Cliff wrote:  " A while ago while using Photobucket I tried their bulk up
loader tool. It worked well enough.
> But there was a catch. The tool required that I accept a two way
communication allowing them to put something on my computer to facilitate
the up load process.
> This was a mistake on my part because whoever they had working for them
thought it would be a fun thing to also load that bulk up loader tool with
a whole suite of trojans worms and viruses. It took me hundreds of hours to
clear it all away, and I still have residual negative effects."

I've been using Photobucket for quite some time now.  Most of the time, I
am uploading photos from my phone, but, when I have used the bulk upload
tool, I have not had any issues.  My computer is provided by my employer
(large fortune 100 company) and they are very concerned about security.
I'm sure if there was anything harmful, our security protocols would have
cut me off in mid-stream and would not have allowed me to continue.  I
don't know how long ago you tried it, but my experience is fairly recent.

Jim T: " I get a small picture, about 3" by 5" on my screen and there does
not seem to be an easy way to make it bigger. This is my objection to
Photobucket."

 I just logged into my Photobucket account and you are correct, when you
click on a photo, you initially get a rough;y 3X5 picture.  Also, as you
have indicated, there is not an obvious means with which to zoom or enlarge
the photo.  However, just for grins, I placed my cursor over the picture
that I was looking at and clicked on it and it zoomed to almost full screen
size.  Here is a link to a photo on my account if you want to try it.
http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab265/docholladay0820/Lakeside%20Saw/IMAG0257.jpg

>From my personal experience, (I have a Picasa account as well), I have
found Photobucket easier to use.  It is easy to upload items from either my
phone or my computer.  It is easy to organize items into albums and easy to
create/embed links in other things that I may be using.  In most cases, I
can evey create custom URL's for my albums.  Admitedly, I haven't used
Picasa much of late so they may have incorporated a lot of these functions,
but I haven't had any reasons not to use Photobucket so that is what I have
been using.

Thanks,

Doc

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