[Talk] Google Docs: Cloud Storage in the Sky
Google Docs: Not the Only Free Cloud Storage in the Sky
Jeff Bertolucci
Jan 13, 2010
12:50 pm
In the coming weeks, Google Docs users will be able to store more
of their important files online, where they can access them easily
and share them with others, according to a Tuesday post on The
Official Google Blog.
Users will be able to upload a file as large as 250MB to Google
Docs. They'll also get 1GB of free storage for files that aren't
in one of the Google Docs formats, such as documents,
spreadsheets, and presentations. Additional storage will cost 25
cents per GB per year.
The cloud-storage feature is certainly good news for Google Docs
fans, but it's not the only free service in the sky. Here are four
alternatives worth a closer look.
DropBox
Google's DropBox offers 2GB of free online storage. Other options
include 50GB for $9.99 per month, or 100GB for $19.99 per month.
When put your files in a DropBox folder in one computer, they're
uploaded to the site's secure servers. Google Docs has a 250MB
file size limit, but DropBox has no such limitation. You can
access your files from other computers (Windows, Mac, or Linux) or
mobile devices that run DropBox too.
Box.Net
Targeted at the corporate crowd, Box.Net is a little less generous
in the storage department (click on the image for a look at the
full screen).
The site's free option provides 1GB of online storage with a 25MB
file-size limit. For $10 per month, you get 5GB of storage and a
1GB file size limit. The $15 per month plan includes 10GB of
storage, with the same 1-gig file cutoff. Pricier plans for
enterprise customers (with unlimited storage) are available too.
Microsoft Live Mesh
Live Mesh is another cloud service that lets you sync files across
multiple computers (Windows and Mac), smartphones, and other
mobile devices.
You get 5GB of free storage, but Live Mesh won't share or sync
files and folders stored on removable media, including USB, flash,
or external hard drives. Live Mesh offers a lot of synchronization
options, and supports remote control of any PC in your mesh.
Windows Live SkyDrive
Microsoft's SkyDrive may lack the sophisticated sync-and-share
features of its Live Mesh sibling, but it compensates for it by
offering a whopping 25GB of free online storage. (Click on the
image to view a full screen.)
SkyDrive supports public, private, and shared folders. Until
recently, SkyDrive didn't integrate well with other Microsoft
apps, but that's changing. For instance, the new Office 2010 beta
lets you save a document on your PC directly to your SkyDrive
online account. Will Google Docs, or the long-rumored but
unannounced Google Gdrive online storage service, someday match or
surpass SkyDrive's generous 25-gig offering?
http://www.pcworld.com/article/186782/google_docs_not_the_only_free_cloud_storage_in_the_sky.html
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