The continuous advancement of technology has been giving us a lot of beneficial things which have been improving our living conditions. But along with the push-button appliances and medical technology that make our lives easier come the buzzwords—similar to jargons but with a more modern touch to them. Non-geeks, which comprise a huge portion of the online users, wouldn’t probably understand the buzzwords in a jiffy. One of the most pervasive buzzwords today is “cloud computing”. Cloud is a synonym for the Internet, and one would wonder why the geeks opted to rename something which has been around for more than a decade already.
It is an undeniable fact that many people love to store their files using the Internet. In fact, putting your digital treasures in the cloud isn’t as difficult as you might think. Here are four sensible ways of keeping track of your possessions in the digital world.
Keep saving your files on your computer’s hard drive. Avail of a synching service which silently and instantly makes copies of the contents of the folders to all your computers and online drives. Try using SugarSync or Box.net that gives 5GB of space for free. Also install the software on your Android phone to have on-the-go access to your files.
Make sure to use one or more online storage services. Dropbox, Box.net and Sugarsync services provide you with two options. One is to pay monthly fees for additional space and another is to limit uploads to a few GBs and pay nothing. You could also search for other online storage services which offer their goods for a lower rate.
Have a hard drive on the web. Though many people still prefer to keep their files at the comfort of their own homes, it would also be helpful for you to place your files in the cloud. Do this by using a storage device that is synched with your home network’s Internet. Make sure to have a password protection on your files to keep it safe from file burglars.
Put the contents of your PC on your home network and the Internet. Avail of some software that can do this for you. Opt for the PogoPlug which has downloadable versions for Macs and Windows. You can install this on your computer and run it anytime.
More options are being developed, and you may choose the one which makes you feel comfortable and safe. One highly anticipated storage media is the iCloud Service by Apple. Although it promises to offer comprehensive internet data storage, until this service shows promise, it is better to stick to the familiar.