Tip For Online File Storage
Backing up your key files -- on a disc other than your main one -- is a sound money practice at all times. While it can be done on a CD or external hard drive, the ideal method is to store 'off-site', like most businesses do, to protect against theft, fire, water, electric or other local damage. An added advantage of this approach -- access to your files from anywhere, without having to bring something with you.
Yet storing files online (on a service provider's secure server) has not really caught on among consumers, as to date the upload/download times have been slow, and costs relatively high. But a new generation of online storage that addresses these problems is hitting the market, so it's now worth considering this approach anew.
Michael Arrington at TechCrunch has a nice review of thirteen companies that offer online storage with some pizazz. Read the whole thing for details, or check out these three companies that Arrington found to 'really stand out' among the others:
● Omnidrive (pricing not yet available)
● Box.net (1GB/month for $2.99)
● Streamload (25 GB for free)
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The drawback of Michael Arrington’s TechCrunch review is the mysterious omission of www.ibackup.com' rel="nofollow">IBackup. IBackup is a pioneer in online backup and has been recommended by none other than the PC Magazine.
IBackup is fast because it does incremental and compressed backups. This greatly reduces network bandwidth by transferring only portions of files or folders that have been modified. So using IBackup gives value for your money.
With the snapshots feature in IBackup, you can restore up to previous 10 days of backup without having to pay for extra space. Ever heard of it somewhere? With www.ibackup.com/IBDriv...' rel="nofollow">IDrive, a user can map his online account as a drive on his computer and edit, delete or rename his files or folders as if they were in his own computer.
There is a free trial for 30 days after which you will have to subscribe to any of the flexible plans offered by IBackup. Give it a try and you will feel that online storage has never been this better.
You should also check out Data Deposit Box for online data backup. It's inexpensive and very easy to use. It takes about 2 minutes to install the online backup agent. Once installed it's fully automatic with nothing to remember and no procedures to follow. You can access your online data storage easily with a web browser.