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Offline TMB

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Is it just me, or is Photobucket not user friendly anymore?
« Reply #-1 on: November 23, 2013, 01:05:13 PM »
For the last few years I used photobucket for posting pictures but the last few times I have tried it won't work or the site freezes up for 30 seconds where other sites work just fine. 

Is it me??  I liked PB before they went to the new format but seemed to go to H#ll when they made the change. 

I post pictures now from my photo file on my computer now and pretty much gave up on PB

Your thoughts??? 
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Re: Is it just me, or is Photobucket not user friendly anymore?
« on: November 23, 2013, 01:20:30 PM »
I had some problems with PB when they went to the new format but now it seems to work fine for me. I do sometimes find it freezes, won't let you get next or previous photo or won't let you copy the image code. A click on the refresh icon, the little circle arrow, located to the right of the url window in IE or F5 usually fixes this. I don't use the PB window that shows up below a post in here but have PB open in another tab and go between tabs to post my photos. Hope this helps. Don
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Re: Is it just me, or is Photobucket not user friendly anymore?
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2013, 01:24:51 PM »
I just load them from my puter..less hassle for me.  I tried PB and didn't like it.   .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ
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Re: Is it just me, or is Photobucket not user friendly anymore?
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2013, 01:27:37 PM »
I think it is browser dependent.  I have had issues with Internet Explorer, but Chrome works perfectly.
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Re: Is it just me, or is Photobucket not user friendly anymore?
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2013, 01:30:16 PM »
I had some problems with PB when they went to the new format but now it seems to work fine for me. I do sometimes find it freezes, won't let you get next or previous photo or won't let you copy the image code. A click on the refresh icon, the little circle arrow, located to the right of the url window in IE or F5 usually fixes this. I don't use the PB window that shows up below a post in here but have PB open in another tab and go between tabs to post my photos. Hope this helps. Don
Thanks Do will try it out.  Easier to write step by step instructions when you can write the step over each pitcure insted of writiing then looking at a bunch of pictures

I think it is browser dependent.  I have had issues with Internet Explorer, but Chrome works perfectly.
Wish I could use another browser, using Kimmie's work lap top and they won't let me change anything  :(
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Re: Is it just me, or is Photobucket not user friendly anymore?
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2013, 01:31:09 PM »
I know Dee does not have one single complaint about it 8)
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Re: Is it just me, or is Photobucket not user friendly anymore?
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2013, 01:32:19 PM »
I know Dee does not have one single complaint about it 8)
LOL  :D  bet he will be on soon to say the same thing  ;)
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Re: Is it just me, or is Photobucket not user friendly anymore?
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2013, 01:37:11 PM »
I know Dee does not have one single complaint about it 8)
LOL  :D  bet he will be on soon to say the same thing  ;)
Now that's funny.    .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ
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Re: Is it just me, or is Photobucket not user friendly anymore?
« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2013, 01:54:43 PM »
I use google to store and post my photos. It works very well for me.

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You have 15 GB of free storage to share between Google Drive, Gmail, and Google+ Photos. Your storage use is based on which of the following items you’ve stored in these three products:

Gmail: All the messages and attachments in your mail, including those in Spam and Trash.
Drive: Files you’ve stored in Drive, like PDFs, images, and videos. Anything you’ve made with Docs, Sheets, and Slides won’t count towards your storage limit.
Google+ Photos: Only photos over 2048 x 2048 pixels and videos longer than 15 minutes count towards your storage limit.

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Re: Is it just me, or is Photobucket not user friendly anymore?
« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2013, 02:06:11 PM »
I just load them from my puter..less hassle for me.  I tried PB and didn't like it.   .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ

X2 - I've tried several photo sharing apps - most are just more hassle than they are worth (IMHO...  ;) ;D )
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Re: Is it just me, or is Photobucket not user friendly anymore?
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2013, 02:36:49 PM »
I use Photobucket all the time and haven't had any problems with it.  I didn't know you could
load the photos directly from your computer as the other boards I belong to will not allow that
since it is a storage issue and most boards do not have the space to store photos. Maybe I am
missing something here.
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Re: Is it just me, or is Photobucket not user friendly anymore?
« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2013, 03:25:38 PM »
I just post the pictures from the computer. Less steps involved.

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Re: Is it just me, or is Photobucket not user friendly anymore?
« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2013, 04:10:19 PM »
The only thing I can see about loading them from your PC is then they are stored here. If you use a host like PB or Picasa then they are stored there and don't take up memory here. Maybe a moderator will chime in here and let us know if I am right or wrong. Don
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Re: Is it just me, or is Photobucket not user friendly anymore?
« Reply #12 on: November 23, 2013, 04:27:11 PM »
Its always nice and a good idea to have your photos saved to someplace else than your computer. All it takes is a hard drive crash and they are all gone. My daughter learnt that one the hard way. Thats why I upload my photos to a site like PB or Picasa. I always say I am going to back them up on a disk but for some reason I never do.  ::)
Having them on a photo site also allows me to post them on other forums that don't allow you to upload to there server.

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Re: Is it just me, or is Photobucket not user friendly anymore?
« Reply #13 on: November 23, 2013, 05:41:24 PM »
I use google to store and post my photos. It works very well for me.

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You have 15 GB of free storage to share between Google Drive, Gmail, and Google+ Photos. Your storage use is based on which of the following items you’ve stored in these three products:

Gmail: All the messages and attachments in your mail, including those in Spam and Trash.
Drive: Files you’ve stored in Drive, like PDFs, images, and videos. Anything you’ve made with Docs, Sheets, and Slides won’t count towards your storage limit.
Google+ Photos: Only photos over 2048 x 2048 pixels and videos longer than 15 minutes count towards your storage limit.

Definitely X2 that - Google is the best all around free solution I have found on the 'net

Google (Picasa) web albums are my first choice because I can use my phone, tablet, and PC.  If I have images on my camera, I always now upload them to Google web albums because as smokendevo mentioned, you can upload an unlimited number of pics as long as they are not larger than 2048x2048 - the good thing is that you can set the pics to automatically not exceed that limit. Quick snapshots on my phone or tablet are also automatically sent to my web albums.

I tried Photobucket a few times, and while it is adequate, I have often seen posts where there is a problem - unless you are logged in to photobucket, you cannot see the image when the thumbnail is clicked to see the original.