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The Best Cloud Storage Solutions

The Best Cloud Storage Solutions
With nearly ubiquitous Internet connectivity these days, there's no reason you shouldn't have access to all your important documents not only via your PC at your desk at work, but also from your smartphone on the train home, from your tablet on your couch, and from the laptop in your hotel room or kitchen. Cloud-based storage and syncing services can make seamless your access to Word docs, PDFs, spreadsheets, photos, any other digital assets—no more emailing files to yourself or plugging and unplugging USB thumb drives. We've rounded up the best of these services to help you decide which you should use. With these services, all your files are always accessible and in their most up-to-date state. If you don't yet have a service for storing and syncing your data in the cloud, you need one. Which one you choose depends on the kinds of files you store, how much security you need, whether you plan to collaborate with other people, and which devices you use to edit and access your files.

Firedrive | Free Cloud Storage for Everyone The Best Online Backup Services of 2016 - The Best Online Backup Services | Roundup We all love technology because it makes so many things in life easier: Composing documents, editing photos and videos, and listening to music, for starters. Computers have become indispensable tools for business and financial purposes, too. But technology, like it or not, occasionally fails. Just ask Delta and other companies that have suffered recent computer outages. It can happen to a giant corporation, and it can happen to your humble hard drive. Hard drive crashes and editing mishaps aren't the only things online backup can protect you from: There are also more traditional disasters such as fires, floods, and earthquakes, which can spell the end of your digital media and documents. Though there's some overlap, online backup services shouldn't be confused with cloud storage and syncing services like Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive. Some online backup services' prices only cover one PC, while others specify a number of machines you can use in one account.

Google Drive - free online storage from Google on the App Store TOP 3 des sites pour le stockage des fichiers en ligne gratuit Cela fait 1 mois que j'ai changé d'ordi pour passer d'un Macbook défoncé à un Chromebook qui ne bosse que sur internet. Pour le transfère des fichiers, cela a été un peu délicat avec un disque dur compatible uniquement avec Mac possédant 250 Go de films, musiques, photos,... J'ai donc utilisé plusieurs sites pour stocker mes fichiers. Attention, je ne vous parle pas de sites avec un espace misérable comme dropbox ou google drive, mais de sites pouvant stocker plus de 50 Go de fichiers. Le prochain article sur ce sujet sur mon compte Twitter Mega est au top du top pour le stockage de fichiers gratuit Je l'ai dit en janvier, Mega est le précurseur des offres à 50 Go gratuits et du cloud à petit prix. Shared.com : 100Go d'espace de stockage gratuit... Nouveau venu sur la scène du stockage en ligne gratuit, Shared.com se veut plus comme un espace de stockage en ligne sécurisé et très simple à partager que comme un "disque dur" virtuel.

The Beginner's Guide to PC Backup We all know we're supposed to back up our data. We could go so far as to say that a backup of digital data is essential to a person's well-being and peace of mind. (One copy of a file on your computer does not a backup make. Redundancy, people, redundancy.) Why, then, do so many people still not bother to back up? Even after losing an important document, irreplaceable photo, or entire sets of financial records, some still don't take the time. What to Back Up (In Addition to The Obvious) It might seem like enough to point your backup software to your documents, pictures, videos, and music folders and let it do its thing. Email It's unlikely that your email client software—if you're still using that instead of a Web-based system like Gmail or Outlook.com—places your email data files in a convenient place for backup. You can back up the PST manually, of course, but since it can get big, that's not always easy. Browsers Why back up your window to the Web? But who only uses one browser?

The Best Shared Web Hosting Services of 2016 What Is Shared Web Hosting? Believing that your business doesn't need a website is delusional. Every business needs an online presence, regardless of its size. It doesn't matter if you're the CEO of a multinational corporation or the owner of a neighborhood cafe, you need a website so that potential customers can buy your products online or at least learn more about your brick-and-mortar business. After all, an attractive, easy-to-use, and informative site can pull in new clients and customers. See How We Test Web Hosting Services Unlike a dedicated hosting server that powers a single site, a shared web hosting server houses multiple sites. The downside to shared hosting? That said, not all shared hosting plans are created equal. Naturally, you'll pay more for an upper-level service, but you'll get more features. What to Consider The chart above focuses on the web hosts that boast the best shared hosting plans of all the services we've reviewed. Then there's the OS question.

The Best Website Builders for 2016 It's never been easier to set up your own website, whether it's for personal or business use. Three of our favorite online website builders have recently undergone major updates, all of which further simplify getting your DIY website online. Squarespace's new version offers full-page editing, for example. But why go to the trouble of building a site at all these days? There are several reasons. Getting your own website used to require a lot of tech wizardry such as knowledge of servers, HTML, site registrars, and Web hosting services, but thankfully, we live in the age of easy online site builders. The services included here let you make a well-designed, mobile-capable site with minimal technical knowledge. Most of the services here offer free options, too, though if you choose that path, your site will include branding from the provider, which will necessarily make your site less impressive to savvy surfers—and shoppers.

The Best Web Hosting Services of 2016 Large or small, every business needs a website. A company without a Web presence leaves many opportunities on the table, as a well-designed website is a factor to attracting clients or customers. And those visitors can translate into big money. You don't want to miss out on the money, so choosing a Web hosting service and setting up your website is essential. Fortunately, with the right service, the process can be relatively simple and reasonably affordable. Getting StartedThe first step is to find a Web host, the company that will store your website's files on its servers and deliver them to your readers' and customers' browsers. Web hosting services also offer different types of hosting, including shared, virtual private server (VPS), dedicated hosting, and managed WordPress hosting plans. If you're not sure of the type of hosting your business needs, you might want to start small, with shared Web hosting. Uptime, Uptime, Uptime!

One Photo in Many Places Photo Q. How do I make my photos also post to and simultaneously? A. To link your Facebook and Twitter accounts, open the Instagram app on your phone or tablet, and select the Profile tab in the bottom-right corner of the screen. Repeat the process by selecting Twitter on the Linked Accounts screen and entering your login information. After you have connected your Facebook, Twitter and any other services to your Instagram account, if you want to post a photo to all (or some) of them select the photo and apply your filters. Continue reading the main story

The 10 Best External Hard Drives of 2016 Adding storage has never been cheaper. For around $50, you can add a terabyte of storage to your laptop or desktop. That's enough for more than 750,000 MP3s or photos, or more than 230 full-length movie files. Every computer out there, from mega-huge desktop towers to budget-price Windows tablets, can connect to at least one hard drive. If you're lucky enough to have multiple I/O ports, you can hook up many more. Hard-Drive Types There are two types of external drives. Desktop-class models currently top out at 8 terabytes (TB) per mechanism, but some drive manufacturers put two to four mechanisms into a chassis for more storage (e.g., two 4TB drives for a total of 8TB of storage). A word about multiple drives: You can increase capacity, speed, or data protection by buying an external RAID array, but multiple drives add expense and (some) complexity. Input, Need Input External drives connect to PCs and Macs via their external cables. How Important Is Drive Speed? LaCie Fuel

Tutorial: How to Add Textures in PhotoshopGraphicStock Blog Looking for ways to add depth to your photos? Textures are an invaluable resource for creating more dynamic images, and they’re pretty easy to use. The following tutorial will show you how to create a compelling image by adding several textures to a photo’s background. Step One: Open Your Images in Photoshop First you’ll want to open your photo and textures in Photoshop. For this tutorial, we’re using a stock photo of blueberries, a photo of wooden floorboards, a cement texture, and an image of parchment paper. Step Two: Combine the Images into One Photoshop Document The blueberry photo and three textures should all be open in their own tabs in Photoshop. Step Three: Group the Texture Layers Select all of the texture layers at once, then right click on the layers and select “Group from Layers…” Step Four: Add a Vector Mask With “Group 1” selected, hold down the Option key and click “Add vector mask.” Step Five: Paint Over the Layer Mask Step Six: Blend the Textures Step Seven: Adjust the Levels

Spring- 01 - 5 Spring Cleaning Tips to Go Paperless What's the point of capturing tons of information if there is no easy way to retrieve it? Converting your scanned documents to PDF is a first good step in order to make your files compatible with every operating systems (Windows, Mac, Linux, IOS, Android,…). Another great benefit of the PDF format is that you can make it searchable. That means that you can search for a word or sentence within its content without having to go through the entire document yourself.

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