How can I store my pictures externally, but access them from anywhere?

I’m trying to future proof this solution as well

I admit to being snoopy :)

@FutureMemory any luck? It’s driving me crazy trying to figure out what to do.

You don’t want to use an internet site such as Flickr or Photobucket?

I was going to recommend dropbox but it sounds like you need something with more space and more secure.

How about Mozy Home it’s 55.00 a year but you get unlimited space and they are safe. Mozy is owned by EMC who makes enterprise backup solutions for big companies.

Picasa has a plugin for iPhoto for direct export that works very well, and you can purchase extra space if needed.

@janbb I thunk that’s a great idea as well.. But I love having all of my photos accessible through iPhoto because of the way it presents and organizes. I was thinking of using the time capsule solution for my home, and dumping the photos in flickr for when I’m not home.

@mrlaconic I’ll look at that! price doesnt matter, I just want to be able to view all of my photos through iphoto without physically storing them on the mac. OR should I just go for a 1 terabyte imac, and connect a 2 terabyte time capsule to it? that could solve my problems, right? then just put all of the photos onto a cloud service, and have access to them anywhere as well..

@crisw that sounds awesome as well.. but I need to figure out a place to store the pics externally, while still being able to view my photos through iphoto on multiple computers. having trouble figuring out how to do this exactly.

@rguest

Why do you need to view them in iPhoto when you can access them online?

@crisw I like the viewing options such as sorting the photos by faces and places. It’s my favorite way to actually look at pictures, and if I only store online, what is the point of iphoto then? I’m really just trying to find the right solution, and it;s possible I’m looking at this the wrong way.

If you don’t find a suitable iPhoto solution, Google’s Picasa is similar – it does faces and places, and you can sync your local storage with the online version. And that is on a folder by folder basis, you don’t have to sync everything.

I really like it and I can’t stand any other photo organizer.

1GB online is free and extra space is inexpensive.
•20 GB – $5/yr
•80 GB – $20/yr
•200 GB – $50/yr
•400 GB – $100/yr
•1 TB – $256/yr
•2 TB – $512/yr
•4 TB – $1024/yr
•8 TB – $2048/yr
•16 TB – $4096/yr

@jaytkay that sounds great actually.. does it sync across multiple computers? also, do you know of a similar solution for iphoto?

@rguest It doesn’t sync across computers like Dropbox, where every machine has an identical set of files.

But you can have different computers synced to the same account. One computer would “own” each folder. The other computers (and anyone you give permission) can see the photos online.

I can’t help with iPhoto, I’ve only used it a couple of times.

How about iPhoto Sync ?

@crisw I don’t really want the macbook air to store the photos on its hd. I’d like a way to have the desktop and laptop both be able to access the same library though.