tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534827.post5089561404555106598..comments2024-03-27T22:02:52.479-04:00Comments on Digital ProTalk: Business Day Thursday; Super Secure, Super Easy, Super Cheap On-Line StorageDavid Ziserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02674227631785266632noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534827.post-61408534610570022752008-10-03T17:30:00.000-04:002008-10-03T17:30:00.000-04:00David, Nice post, but I am still leary of online s...David, Nice post, but I am still leary of online storage. Who has access to all of your stuff while it's on 'the net'? Who will have access in the future? What happens to everyone's data when Amazon changes owners or disappears in some unforseen circumstance?<BR/><BR/>I know that there are answers to these questions, but in the end, I still like to be the owner of my data. Local storage and network attached storage are so cheap these days, that I don't see why people wouldn't just backup at home and keep an offsite backup at the office, or your parents' house for example.<BR/><BR/>A terybyte drive is $129 today. It'll be under $100 within a few short months. Drobos are readily available.<BR/><BR/>With storage so fast and so cheap, I don't understand the appeal of online storage.<BR/>...just another viewpoint.Mark Roberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00393686512847137977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534827.post-4022728307028892182008-10-03T12:13:00.000-04:002008-10-03T12:13:00.000-04:00You can for less than $50 per year you can store u...You can for less than $50 per year you can store unlimited JPEG images on Smugmug and it does not cost anything to upload or download them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534827.post-80291164492754450112008-10-03T00:49:00.000-04:002008-10-03T00:49:00.000-04:00Here are some online backup reviews:http://www.bac...Here are some online backup reviews:<BR/><BR/>http://www.backupreview.info/category/our-reviews/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17534827.post-57497726539933631852008-10-02T11:52:00.000-04:002008-10-02T11:52:00.000-04:00After a fruitless search for on-line backups (Mozy...After a fruitless search for on-line backups (Mozy, Carbonite and others just didn't seem to suit me), I thought about Amazon's storage services and got basically where you did. <BR/><BR/>I'm test driving BeInSync and liking what I'm seeing. They are a combination system where you can sync folders on two or more computers and have the Amazon storage available as well. <BR/><BR/>The on-line storage is good in the sense that it will maintain 2 or more versions of a file depending on your settings. Kind of allowing you to "go back" if you accidentally make a change to a key file and didn't have an original to work from. I could see the cost adding up to a serious amount though if you upload all your raw files, plus all revisions and want to keep them there.<BR/><BR/>My initial thought is that I will sync key folders with a family member's computer to provide my off-site backup. No action is necessary on my part once I decide to share a folder (say "My Documents"). This is the key for me. BeInSync watches all my folders and immediately starts an upload as soon as a file is saved. I don't have to do anything.<BR/><BR/>It also has a shared folder feature which could be used for giving client access to files but that isn't important to me.<BR/><BR/>I'm just on my way to the other computer right now to set it up and see if I like this system.<BR/><BR/>For me, this is still a secondary backup. Deleting a file locally appears to also delete the sync'd file. I have backup software in-house to give me zip files that I can archive on dvds and have protection against corrupted files etc.OmarFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099058655900354907noreply@blogger.com