Amazon Cloud

[ADoubleDot]

Originally Posted by whisper

I'm not that familiar with Linux as an O/S, so it was a slight challenge - but not too hard.

One thing that wasn't mentioned is attach an elastic IP to the instance. That will create a fixed address for your VPN.

I ran through all the steps, it wasn't that bad once I got into it.

But then it wouldn't connect. I ran out of time, I'll try again tonight.

[ahow]

Went with a much simpler solution for end-to-end encryption. Since I have a web host that allows SSH connections, I used this as a guide:
http://lifehacker.com/5803880/how-to...-android-phone

and set up SSH tunneling using SSH Tunnel from the Android Marketplace. Just had to pop in a hostname, username, and password. Super easy.

Warning: May require root.

[E]

AWS data transfers in are now free. Transfers out are nearly free. This is big and really affirms my decision to use S3 as my mass storage system.

[ahow]

Originally Posted by E

AWS data transfers in are now free. Transfers out are nearly free. This is big and really affirms my decision to use S3 as my mass storage system.

This is perfect for creating backups. Better yet, use it to make a back up of your backup. Further reduces the need to transfer out.

[E]

I don't think I'm paying anything for storage either because I'm in a promo period. I've only been billed for transfers in so far, but it really wasn't that much to begin with.

I'm using it primarily for photo backup.

[whisper]

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-200...music-storage/

Buy a Cloud Storage option - get unlimited music space on the cloud drive - for a limited time.

[whisper]

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-200...music-storage/

Buy a Cloud Storage option - get unlimited music space on the cloud drive - for a limited time.

[ahow]

Judge rules that online music storage without label consent is ok.

http://consumerist.com/2011/08/judge...l-consent.html

If enabling a party to download infringing material was sufficient to create liability, then even search engines like Google or Yahoo! would be without DMCA protection. In that case, the DMCA's purpose -- innovation and growth of internet services -- would be undermined.

Also, F the RIAA.

[ahow]

Google Drive just launched. I like Dropbox a lot, but I think they need to revamp their pricing for additional space.

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/...es-really.html

You can get started with 5GB of storage for free—that’s enough to store the high-res photos of your trip to the Mt. Everest, scanned copies of your grandparents’ love letters or a career’s worth of business proposals, and still have space for the novel you’re working on. You can choose to upgrade to 25GB for $2.49/month, 100GB for $4.99/month or even 1TB for $49.99/month. When you upgrade to a paid account, your Gmail account storage will also expand to 25GB.

[WellThen]

Originally Posted by ahow

Google Drive just launched. I like Dropbox a lot, but I think they need to revamp their pricing for additional space.

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/...es-really.html

https://drive.google.com/start#features

Emphasis mine.

Originally Posted by Website

Powerful search.

Google Drive helps you get to your files faster. Search for content by keyword and filter by file type, owner and more. Google Drive can even recognize objects in your images and text in scanned documents.

Originally Posted by Website

View anything.

Open over 30 file types right in your browser—including HD video, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop—even if you don’t have the program installed on your computer.

I'd be afraid if I was Dropbox, and even Evernote. And then this from the blog post:

Originally Posted by Google Blog

Drive is also an open platform, so we’re working with many third-party developers so you can do things like send faxes, edit videos and create website mockups directly from Drive. To install these apps, visit the Chrome Web Store—and look out for even more useful apps in the future."

I didn't see this coming. Looks like they're using Drive to turn Chrome into a virtual computer with server side applications.