[Boltman]

I use OneDrive as it is basically UNLIMITED storage (with a major cloud player) and syncs with any desktop or laptop too for your requirement of backup. Its cross platform and also allows you to share any folder with secure links that can be RO or RW. So for people who need to get you photos create a secure RW link for them to upload later to OneDrive.

Want to tag photos sure:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...#1TC=windows-7

Here is a way to get unlimited OneDrive storage and Office 365 for up to 5 computers/tablets

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/of...104367920.aspx


Get Office free from your school
Office 365 Education for Students is available for free to students who are enrolled at qualifying schools. Install Office on up to 5 PCs or Macs and on other mobile devices, including Android, iPad®, and Windows tablets.
All you need is a person with a .edu email.

Also those comes with OneDrive for Business which allows you to set up protected sharing/collaboration similar to Sharepoint too if you need that.

This is by far the cheapest and most effective way to manage stuff. The cloud should be part of your strategy.

3 copies of data
2 different media
1 off site

3-2-1

As for consumer level drives for "personal cloud" fine but don't use them for remote access. I have WDCloud (NAS) as part of my strategy but not for remote access..OneDrive is much better for remote access/colboration/sharing and more secure than your home network ever could be.

Use THIS to sync if you need to between a computer and NAS. Onedrive has built in cloud to desktop sync with its own app.

https://bvckup2.com/

(Free beta or pay the guy his name is Alex..this is by far best sync program out there)

Here is what I do:

Laptop to Onedrive to Desktop To NAS to mirrored HD backup in caddy using WD Safepoint

Thats:

SD card (sync) Original copy on HD (sync) Onedrive folder (sync) onedrive cloud(sync) Onedrive folder (sync) NAS (mirror) HD

6 permanent copies of data nearly automatic or a single button push. Only ONE copy out of my hands.

For photo management...Picasa