Flickr acquired by SmugMug

I mention often that Flickr is a good way to backup and share photos because Flickr gives you 1 TByte of free storage.
I will watch and see what happens with the announcement made today.

New Note:  2019  1 Free TByte is gone. They gave everyone a few months notice to move their photos before they deleted them off of everyone's account.

Announcement
April 20, 2018

We’re excited to announce that Flickr has agreed to be acquired by SmugMug, the photography platform dedicated to visual storytellers.

SmugMug has a long history of empowering people who love photography and who want to improve their craft, making them a perfect fit for Flickr and our creative community. With SmugMug, we’ll continue to focus on you, the Flickr members who inspire us all with your work.

Nothing will change immediately with regard to your Flickr account. You will still access Flickr with your current login credentials and you will have the same Flickr experience as you do now. We will continue to work to make your Flickr experience even better.

We think you are going to love Flickr under SmugMug ownership, but you can choose to not have your Flickr account and data transferred to SmugMug until May 25, 2018. If you want to keep your Flickr account and data from being transferred, you must go to your Flickr account to download the photos and videos you want to keep, then delete your account from your Account Settings by May 25, 2018.

If you do not delete your account by May 25, 2018, your Flickr account and data will transfer to SmugMug and will be governed by SmugMug’s Terms and Privacy Policy.

Read more detailed FAQs about this transition on the Flickr Blog.

We’re happy that Flickr is your home for photography and we look forward to the next chapter in our adventure together as we join the SmugMug family.

Thanks,
The Flickr Team

Family Recipes

How do you share family recipes between family members?

I created a closed blog just for our family.

• It is free. 
• Each post is a recipe. 
• Everyone can search for a title or food item on the blog.
• I have categories [labels] to search through.
• This is available to all family members wherever they are in the world, so long as they have the internet.
• The closed blog included no one would find it through a Google Search or scrolling through Blogspot for different blogs. Only those with the link would see these posts.

I have given other family members the ability to add their own recipes This is very helpful as in-laws come into the family or new recipes are tried. I also don't have to be the only one adding them in.

C is for Connect with Family

Once you have files on Google Drive you will want to share it with family members.

The following instructions teach how to share the file with someone else. A message will be sent from Google Drive directly to those you are sharing the file with.

1. Right click on the file or folder you want to share with your family.
The following menu appears.

2. Click on Share...
The following appears.

You now identify what you want your family to do with the file.

View		Allows others to view the document
Edit		Allows others to view and make changes to the document.

The default is that Anyone with the link can edit the file or folder.
If you only want them to view the document do the following:

1. Click the drop down arrow with the Anyone with the link can edit 
The following option appears.

2. Select Anyone with the link can view to change the option.

3. Click Send.


For more of the A to Z challenge posts on Google Drive
click the How to use Google Drive from A to Z 
located on the right under Pages.