whore :)

    I generally loathe Flickr and Photobucket, as I would rather stab myself than add yet another set of passwords and log-ins to my life. But I am just a misanthrope, so my views are hardly a sound guide.

    So perhaps we need to stay tuned for the Fawcett Avenue Photobucket...

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  6. DallasNovember 22, 2012 at 9:52 AM

    Thanks for the comments everyone!

    "I've just made a deal that'll keep the Empire out of here forever."

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  7. BVidlerNovember 22, 2012 at 9:57 AM

    "I've just made a deal that'll keep the Empire out of here forever."

    Uh-oh! That can't be good!

    I just started a blog myself. I've been pasting photos into Picasa, but have others in Flickr. Didn't realize I could post directly into the blog! :-}

    Let me know how it goes!

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  8. Greg BNovember 22, 2012 at 12:14 PM

    After 15 minutes of trying to use Flickr, I am ready to surrender and pay for space - but does Google make that easy? Of COURSE NOT.

    So the Empire stayed out for about half a day...on the other hand, much like the fictional Empire, trying to deal with the Empire is not a customer friendly experience.

    Bruce - can you send a link to your blog?

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