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Congrats on the 30D and welcome to digital...you won't regret it!
The storage factor is probably the biggest adjustment, and it helps if you think it through and adopt a system before you put your eggs in the wrong basket.
Websites disappear, hard drives die, etc; the best advice is to store them in at least two places (and perhaps physically as well in case of fire). It's nice not to have boxes of film and prints to physically take up space, but don't be lazy and store them on your hard drive, only to lose your photos when it dies in a few years.
Personally I have a large external drive where I keep my photos and other media (music etc). I also have a real web host for my web pages with enough space to echo my entire library (surprisingly less than $5 a month) which I upload to whenever I take (or to be more accurate, edit) new photos. Not only does this serve as a second location for backup, but I can access my library from anywhere. (see joshwardell.com/pics)
Additionally once every several months I back up my whole photo library onto a DVD.
I reserve the photo hosting service as more of a place to put my better or more interesting shots. I like Flickr because it's not just a place for storage, but brings in the community aspect with comments and exploring and just does a great job. Though I pay for a pro account I only upload a few photos a month (just my better ones) so I probably could get away with a free one.
I don't have a battery grip but I think you have your own reasoning to get one already.
The remote release is something I always need for taking long exposure shots and don't want to move the camera or wait for the timer. The only downside is the D30 uses the N3 type which for some reason charges an arm and a leg for ($70-100). The Rebels use the other type which, despite being the same thing with a different connector, costs only $15-25. And now that you mention it I still have my N3 release, forgot to sell that with my D60...
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