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Five Best Online File Storage Services

3:00AM November 21, 2011 | Alan Henry

Working with the same files in multiple places used to be a hassle. You’d have to make sure to bring the file with you, email it to yourself, or save it in a place you could get to it later. Now, there are a number of online file storage and syncing services that will make your data available on as many computers as you like. Here’s a look at five of the best of those services. More »

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YouSendIt Now Offers Unlimited Cloud Storage And File Syncing

2:30AM July 27, 2011 | Melanie Pinola

YouSendIt, a popular service for sending large files to others, has recently added Dropbox-like online storage and syncing. A few big differences: an affordable unlimited storage plan, better sharing control and document signing. More »

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Primadesk Is A Centralised Web Manager For All Your Online Files

2:30AM July 9, 2011 | Melanie Pinola

Many of us rely on several different online services, like Google Docs, file syncing services, photo sharing and image hosting sites, and even probably a mix of webmail and corporate email providers. If you’d like a unified view of all your cloud content and way to drag and drop files between them, check out webapp Primadesk. More »

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Dropbox Vs The Alternatives: Which Online Syncing Service Is Right For You?

1:00AM July 8, 2011 | Melanie Pinola

Dropbox may be the most popular service for syncing files and storing them online, but that doesn’t mean it’s the best. Some of us are currently considering Dropbox alternatives due to recent security or privacy concerns, while others just want to see what else is available. Here’s how Dropbox stacks up against four other major online syncing services: Windows Live Mesh, SpiderOak, SugarSync and Wuala. More »

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Paper-To-Go For Android Scans Documents For Cloud Storage

12:30AM May 14, 2011 | Matthew Rogers

Android: Paper-to-Go is a document scanner that uses your device’s camera and converts the image into a PDF. The app is directly tied to OfficeDrop’s cloud service, where the PDF documents get processed with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to make any text in them searchable. More »

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Wuala Is A Powerful, Cross-Platform File Syncer

5:30AM May 4, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

Windows/Mac/Linux and iOS/Android: If you have more than a few gigs of files to sync between computers, Wuala is a great cross-platform tool that syncs, shares and saves multiple versions of your files, for a low (or free) price. More »

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Set Up An Automated, Bulletproof File Backup Solution

3:00AM April 1, 2011 | Adam Pash

More and more, the fragments of your life exist as particles on a disk mounted inside your computer — disks susceptible to temperature changes, power surges, fire, theft, static, and just plain wear and tear. Hard drives fail. It’s a fact of computing life. It’s not a matter of whether your computer’s disk will stop working; it’s a matter of when. The question is how much it will disrupt your life — and it won’t, if you have a backup copy. More »

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mSpot Ups Its Streaming Music Storage To 5GB

12:00AM April 1, 2011 | Kevin Purdy

mSpot, the stream-your-own-music service that covers Windows, Mac, Android and iOS, has raised the online storage for its free accounts to 5GB. More »

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Cloud Storage Faceoff: Windows Live SkyDrive Vs Dropbox

11:00AM March 30, 2011 | Adam Dachis

With Amazon’s recent entry into consumer cloud storage, we’ve got quite a few competitors offering great and varying options — but which one is the best? Here’s a look at Windows Live SkyDrive and Dropbox, and our top pick for storing your files in the cloud. More »

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Google Apps Now Offering Extra User-Controlled Storage Space

1:00AM March 3, 2011 | Kevin Purdy

Google Apps users, whether running a domain or helping out on one, can now purchase individual storage plans from Google, allowing for certain users to have extras space for Docs, pictures, and other organisational data. [Google Enterprise Blog]