iTwin SecureBox Review and Giveaway
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.
Backup Your Files To Box, Google Drive, SkyDrive And More With Duplicati [Cross Platform]
So you have your Box, Google Drive or SkyDrive account, but how do you automatically add files to them? They are quite useful for manually adding files to, but what if you wanted to use the storage space to back up your computer files? Well, there aren’t too many options, especially free ones, that allow you to do this.
Saying Goodbye: 5 Alternatives To The Optical Disc
With computers growing smaller and lifestyles going mobile, less devices offer sufficient space for internal optical drives. Presently, the market is kept afloat by Blu-ray consumer home video sales, but in terms of data storage, optical discs are slowly becoming obsolete. Moreover, while most movie buyers still prefer to own a physical copy of their purchase, this market, much like the music market, will soon be taken over by streaming services.
Prepare For The Worst: Disaster Recovery Tips You Need To Use Now
Your biggest enemy is simply putting it off.
Dropbox Offers Up To 25 GB Free Storage Space To Students And Schools [Updates]
You really have to give it Dropbox, they seem to always find a way to give users more and more free storage space—from the free 500 MB space for referral sign-ups to additional 500 MB of storage for photo uploads. And now if you're a college student anywhere in world, you qualify as part of Dropbox's Space Race Program for an extra 3 GB of Dropbox space for two years, plus up to 25 GB of space for your school for two years.
Dropbox - One Of The Must-Have Apps If You Own An iPhone
Ever since I went over to the Dark Side earlier this year to get my cookies and buy an iPhone, one app has been completely invaluable to me - Dropbox. In fact, I would go as far to say that if Apple dropped the Dropbox app from its iOS system, then I would be so angry that I would seriously consider going back to Android phones. That's how much I like Dropbox's iPhone app. Why do I like it so much? Let me show you the love.
Top 10 Uses For Dropbox You May Not Have Thought Of
For many advanced computer users, Dropbox is the premiere cloud-based storage and sharing document service. It has replaced the Documents folder on my Mac, and is the primary way I sync files between my devices. Similar and equally useful free services include Google Drive and Box.com. We've already covered some awesome ideas for using Dropbox, but here are a handful of other ideas for new and maybe more experienced users of Dropbox.
Which Is The Mobile Cloud Option For You? iCloud vs. SkyDrive vs. Google Drive
It seems the cloud is hard to escape these days - both in your daily tech life, and on websites such as ours. Only last week I wrote an article about cloud-based PowerPoint alternatives, the week before an article about DOS games in the cloud and before that you might have caught me harping on about online backup solutions. There’s good reason for the buzz - it’s both handy and a growing necessity.
Could a Hurricane Take Down The Internet? [INFOGRAPHIC]
If you're living in certain parts of the United States, then you will be very familiar with the weather phenomenon known as "hurricanes" and indeed recently, you had Hurricane Isaac ripping across your shores. Obviously, violent weather of this kind causes a tremendous amount of damage, both to infrastructure and to peoples lives in general. But have you ever taken into consideration that a hurricane could potentially bring down the Internet?
SugarSync: The Most Well-Rounded Free File Backup & Syncing Service
File backup is not a new conversation or topic by any means. If you search Google for “file backup” you will likely be overwhelmed by services and articles on the topic. It is a vast market and there is a lot to choose from. Within this market, however, only a few stand out. We know most of them: Dropbox, Google Drive, SkyDrive and others like Mozy, SpiderOak, and on and on. Among all of those there is still one that rises above the rest and that is SugarSync.
Your Cloud Media Center: How To Stream Videos From Dropbox
You'll want to watch your videos on your laptop one day, and on your media center the next. A simple solution to this problem can be found with Dropbox, but not the way you're thinking. Instead of synchronising your videos across multiple computers, you can use Dropbox to stream your video on any internet-enabled computer.
Read This Before Choosing An Online Backup Provider
Backing up your files is a no-brainer - at least it should be. Hardware failure, security breaches, natural disasters, thieving scumbags and clumsiness can all lead to heart-in-mouth moments when you realise that your precious data might be gone for good. Data recovery where possible can cost thousands, but you should find a personal online backup solution for less than $100 per year.
InSync Is Google Drive For Power Users
Dropbox has long been considered the main player in cloud data synchronization, but services like Google Drive and Microsoft's SkyDrive are busy making a comeback. With a big and familiar user base, and more competitive pricing, it'll be hard on Dropbox to maintain its current position in the market. Personally, I've always been a Google fanboy, so when Google Docs changed into Google Drive, I was naturally very excited.
Cloud Storage Options For the HP TouchPad That You Should Know About
HP TouchPad users have a number of cloud options (whether using webOS or Android), enabling them to ensure that data remains safe on a remote server that can be accessed from a different computer in the event of mobile device failure.
How To Sync Any Folder To SkyDrive, And How To Use SkyDrive On Windows XP
Microsoft’s new SkyDrive is a great entry in the cloud storage wars -- it competes toe-to-toe with Dropbox, Google Drive, and the rest. However, it has some limitations. We’ll show you how to overcome these limitations and use SkyDrive the way you want to.
What Is The Best Backup Solution? [Geeks Weigh In]
Ten years ago an external hard drive – or even a physical disc such as a CD-ROM – was the only practical way to back up files. Consumer-grade network storage solutions were primitive, expensive and hard to use. Cloud storage? What's cloud storage? More choice is great, but it also brings a dilemma. What should you choose to handle your backups?
Organize & Sort Your Dropbox Automatically With SortMyBox
Dropbox and Box users can take advantage of SortMyBox -- a free service that lets you create filters to automatically organize newly uploaded files.
8 Of The Best Mobile Apps For Your Dropbox [Android / iOS]
We've really only just reached the point were lots of apps are being written with integration to cloud storage in mind. Because of this, you may not have realised that quite a few very useful apps have popped up with integrated Dropbox syncing. We'll be covering some of the best of these today.
5 Ways to Securely Encrypt Your Files in the Cloud
Your files may be encrypted in transit and on the cloud provider’s servers, but the cloud storage company can decrypt them -- and anyone that gets access to your account can view the files. Client-side encryption is an essential way to protect your important data without giving up on cloud storage.