atw: Re: On-line file storage
- From: "Jasmine Andrews" <jasminethetrainer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:54:31 +1000
gmail is pretty generous and free
"You are currently using 259 MB (3%) of your 7168 MB."
Jasmine
On 24/09/2008, slinka <slinka@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> hotmail is good.
> send yourself files as attachments to messages
> with meaningful message names you can sort by
> pay for the big mailbox...($34.00 per year)
> very very reliable...
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> *From:* austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Christine Kent
> *Sent:* Sunday, September 21, 2008 12:06 PM
> *To:* austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* atw: Re: On-line file storage
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> Thanks for the tips.
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> I'm trying to write something simple for students in computer labs and
> students studying remotely, on how to save a file for use on another
> computer. This has become a remarkably complex operation since the days of
> saving to A:\ .
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> …and the cap it off, the Windows Vista Save As screen is a noticeable
> shambles compared to Windows XP.
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> Free online storage is an obvious way to go, and I have set up Office live
> and Windows Live for myself, but they are complicated and clunky at this
> stage. Mozy seems to be easier as long as you keep under the 2Gb allowance
> before they start charging.
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> ck
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> *From:* austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Rhonda Bracey
> *Sent:* Sunday, 21 September 2008 9:06 AM
> *To:* austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* atw: Re: On-line file storage
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> Hi Christine
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> I have a list of online backup sites in this blog post:
> http://cybertext.wordpress.com/2008/01/20/online-backup-sites/
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> Don't forget Gmail! If they have a Gmail account, they can send the file to
> themselves. Gmail offers several GB of storage space for emails and their
> attachments. Free.
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> If they need to share the files, you could go reasonably low tech and set
> up a Yahoo Group and allow File access. Members can post files to the File
> folder and other members can access them. Free.
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> Rhonda
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> Rhonda Bracey
> rhonda.bracey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.cybertext.com.au
> CyberText Newsletter/blog: http://cybertext.wordpress.com
> Author-it Certified Consultant
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> *From:* austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Christine Kent
> *Sent:* Sunday, 21 September 2008 3:01 AM
> *To:* austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* atw: On-line file storage
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> Hi Guys
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> Has anyone been using on-line file storage? I want to write some
> instructions for students to store their files on-line so that they can
> access them from any computer.
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> I have set up Windows Live and Office Live, both of which offer storage,
> however they are very cumbersome to set up and use as they have so many
> other unnecessary features.
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> I would prefer something simple that either has only storage, or only
> storage and shared access.
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> Does anyone know of a simple option for free on-line storage where it is
> only a few keystrokes to set it up and operate it?
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> Regards
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> Christine
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