Check this out. Make an Apple-like "Time Capsule" for a Windows box.

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/89992-how-to-make-a-windows-time-capsule



On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 06:29, Ana Valdés <[email protected]> wrote:

> Dropbox?
> Ana
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 11:02 AM, Jan-Christoph <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> Hey Thomas and everyone,
>>
>> at the moment I know of 3 usable / aim-to-be-usable free & open-source
>> online backup services. They are both still in development though but
>> highly active at that:
>>
>> * SparkleShare http://sparkleshare.org (GPLv3) which uses git for
>> synchronization. You need a git server (Gitorious, GitHub, own server)
>> then you will have a folder SparkleShare and everything will feel like
>> Dropbox – web interface depends on the server.
>>
>> * Syncany http://syncany.org (GPLv3) is in very early and very active
>> development, you can choose storage providers (S3, Rackspace, via WebDAV
>> etc.). Everything is client-side encrypted (=not usable from the server)
>> so it’s basically an alternative to iCloud. Gnome’s Deja Dup is somehow
>> similar.
>>
>> * ownCloud http://ownCloud.org (AGPLv3, Disclaimer: I’m a contributor.)
>> At
>> the moment it is a web interface similar to Dropbox & offers WebDAV
>> access. Desktop synchronization, sharing, versioning, encryption, Android
>> & webOS app etc. are in very active development. It aims to be a
>> replacement for Dropbox & iCloud / MobileMe (with online apps such as
>> calendar, contacts). In conjunction with localhost, LAMP &
>> http://pagekite.net it becomes easier to roll your own server.
>> Feel free to try it out on my server at http://libreprojects.net/owncloud
>> - credentials: admin/password or user/password.
>>
>> Ubuntu One is only available for Ubuntu + the server side is proprietary =
>> not much better than Dropbox.
>>
>>
>> By the way, I added scalable.vg to the directory at
>> http://libreprojects.net/#graphics
>> Awesome would be an option to make your SVG public so that you can have a
>> gallery of some sort. And at that maybe have an option to add a free
>> Creative Commons license to it.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, July 15, 2011 07:47, Matthew Senate wrote:
>> > Ubuntu One?
>> >
>> > Haven't used it, but I want to try... what's your OS?
>> >
>> > On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 9:49 PM, Thomas Levine
>> > <[email protected]>wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> I know someone who wants a recommendation of an online backup service
>> >> and software for Windows.
>> >>
>> >> I can't suggest something wonderful like tarsnap or Tahoe-LAFS because
>> >> the interfaces will puzzle this person.
>> >>
>> >> Any suggestions?
>> >>
>> >> I'll set up the service for the person if it's not dead simple, so
>> >> it's fine if the setup is a bit involved.
>> >>
>> >> Tom
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