Yesterday I've complied a list of all file storage sites. File Savr is currently having a promotion until September 15' 2008. Free for life file upload account if you register before September 15' 2008. 10GB is maximum file size where as total size of files that can be stored is 250 GB.

File Savr is advertising that this file upload service is useful for Bloggers and Digg users who mostly doesn't have their own hosting service and upload files to Megaupload or other file storage services. As a general rule for using web based file storage systems, If you can make sure you encrypt files before uploading so that your file integrity is not compromised. I'll be covering in my future articles all available encryption methods. Truecrypt is one of them that can be used to encrypt files before uploading. TrueCrypt got popular for encrypting files on USB drives.

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Wixi is a web-based service that users will be able to access it from practically any device (iPhone version on http://iphone.wixi.com). Users can access any time, anywhere, and from any device the media content without installing any application. Good news is that service is available for free for life for users who registers on their site before October 1' 2008. This unlimited storage is as per writings on their website and may be differently interpreted.

Web users who register within 1 month of the launch will enjoy the benefits of unlimited file storage for free. Beginning in October, new members will enjoy 3 GB of media storage on the network for free, or opt for Wixi's premium service, which will allow unlimited file storage for $4.99 per month and $50 per year.

Some of the not so good news --

-> Does not work in Chrome, Not compatible with Google Chrome, Safari and Opera. No opera then Wii users not be able to view these media files on their TVs through Wii Opera browser with wi-fi internet channel.
->If you were not the original uploader the you won’t be able to download a file.
-> Files greater than 100 MB are now restricted from public sharing - you’ll have to be someone’s friend if you want to stream a large file from their account, which makes movie sharing difficult.
-> Only media files and some users reporting problems storing zip and pdf files,

Alternative Free Unlimited Storage websites

1) Stixy - For To-dos, Notes, Reminders, photos and file sharing

To share a Stixyboard with friends, family, or your colleagues at work, is as easy as it gets. Sometimes it’s nice or in fact necessary to have an online space for common photos, reminders, files, and so forth. Each Stixyboard has a unique set of members. No one else can see or use your board unless you choose to open your board for public view.

2) Seetoo - Two friends can watch the media file.

3) Google Spreadsheets and Zoho Sheet -- Collaboration of files in real time.
Users can simultaneously work on the same spreadsheet and see the changes made by each other in real time. Check the browser compatibility.

4) Jooce - Virtual desktop like Cyber home away from home.

“Load up your browser-based Jooce desktop with files, music, videos, IM buddy lists, and anything else you might need and you can get to it just by logging in. And Jooce looks and feels like a real desktop, with a slick UI and good responsiveness.”

Currently, there is no limit to the number and size of files you can upload onto your jooce desktop. That’s right, it’s unlimited. So go forth and upload to your heart’s content.

5) Dropbox - good for file storage and membership by invite only

6) Foldershare from Microsoft -- Sharing files and complaints of cheesy interface

7) ADrive - with PCLinuxOS & Firefox - 50GB free storage

Do you use any other file sharing/storage/collaboration sites ? Please share with others via comments.

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Amazon has marked down prices hugely on its grocery items with 40% off with coupon code AUGMKDWN at checkout which expires on September'08. Items qualify for free shipping if total purchases are above $25.

Most Kettle brand chips falls under this category.

Important note : Amazon coupons are not redeemable if you use 1-Click check-out.

Grocery Clearance Event :

Grocery Clearance Event

For a limited time, save an additional 40% on more than 2,000 eligible items in our current Clearance Event. Use the following code when you check out: AUGMKDWN. Please note that some clearance items may have a short shelf life and are not refundable. Quantities available for this instant rebate are limited, so act quickly to get the best deal. Offer valid through September 12, 2008. (This offer cannot be combined with Subscribe & Save or other code-based offers; read the fine print below.)

Plus, orders over $25 are eligible for FREE Super Saver shipping

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Image via WikipediaSummary:

"The cloud" aka "The internet" -- computing is a way to access all your data and even applications from any where via Internet. Google Docs is one of the examples of storing, sharing and retrieving documents by anyone form anywhere with any internet accessible PC. The biggest trend is the separation of hardware from software. Cloud Computing is promising trend that changes the way IS manages technology in next five years. All the IT operations can be run from a third party data centers relieving IT from some of the maintainability/support issues.

Analysis:

Cloud computing will be a big part in future of technology. Instead of storing our information on one computer or device, we store them in the clouds – over the internet and are thus accessible via our work computers, home computers and personal devices.

The growing requirement these days is accessibility of documents or applications in a centralized location. Two or three PCs at home and another PC at work, it is difficult to manage and work on same documents from multiple locations. SaaS -- Software as a Service is next big thing I feel that will avoid document versions clutter by making documents available at centralized location. Adobe made its photoshop software -- "Photoshop Express" available free for all online users. No-installation-required version is easy to access and user will get the same photo editing experience as in an desktop installed version.

Amazon has done a great job in commercializing the idea of cloud computing, and of bringing infrastructure as a service to start ups. Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a web service that provides re sizable compute capacity in the cloud. It is designed to make web-scale computing easier for developers.

Does cloud computing makes money for the companies ? May be not for every company that's in cloud computing. Google was able to cash by getting as many people as possible looking at advertising alongside search and other various software offerings.

I think the market is not yet ready for prime time. Free web based apps still lacks some powerful features to replace desktop version. Security is one major area of concern I feel that limits what can be done in "cloud computing".

Source:

What Does Cloud Computing Mean for You?

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