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Top 10 Online Backup Services

Top 10 Online Backup Services

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CrashPlan+ Review

by on May 17, 2012

Most of us would like an online storage facility where we can backup our data and feel secure in the knowledge that we can retrieve it if in case our computer crashes. There are many online storage facilities available and prominent among them is the cloud based CrashPlan+. With MobileMe folding up, there is a need for a reliable and efficient online storage facility and this is where CrashPlan+ with its multilayered plans and flexible options comes into the picture. Given the fact that it is a cloud based storage facility, you need not worry about the safety and reliability of your data as following in the footsteps of Amazon Drive, CrashPlan+ offers retail users the same facilities as those offered to corporates. What more! You can back up your data from multiple computers and external devices as well. Further, the attractive options like background syncing and backup gives you the facility to continue your work while the data is getting backed up.
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Get More Space for Your Dropbox Account Free With Dropquest

May 17, 2012

Admittedly we’re a bit late telling you about this one, but there’s still time if you’re a Dropbox user and you would like to get your hands on some free extra storage. Dropquest, which is an online scavenger hunt done annually by the well known cloud storage company Dropbox, went live last Saturday and offers [...]

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How Pixar Nearly Lost Toy Story 2 to a Bad Backup

May 16, 2012

You’ve heard Mauricio tell you time and time again that you need multiple backups. Onsite, offsite, cloud based and non-cloud based; however you choose to backup your files just make sure that there is more than one copy of it and at least one of them is off-site (meaning far away from the other backup). [...]

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What You Need To Know Before Going for Cloud Backup Solutions

May 14, 2012

There’s the real cloud, and there’s the illusionist, fake, and make-believe cloud. It’s not too difficult to imagine countless vendors trying to do business to capitalize on the hype of cloud computing. When you backup your data using one of the many cloud data backup solutions which ones do you go for? Are you sure [...]

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Dropbox vs. SkyDrive: Why I Switched

May 14, 2012

I’ve been a Dropbox user since the service launched in late 2008. Since day one, I was a big fan of the service because of its simple user experience, fast syncing and good mobile apps. I’ve kept the service because I haven’t seen any good alternatives–until now. With the recent release of the SkyDrive Mac, [...]

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Something You should Know about Security and Safety of Cloud Storage

May 11, 2012

The explosion of digital information means that almost everyone has a lot of megabytes or gigabytes of information that needs to be stored. Whether you want to store digital photos, music that you have paid for, videos – both personal and commercial, or documents, you need to be sure that they are easily accessible when [...]

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Pogoplug Team: A New “Personal Cloud” Solution for your Business

May 10, 2012

What is Pogoplug? You may remember Pogoplug as the cloud storage company that put a new twist on the concept. In addition to offsite backup in the cloud, they also offered the option to buy a Pogoplug device and hook up whatever size harddrive you wanted to that device. In this way, all of the [...]

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20GB iCloud Bonus Extended and BackBlaze Announces May Coupon Code

May 9, 2012

Anybody fond of saving money will enjoy the fact that at least a few companies are looking out for your wallet this Tuesday. Big players in the cloud storage game, Apple and BackBlaze are extending and sending savings your way. Apple Extends 20GB iCloud for MobileMe Users Until September 30th Whatever your opinion on Apple, [...]

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CISPA: We Live in Exciting Times and We are Vulnerable too

May 7, 2012

Storagecraft.com had this short news item  on how a new bill now empowers storage backup, social media, Cloud vendors, ISP providers, and email providers to store information about their respective users and furnish this information to the federal agencies when asked for – all in the hope of preventing Cybercrime. CISPA, as techdirt.com articulately explains [...]

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Inglorious End to Megaupload though Alternates Aplenty Available

May 4, 2012

Megaupload was forced to pull down shutters because of its illegal file hosting. Megupload was indeed a widely appreciated site as people could with effortless ease download/ upload and share whatever materials they fancied. Megupload site was extremely user-friendly and did not carry a swarm of ads like most other file-sharing sites. However unfortunate the [...]

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Amazon Cloud Drive On Your Desktop and Dropbox Upset With Apple

May 3, 2012

Amazon Brings Cloud Drive to Mac and Windows Desktops Once Microsoft’s Skydrive made the leap onto people’s desktops it was only a matter of time before other companies followed suit; and Amazon has answered that call by launching their desktop app earlier today. Of course, this idea isn’t anything new. Dropbox has provided this kind [...]

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LG Enters Cloud Storage Market, is Samsung Next?

May 2, 2012

These days it seems like everybody is entering the cloud storage market, and really, why wouldn’t they? As our lives become more digital we will naturally move more of ourselves into the cloud. This happens because the quick digitalization of our lives has made our information, private and public, very easy to lose. People who [...]

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I Don’t Feel Good About Google Drive: Here’s Why

April 30, 2012

Disclaimer: This post is not to say that Google Drive isn’t good or is not an option for you, it might very well be. This post reflects a thought that’s pertinent to all users. It’s an underlying need we have that’s addressed rather fleetingly or the facts remained submerged at the endless sea of legal [...]

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ChromeOS Aura News

April 28, 2012

ChromeOS Aura Announced While ChromeOS, the popular cloud computing platform run by Google, has been available for over a year, the company has decided to relaunch the cloud-based operating system with a whole new look. Perviously, ChromeOS was a single window operating system, consisting only of the Chrome web browser. While some users liked this interface, [...]

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Walmart’s Fabulous Offer to Store your DVD Movies on the Cloud

April 26, 2012

The latest offer by Walmart to store your DVD movies online is a veritable boon to people who have bought movies aplenty on DVD. To retrieve and watch their favorite film, these movie buffs needed a computer optical disc drive or a DVD player.  Now the scenario changes with the service presently offered by Walmart. [...]

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Google Drive to win it all? – a first hands on review

April 25, 2012
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It has been hyped for weeks or even months — and finally it is here: the one and only Google Drive. If you’ve been following Cloudbackuping.com the last couple of days you most certainly noticed that we followed rumors about the launch date and possible features of the new service closely. Just before launching this Tuesday [...]

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Sony Expands PlayMemories Service and Google Drive iOS app at 98%

April 25, 2012

Yesterday’s Google Drive launch has sort of eclipsed all other news, and if you were a cloud storage service now would certainly not be the time to make a big announcement. But no worries, that will not leave you without a little bit of news on this fine Wednesday. I just can’t promise that some [...]

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SkyDrive Desktop App Now Live and Google Drive Rumors Continue

April 24, 2012

Big news, or rather rumors, have been coming out of both the Microsoft and Google camps in the past several days, but Microsoft has beaten Google to the punch by announcing some big updates to SkyDrive earlier today. Windows SkyDrive Desktop App Microsoft’s SkyDrive Desktop Application for Windows and Mac has just launched. If you [...]

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How Crashplan Online Backup Service Trumps Competition

April 23, 2012

Dropbox is more like a little (or big as you like) file folder in the cloud. iCloud is handy. Time Machine for Mac is the sexiest on-site non-cloud backup tool for Mac Users.  We, at cloudbackuping.com, have been excited about the new Google Drive launch but we feel let down since Google could do so [...]

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