Comments on: I hope Google GDrive is real

By: CBrown

CBrown — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 19:47:02 +0000

You should also check out Data Deposit Box for online data backup. It's inexpensive and very easy to use. It takes about 2 minutes to install the online backup agent. Once installed it's fully automatic with nothing to remember and no procedures to follow. You can access your online data storage easily with a web browser.

By: Vinny Carpenter’s blog · Google hits a home run with Google Spreadsheet

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 15:02:43 +0000

[...] In addition to creating new spreadsheets, you can import existing Excel documents and this application did a great job of importing the spreadsheet with a ton of data and some complex formulas. I am very impressed with the overall functionality and overall usability of this application. Would I dump Excel to start using this? No – The accessibility and collaboration features are great but there are privacy concerns that would not make me comfortable using this application with some personal and confidential data. Maybe when GDrive launches, we will feel more comfortable about how data is encrypted in storage, segregated from other users and protected from hackers. Till then, I’m sticking with Excel for my rudimentary needs. excel gdrive google google spreadsheet microsoft Web2.0Bookmark this page at:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

By: Hermann Klinke

Hermann Klinke — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 08:46:05 +0000

Hi Vinny, I am working on exactly what you are looking for. What do you say to unlimited storage, no file size limitation, automated backup, version control, accessible from anywhere, synchronization, differential file upload and much much more? Guess what, it will be free!

By: Vinny Carpenter

Vinny Carpenter — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 12:40:09 +0000

Hi Mark. You’re right – Hopefully the vendor you pick has a real datacenter with RAID drives, backups, etc so that fire and any other disaster protects your data.

And that Sony is a beautiful laptop. What does it run?

By: Mark Hense

Mark Hense — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 22:06:26 +0000

I thought about other back-up types and I have seen lots of people with USB hard drives that fail, but ultimately, the on-line storage removes the risk of local loss (like a fire at your house) and provides that “access anywhere”. Because

1. who wants to carry around a USB hard drive when they travel.

2. who will bother to put one in a Sentry fire chest every night (which is when it is probably receiving the back-up data anyhow).

3. on-line storage will make for that next awesome laptop with a really small drive and no CD/DVD Bays and then they can all look like that SONY 505 which is still the sexiest laptop out there…
http://www.jp.sonystyle.com/Style-a/Special/X505/Gallery/Images/pic_main_01.jpg

By: luis

luis — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 20:32:35 +0000

i’m in the same conundrum as you, i think. i’ve tried Streamload (the 25gb provider) and Box.net, and neither have the all-important sync tool. if and when GDrive comes out, i’m hoping Google will have realized their competitors’ shortcomings and go for the throat.

By: Vinny Carpenter’s Link blog » links for 2006-03-06

Vinny Carpenter’s Link blog » links for 2006-03-06 — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 15:18:54 +0000

[...] I hope Google GDrive is real Iâ??m sure everyoneâ??s heard the rumors about Googleâ??s new GDrive service that will supposedly provide users with unlimited amounts of storage space so that any type of file can be uploaded and stored on Googleâ??s massive computers. Privac (tags: Google google, gdrive, backup, online+storage, mirra, box.net, avvenu, nas, das, techcrunch, DVD+backup) [...]