ZumoDrive is yet another example of cloud storage, similar to Dropbox, SpiderOak, SugarSync, box.net, and so on. Dave, our illustrious leader of PCMech, uses Dropbox and Mozy for file sync and backup on his Macs. Per a recent discussion I had with him about cloud storage, he has no complaints for either service. I went with ZumoDrive instead. To be completely...

I am a big fan of Dropbox. I use it all the time. If you’re not familiar with it, it is an online storage service which integrates directly with your computer. Once you set it up, you have a folder on your machine called “Dropbox”. File operations on that folder are done locally so it is super fast. Then Dropbox auto-syncs everything to your...

Looking for a last minute gift for the geek in your family? Look no further. This is a useful “toy” that every geek will love.A few months back, I was looking for a NAS (Network Attached Storage) for my home network to replace an aging unit that had begun experiencing problems. After researching several options, I chose the Synology Disk Station...

USB flash drives have become so standardized and normal that people don’t think much of them anymore. Whereas they used to be fairly expensive (considering), nowdays you can easily get 8GB drives for as little as $20. Reminds me of the old days when we had to use floppy diskettes and we thought we were rocking out with modern technology. Since there is...

Something interesting to think about is how long data will last, because as everyone knows, nothing is forever. Here’s a rundown on how long you can expect the media you use to last. "Media" defined: Data storage on something physical that you own, be it hard disk, optical, flash or tape. I don’t list floppy diskettes because nobody uses...

Unless it’s the storage capacity of a CompactFlash card. The new Extreme III card from SanDisk will be available in October of this year for $300. This is SanDisk’s largest-capacity CF card ever to date. Who would want one of these things? Odds are video pros would use this more than anyone else. The 32GB translates to 80 minutes worth of HD video...

Foxmarks is a freely available add-on for the Mozilla Firefox web browser. Normally what you would do to send/retrieve your bookmarks is use the Foxmarks servers to store this information, however if you host your own web site (or just use free FTP space provided by your ISP) you can store your own bookmarks privately via FTP. See video below for...

There are two facts which are pretty much indisputable:Most of us are working with not only more files, but much larger files, than we were only a few years ago. Most of us have an old PC which we don’t really have a use for.Solution: You can use that old PC as network storage. It is easy to do.It is called Network Attached Storage, or simply NAS....

If you’ve got an old 512MB (or less) USB flash drive (pen drive, thumb drive, whatever) hanging around, it’s time to ditch it. Why? Because 1GB flash drives are seven bucks. I kid you not. Put down some pennies and grab one. I’d get two. Want some extra storage? How does 4GB sound? Good? Yep. How much? 22 bucks. It’s almost (but not...

I’m going to say first that Apple’s Time Capsule – even never having used it – is a good product for the fact it’s easy and it’s got a crapload of space for backing up your stuff. A problem that has plagued computer users for years is that there’s really been no easy backup solution, but Time Capsule truly does make it...