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On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:39:48 +0100 Rob Beard wrote: > On 18/04/11 18:54, Neil Winchurst wrote: > > Had some grief from my daughter today. I have a new computer and I > > transferred things like her bookmarks from the old one. But what > > about all her photos I was asked. > > > > I have copied her photos from backup storage on a DVD so that is > > OK. But it started me thinking. Would it be a good idea to suggest > > that she store her photos on line somewhere? This already happens > > with her emails since I use an IMAP system. > > > > Would that be a good idea? And if so, where would be a good place. > > This is purely for storage, she is not into photo sharing on line. > > It is just a way of making sure that if anything happens to this > > computer her photos are safe. > > > > Yes, I know that I backup onto a DVD for her, but with on line > > storage she could look after all that herself. > > > > Comments anyone? > > > > Neil > > > > Well the obvious ones I could think of off the top of my head is, > Ubuntu One if you're running Ubuntu (I believe it's also available > for Mint and other distros) which would give 2GB storage. Other than > that some ISPs might give you some online storage (Virgin do I > believe, I mean a file storage area rather than traditional FTP > storage). > > Not tried it too but Microsoft have their Sky Drive thing. Not sure > if it's compatible with Linux (I've only seen mentions of it relating > to Windows and Windows Phone 7) but I gather you get a couple of gig > too. SkyDrive is 25GB. It is "compatible" in so much as you use it through a browser. There's also Google - you can upload pretty much anything you like to Google Docs. I think it's something like 8GB for a standard account, rising to 25GB for paid-up Google Apps user accounts. Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq