Time to get iPhoto files organized. Aperture?

I have been using iPhoto for 5 years. I sometimes used MobileMe Gallery to share photos, but added FlickR when some complained they had hard time accessing from a PC. So, I have some on MobileMe Gallery, some on FlickR, and some on both. I also created some events from home on an iMac, and others at work on my MacBook.
I have some down time this week, and want to get this whole mess better organized in one central place. (As well as migrate from MobileMe in anticipation of the shutdown in 6 months).
Is Aperture a good alternative? Does Aperture have Cloud Storage too?
Thanks

Not clear what you're asking here really and before you embark on any "getting organised" projects I think you need to be clear on what you're trying to do.
As for sharing photos: Settle on one sharing service. Flickr? Then delete your galleries from MM and recreate them in Flickr.
I also created some events from home on an iMac, and others at work on my MacBook.
By "created some events" do you mean "I imported some pics on one machine and others on a second machine"? If so, you can export from one and import to the other, or merge the two libraries with iPhoto Library Manager
Aperture is an excellent app, but I'm not sure why you ask about it. It won't solve any of the issues you describe, and if you do migrate to it a: you would be best to sort these things out first and b: remember there is a significant learning curve with it.
Neither iPhoto not Aperture have "cloud storage", so I'm not sure what you're asking here.
Regards
TD

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