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A number of online Web sites provide not only services but software that you use when you are on the site.

Free Online Services with Software

Flickr

www.flickr.com

You can upload and share your photos with these very popular photo sites. Generally, you can make your pictures available to anyone or restrict the viewing to friends and family. The pages you create will look like a family album with thumbnails that link to enlargements. Read the rules before signing on. While the limits are generous, there may be restrictions on the maximum size of each picture you can upload and the number of pictures you can put online.

Photobucket

www.photobucket.com

Blogger

www.blogger.com

What is a blog? It is just about anything you want, but technically it's short for “Web log.” You can share your experiences and thoughts on anything you like on your own personal blog, and your blog can follow any format you like. You can create your own photo blog using photos, and you can also add a lot of text if you like. Blogger is owned by Google. The online software is easy to use and also allows you to customize if you so choose.

As the Internet gets faster, you will probably see many more services such as ProtectMyPhotos.com with storage and software online. Many experts believe that this type of service is the wave of the future. Using the Internet would solve backing-up problems and allow you to avoid the headaches of having to regularly update software.

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