>>>>> Ron Miller <ronsmiller at comcast.net> writes: > I've just been looking into this and I think Mozy is a good choice. Hmmm... as far as I can tell, Mozy is strictly an online backup service, and the whole backup/restore process is handled by a proprietary client that runs on individual PCs. (The per-machine client part is almost inevitable, but Mozy doesn't support anything but Windows and OSX.) Of course its big win for personal users is unlimited storage (for a single client) for a fixed price. Unfortunately, there's no way to stream the backed up audio or video files with your media player or Apple TV; no way to autonomously backup your local NAS; in fact, no support for accessing your files in any way except through their software on your PC. An attractive option is ZumoDrive. Like many other services, it uses the Amazon S3 cloud. However, it appears to be unique as compared to other file sync and storage services in that content appears local to the filesystem and can be streamed from the cloud on demand. In addition to Windows and OSX devices, they support Linux, iPhone, iPod Touch, Android, WebOS, and various network storage boxes. Some additional interesting features include: "The ZumoDrive service also offers intelligent 'predictive caching' which allows copies of frequently used files to be stored locally so users can access these files when they don't have internet access. ZumoDrive allows users to selectively synchronize individual files, folders, or the entire virtual drive. Users can also link folders in place on their computers to their ZumoDrive, and these folders and all content will stay in sync across all devices. The ZumoDrive service allows storage-restricted devices (e.g. netbooks, iPhones, WebOS and Android handsets), to have full access to the cloud, thereby making these devices appear to be as large as there is data available in the cloud." Alas, no "all you can eat" pricing option. -- Roger Williams <roger at qux.com> Chief Technical Officer, Qux Corporation 433 West Street, Suite 8, Amherst, MA 01002, USA Tel +1 413 253-6400 * Fax +1 508 302-0230 * GSM +1 508 287-1420