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SugarSync is an app much like any other standard cloud storage service such as Dropbox, Google Drive, Windows SkyDrive, iCloud, etc. However, its developers have taken a close look at these services and realized that they all do one thing - confine you to a box. SugarSync does its best to take you outside of the box that most cloud storage services confine your shared files to.
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A more portable laptop (in my case, an ultrabook) comes with all kinds of problems for the music enthusiast. The sound quality of Apple's built-in speakers is better than most, and I love iTunes' capabilities for organising my media library. However, anything resembling a decent music collection takes up most - if not all - of the available hard drive space. Without a gigantic hard drive, keeping a local music library simply isn't feasible.
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The Cloud is the answer to all the worlds problems, it would seem - a buzzword technology that sends computing full circle right back to where it started - with a thin client model and all the power in a remote server. Economic downturn? No problem - just put it in the cloud! World peace? There's a cloud app for that. I joke, of course - but there are actually some legitimate uses for this "new" technology.
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We put our files in the cloud to make things easier – we can access them anywhere and it’s our cloud storage provider’s job to keep them safe, not ours. But it doesn’t matter how reliable a cloud storage service is if you delete a file from your cloud drive and want it back later. Luckily, there are several ways you can restore deleted data. None of these methods are completely foolproof.
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Being able to sync from our many devices to the Cloud is an awesome benefit of modern computing. We’re able to take our files with us on mobile devices, access them from other computers without the need of a device like a flash drive or SD card, and it’s an excellent solution for backing up that data that we can’t live without. Speaking of backing up that data, one of the best, but seldom used, ways to use cloud storage services is to create a redundancy backup system.
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Have you ever found yourself in a position where you're trying to get files out of the cloud and send them to friends or colleagues via email? You probably end up having to download the file to your computer first and then uploading it once again in an email. With Chrome extension Cloudy, you can finally get rid of that unnecessary first step of downloading it to your desktop.
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Google Drive can be used to sync files between your computers, but that’s just one of its many features. Google wants Google Drive to be your new cloud hard drive, accessible from any device. To help make this happen, Google allows third-party apps to integrate with Drive. A Google Drive app works like a regular web app, except that it doesn’t store its files on its own web servers – it stores them in your Google Drive account.
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If you're looking to create a simple website, but don't want to spring for hosting, you probably already know how challenging it can be to find free and decent hosting. One possible option to look into is to use the online backup service Dropbox to host your website. We've already taken a brief look at how you can use Dropbox to host a website, but if you're looking for an in-depth guide, you've come to the right place.
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A few months ago, Joshua reviewed the iTwin -- an interesting device ($99) which when plugged into a computer, automatically creates an unlimited and secure file sharing network. Now, the iTwin has been updated to include SecureBox, an encryption feature which utilises Dropbox. We'll take you through iTwin SecureBox and show you exactly how it works. We're also giving away 5 iTwins at the end of this review! So if you're into file security and encryption, or if you're someone who values privacy, you won't want to miss this giveaway.
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Cloud storage services can be a lifesaver, especially when you keep backups of sensitive data on those clouds. The downside to cloud storage is that information is constantly passing between you and the server, and that information is not always secure. Backing up important data is smart--encrypting that data is even better so others can’t snoop in on it. BoxCryptor Unlimited Business is the cloud encryption solution for you. It’s available for USD $99.99 on Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8 as well as Mac. But this week, we’re giving away 25 copies of BoxCryptor Unlimited Business worth a total of $2,500 for FREE!
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If I was asked to name my favorite Mac OS X application, CloudApp—or Cloud, for short—would definitely make the shortlist. It's a nifty menubar utility that makes it incredibly easy to upload and share small files. CloudApp developer team has also published an API for their service, meaning other developers can create third-party CloudApp clients. Below, we'll be looking at five different CloudApp clients to use the service on most popular operating systems, desktop and mobile.
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This day and age it’s pretty uncommon to not see someone with a smartphone, tablet or laptop in a public place like a library. We’ve become quite reliant on them, wouldn’t you say? So reliant, we often say we "couldn’t live without them". In my experience, I have never owned a smartphone or tablet. And there have been occasions where I’ve been without a laptop for weeks at a time, usually due to it being repaired.
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There are a lot of note-taking apps out there. In fact I only recently wrote a review of my favorite Android tablet note-taking app called SuperNote. That's a great application for taking and saving notes locally on an Android device, but what do you do when you want to sync your notes with other online services, like e-mail or social networks?
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Using the Kindle Fire in Europe has just become easier, with the recent launch of Amazon Cloud Player in the UK, France and Germany. Available also for iOS, Android, and desktop computers, Amazon Cloud Player is Amazon’s answer to Google Music and iTunes Match, allowing storage of up to 250 songs in its free version. Users can also use the Amazon store to purchase and download tracks, which do not count in the 250 track limit.
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After some very popular cloud services such as Gmail, Google Docs/Drive, Dropbox, and more, the latest craze in cloud computing is cloud music. More specifically, cloud computing is the ability to play any song at any time from any device, anywhere in the world. There are already a number of cloud music services out there which either let you play any song in existence or any song that you already own. But which ones play nice with our favorite penguin?
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