Very useful, Web Drives
SITE(S) OF THE WEEK - STORAGE SITES
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This week we are noting a relatively new development on the Internet: sites
where you can store your files. The idea is to upload your large files to a
safe spot on the Net where you can access them from anywhere in the world, swap
them with someone else, or just save space on your hard drive.
If you have ever been unable to receive an e-mail attachment or left a file at
the office, this solution may come in handy.
You can ask a person sending you a file too big to travel as an e-mail
attachment to upload it to a site where you can get at it.
swapdrive.com The site says this about itself:
"SwapDrive.com represents a new generation of online file management and
collaboration. Now, you have a whole new way of sharing files and making
important items to find no matter where you are or which computer you are using.
"With SwapDrive.com you can use your browser to quickly and easily transfer
files from any computer into your private folder on our Web site. Best of all,
the service is FREE!"
xdrive.com This site offers 25 megabytes of free storage space. The
service is intended mainly for users with high-speed Internet access, so people
with 56K modems might find it a little slow, especially with large files.
Unlike previous storage services on the Web, "Xdrive" offers a special
application that creates a "hard drive" desktop icon to represent the virtual
drive. You can save documents directly to the drive, or drag and drop them to
it. If you outgrow the free space, you can buy 25MB more for $4.99 per month.
freedrive.com The site describes itself thusly:
"Here at FreeDrive you can upload, store, retrieve, and share 20 Megabytes of
any type of data for FREE -- Documents, Spreadsheets, Zip Files, Databases,
Image Files, MP3's -- whether it's for school, work, personal use, or just for
fun.
What's the catch? Well, in exchange for the 20MB of storage we ask just two
things:
1- that you put up with one banner ad per page.
2- that you receive just one - no more...no less - promotional email per week
from us that contains a message from one of our sponsors (we protect your
privacy and NEVER give out your email, or any information, to anyone!)." |
