RE: Online storage?

["Sam Beard" <sbeard -at- oico -dot- com>]

Nancy,

   Actually, if you have a wireless router, you could hook up a hard
drive to it and have the files available that way. You would have to pay
for buying a new hard drive (and possibly some sort of additional device
to connect it to the router, although I think there are some external
enclosures that would allow for this already), but you wouldn't have to
shell out money on a continual basis for online storage. You get the
same effect without monthly bills.

   Others, I'm sure, could tell you more about this than I. I just
thought I'd mention it.

Samuel I. Beard, Jr.
Technical Writer
OI Analytical
979 690-1711 Ext. 222
sbeard -at- oico -dot- com
 

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Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 3:26 PM
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Subject: Online storage?

Hey, folks. I have two networked laptops at home. Two is definitely 
better than one; having a backup in case one gets the vapors is really 
great.

However, I now have the problem that usually whatever I want to work on 
is on the other computer. Also, having them both running simply to share

files between them once in a while seems like a waste of energy.

SOoooo, I am considering using an online "server" where I could store 
all my file and have access to them from either laptop, and from 
anywhere else, too, that has online access. This seems like possibly a 
very good way to go.

Do any of you do this? Is there a service you recommend? Thoughts?

Thanks!

--Nancy
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