Jerry the only problem I had with the online back up is that it runs in the back ground and can really tie up your computer and internet connection. An the upload times are in days not seconds.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jerry Freeman Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 10:46 AM To: Macintosh topics Subject: Re: [MacGroup] online backup exactly what i'm looking for , thank you! referencing ed's post regarding a MBP with 128GB HDD that followed, "you can see where i'm going :) getting ready". i have been spending in the order of two hundred dollars a year average on backup disk, enclosures etc. an online solution would allow me access to active image files and catalogs, and to upload image files while traveling, without carrying extra hardware. best...jf ================= http://ordinaryimages.com/ On Apr 16, 2008, at 2:12 AM, Jonathan Fletcher wrote: > Jerry, > > I am using JungleDisk to access Amazon's S3 storage system. Jungle > disk is $20 to buy up front and then it costs 15ยข a month per > gigabyte. Annual plans are also available. Backup is automatic and > invisible. > > The service is CHEAP. I backup all my customer files (and numerous > incremental backups of all my projects under development) continuously > and have yet to spend $5 a month. > > It's at: > > <http://www.jungledisk.com/> > > > Another one that looks very promising, but is a little bit more > expensive is CrashPlan. > > <http://www.crashplan.com/> > > One of its intriguingly unique features is that you could load a copy > of the software on a friend's computer and you could backup to it with > the same features and not have any monthly charges. There's no charge > for any copy of the program that only serves as a backup site. Only > computers with files TO backup need register. Like JungleDisk, > CrashPlan has a storage server of their own that you can pay monthly > charges for, if you want to let someone else handle the hosting > headaches. There's a free one month trial hosting, so there's nothing > to lose to try it out. > > I liked it very much, but in the end I went with cheap (and Amazon's > super-redundant server cloud). > > j. > > On Apr 16, 2008, at 12:41 AM, Jerry Freeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> i need reliable, annual fee, 100GB online storage for user files >> including .lrcat (lightroom catalog), .dng (digital RAW) and .mov >> files. no file sharing required. >> >> anyone using such a service or have recommendations? best...jf > > > > -- > Jonathan Fletcher > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Project Foreman > NewMedia Construction Co. > > > _______________________________________________ > The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be April 22 at > MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > Posting address: [email protected] > Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup > _______________________________________________ The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will be April 22 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. Posting address: [email protected] Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
