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Mar 30, 2006
Todd Zeigler
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Diving into Online Storage

Like a lot of people, I work from multiple computers. I have a personal laptop, a work laptop, and randomly find myself using different machines when going to meetings, traveling or visiting friends and family. So I have a problem getting files from one machine to another. I have a flash drive I use on occasion, but usually resort to emailing myself files I know I’ll be working on. The result is multiple versions of documents and, well, confusion. In talking to friends, lots of people have this problem.

I’ve been using Netvibes as my homepage for awhile now and recently tried out the Box.net tool Netvibes offers as a plug in. Box.net is an online storage service that allows you to access your uploaded documents from any computer with an Internet connection. It is a great product. Box.net stores up to one GB worth of documents for free, and includes features like tagging, the ability to make documents private or public and extremely fast uploads and downloads. There are a number of other players in this space besides Box.net, including Amazon.com.

I’ve been using Box.net pretty cautiously so far. I’m not storing any documents that are sensitive in nature and make sure to have local backups of anything I post to Box.net. But having just used this service for a little while, I’m sold on the power of online document storage and will be watching closely as the online storage industry matures.

  • http://www.pageflakes.com Christoph Janz

    Hi there,

    Good posting, Box.net and Netvibes are great.

    Just a shameless note…my startup, Pageflakes, released a Box.net Module today. You can check it out at http://www.pageflakes.com. Feedback appreciated!

    Best regards

    Christoph

  • http://www.pageflakes.com Christoph Janz

    Hi there,

    Good posting, Box.net and Netvibes are great.

    Just a shameless note…my startup, Pageflakes, released a Box.net Module today. You can check it out at http://www.pageflakes.com. Feedback appreciated!

    Best regards

    Christoph

  • Mike

    I tried it and it works perfectly. It’s really simple and you don’t even need to go to box.net to sign up. Thanks for the heads up Christoph.

  • Mike

    I tried it and it works perfectly. It’s really simple and you don’t even need to go to box.net to sign up. Thanks for the heads up Christoph.

  • http://www.pageflakes.com Christoph Janz

    Glad you like Pageflakes! Thanks for getting back so quickly Mike.

  • http://www.pageflakes.com Christoph Janz

    Glad you like Pageflakes! Thanks for getting back so quickly Mike.

  • jazzy

    The online storage industry is mature now and have been around for so many years. I have been using online
    storage     from IBackup for at least 6 years as of today. As posted by you it
    is a boon when you need your important files in another location or another computer. Another usage is when your system gets clogged by files which you can’t get away with but do not need access now, just move it to your online storage and get it back when needed.

  • jazzy

    The online storage industry is mature now and have been around for so many years. I have been using online
    storage     from IBackup for at least 6 years as of today. As posted by you it
    is a boon when you need your important files in another location or another computer. Another usage is when your system gets clogged by files which you can’t get away with but do not need access now, just move it to your online storage and get it back when needed.

  • Tech_nick

    Hi Jazzy, I did try IBackupIDrive with which I did try sharing data with my friends and colleagues. It looks fast and for me the biggest relief is that the data is encrypted. Have a go at this

  • Tech_nick

    Hi Jazzy, I did try IBackupIDrive with which I did try sharing data with my friends and colleagues. It looks fast and for me the biggest relief is that the data is encrypted. Have a go at this

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