I’ve written about my archiving methods and previously.  One method that is usually poo-pooed (can I use that term on here?) is straight backups to CD/DVD.  Sure it isn’t the most elegant, and I haven’t done it in years, but for a lot of people it’s a very simple and quick solution.  A CD may not be the best choice with today’s photo file sizes, but a DVD will hold about 5 GB.  That’s a lot of photos for the average person, unless you’re Jim.  But he’s anything but average.

Here’s a quick tutorial from Microsoft on how to “Archive your photos fast.”