There are many companies doing online backup. There is Carbonite, SOS, Backblaze, SpiderOak, and numerous others. I’ve used a few of them all they all pretty much work as expected and they almost always cost about the same. Most of these products restrict you to backing up internal drives only on one computer. May of…
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Online Backup
Online back is a very popular method of backup these days. It is convenient way to get an off-site backup but is any good and what are the best ones. I’ve used a few of these services and I was mostly pleased with them all. They all work similarly. You sign up, you you download…
Gaming Comes to the Cloud
Both Google and Microsoft has released new cloud gaming service. Both will be available on phones, tablets and TV’s.
Public DNS, What is it?
The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical and decentralized naming system for computers, services, or other resources connected to the Internet or a private network. In other words a DNS server finds an IP address (example: 64.233.177.113) associated with a domain (example: https://google.com/). Your Internet Service Provider supplies a DNS but they can be…
Office 365 by Subscription
If you use Microsoft Office and you can’t use a substitute an Office 365 Personal subscription might be for you. What you get: 1-year auto-renewal subscription For 1 PC or Mac, 1 tablet including iPad, Android, or Windows, plus 1 phone Fully installed versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and more Also includes Publisher…
Lynda training free with library card!
You can use Lynda.com for free if you have a Louisville Free Public Library card. Lynda.com is an online education company offering thousands of video courses in software, creative, and business skills. Founded in 1995 by Bruce Heavin, Lynda Weinman, the company produces video tutorials taught by industry experts. I have been a paying Lynda.com user…
Automatic Cloud Backup Solutions
Carbonite and CrashPlan are in a class of online backup solutions that are unlike Google Drive or Dropbox. With these services you pay one low price for unlimited backup of one computer. The unlike Google Drive the backed up files are not supposed to be easily accessible online. Carbonite And CrashPlan are not for file-sharing either. They are…
Learn to code free at LFPL with Treehouse
Treehouse is an online video and interactive learning platform that teaches people how to design and develop websites and mobile apps. Classes include coding languages like HTML, CSS, PHP, and Ruby, as well as iPhone and Android apps Treehouse offers unlimited access to more than 1,300 videos, covering topics from basic HTML coding to JavaScript…
Other VOIP Providers
Your Internet Service Provider may also offer VOIP service but these are regulated as a utility and charge huge fees and taxes making them prohibitively expensive. The advantage of a utility is there is always someone to complain to when it does not work. Magic Jack is a VOIP service that uses a small device to…
Good-N-Free Meetup 