Apparently June is Backup Awareness Month and, despite this being the first time I’ve heard of it, it’s been around since 2005 when Maxtor declared it so. Being a victim of a failed hard drive myself, I think this is a great opportunity to remind people to backup their hard drive’s content frequently as most of that data is likely irreplaceable. If you currently don’t have an online backup solution, I would strongly suggest you find an off-site backup provider as on-site (in-house) solutions such as external backup hard drives aren’t fail safe either. Read more »

ZumoDrive is a new online storage start-up currently in private beta that prides itself as offering “Hybrid Cloud storage for all your documents and media”. It’s both Mac, Windows, and iPhone compatible and free for storing less than 1GB of content. If you go over that amount you can upgrade to the 10GB plan for $2.99 per month ($0.30/GB). Currently the maximum allowed storage space is 200GB for $59.99/month ($0.30/GB). Read more »

BackBlaze is one of simplest and easiest backup utilities that I’ve come across to date. With just launching their Windows version in February of 2008, it is somewhat of a new player in the online storage and backup solutions industry but it has already been able to successfully set itself apart from the pack. The service has received rave reviews from industry experts and has also won an award for excellence. Read more »

Everyday I learn to love my Android driven T-Mobile G1 a little bit more. It’s not perfect, it currently doesn’t support Flash, doesn’t record video, and the camera is a bit slow to respond. Other than those issues, which will probably be improved Read more »

The past several weeks I’ve been scouring the web in search of the best online storage, backup, and sharing services and applications. I have personally investigated and reviewed each and every one of these listed below. If you believe I have left an important one out of the list please let me know by commenting at the end of this article and I will review it for inclusion. In addition, if you work for one of the service providers listed below and any of the information (features, pricing, etc.) becomes outdated please bring this to my attention by commenting on this post using your work email (yourname@nameofserviceprovider) and I will personally update the information so it is current and accurate. Read more »