External drive, burn DVDs, upload to flickr. I don't even leave them on my laptop anymore. An external drive can die like a computer drive does, so it is a good idea to either burn discs or upload to a site with unlimited storage in addition to storing on a hard drive.
I learned the hard way not to ever erase my camera's memory cards until I have backed up everything on them in at least two places.
Re: How do you store your pictures?
They're all on our desktop and on an external hard drive. I also print a bunch of them every couple of months and have those stored in photo albums.
External drive, burn DVDs, upload to flickr. I don't even leave them on my laptop anymore. An external drive can die like a computer drive does, so it is a good idea to either burn discs or upload to a site with unlimited storage in addition to storing on a hard drive.
I learned the hard way not to ever erase my camera's memory cards until I have backed up everything on them in at least two places.