It has occurred to me that posts I have done in the past containing pictures were done so as a file that the reader was required to click on in order to view it. As I read other's posts, I realize now that their pictures open automatically and the image is displayed as part of the message itself and not as a stand-alone file. So. What procedures do I need to do in order to provide this feature comfort to other members here that read my rambling ???
Make sense? I hope so. ;D
BC1
Jim
Make sense? I hope so. ;D
BC1
Jim
I thank you all for the educational and spirited responses. I have now several options at my disposal including one or two offers from individuals to host the pictures that are associated to my posts. Good points have been talked about that a lot of users most likely do not even think about in terms of size, (there is a time and a place for mega-hires photos but usually the standard size suits our daily needs). This fact alone would account for a higher percentage of storage space being consumed at a given site than the number of pics a member decides to post up. (size DOES matter ;D) As far as the small pittance that some sites will/do require, well as far as I am concerned that would depend upon a few other factors such as the number of items that I will be storing and also the contents of same. If a fee were being charged and for some reason or other my pics that were related to a given build or setup were to get sent into the great unknown (lost or deleted from one of these remote storage sites) it would be a shame in that the text portion would become much less effective to anyone reading it but the world would not stop revolving if that unfortunate act of God occurred. However, if that same site were to "lose" ones first born child baby pictures or wedding photos (as if anyone would be stupid enough to use such a site as primary storage in the first place) THAT would be catastrophic to say the least. All of my photos are backed up on other media such as memory sticks and/or CDs for that very reason. I am all for using whatever means necessary to ease the bandwidth usage from this site in order for Rick not to have to pay any fees or penalties that might be incurred due to us having been pigs at the trough so to speak. The number of photos that I will most likely be posting would be miniscule in the big scheme of things, my main question was what procedures I needed to follow in order to make my presentations more fluid and thus making them more interesting and pleasant to view. I'm still 'struggling' with the steps involved with the entire procedure but am sure that it is easy and once I have successfully done it a couple of times, it'll be something new I have learned. :bow: Once again, I thank you all for your inputs.
