Cloud Options To Consider
A couple of weeks ago, I went over the pros and cons of gradually moving a lot of your files, paper and data to a cloud hosted environment. I’ve been trying out a few different services and I thought that I’d share my thoughts so far. I think it’s worth taking a few hours to think about:
-What your needs are (depending if you plan to use it as a backup, to store photos, media files, etc, your needs will change greatly)
-What budget you are willing to use (if any.. You can do part of it for free)
-How much time you are willing to use
-Your technical skills (or lack of)
Your Main Options To Consider
Dropbox
About Dropbox: Private company hyped to become public at some point, it was founded a few years ago and has became the leading cloud source for consumers and small businesses
File types hosted in the clouds: Any type of file
How it works:You can install Dropbox on any of your PC’s or Mac computers. The selected folder will automatically sync with your dropbox account. Any file included in that folder will end up being sent over to Dropbox, hosted there, and copied to the folders of other computers that you have signuped with. Also, you can access all of those files either through the web by going to Dropbox.com or by using mobile apps for iphone or Android
Free space: 2gb (you can also get an additional 16gb for free by inviting friends)
Prices: 50gb for $9.99/month or $99/year, 100gb for $19.99/month or $199/year, etc
Flickr
About Flickr: Flickr is a photo sharing service offered by Yahoo that has grown to become a major platform for sharing but also having backups of photos
File types hosted in the clouds: Mostly photos and videos
How it works:You can sign up for a free account at Flickr. Once you log in, you can upload files in a similar way to what you would do when attaching photos to an email, by selecting them one by one.
Free space: 300mb
Prices: Unlimited space for $24.85 per year (nothing is ever *unlimited but it should be enough within reaon)
Evernote
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