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Five Best Online Backup Services

If you're backing up your data but you're not saving it offsite, you're putting it at risk. If something happens to your home or electronics, all that data could be lost. That's why there are tons of...

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Most Popular Online Backup Service: Crashplan

Backing up your files locally is important, but if something like fire or flood happens, your data and your backups are gone. That's why online backup services are great: They keep your data offsite....

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What Do You Use Your Cloud Storage For?

We're constantly looking for ways to get free space on Dropbox and other cloud storage services, and we know you are too. Our question is: What do you use all that space for?Read more...

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Encrypted Cloud Service Tresorit Unveils New Desktop and Mobile Apps

Android/OS X/Windows: Tresorit is one of our favorite privacy-protecting cloud storage services. They encrypt your data, protect your privacy, and have even challenged hackers to break their security...

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Turn an Old PC Into a NAS, VPN, Media Streamer, and More with Amahi

If you have an old computer with some life left in it, or you're building a do-it-all home server that can store your backups, music, movies, and everything else you need backed up and secure, Amahi...

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How Does the New OneDrive Compare to Other Cloud Services?

Dear Lifehacker, I never really took a close look at SkyDrive, but people tell me it's really good. Is the new OneDrive service worth looking at? Is it better than something like Dropbox or Box? Or is...

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Minbox 2 Adds Screencasting and More to its Super-Fast Sharing Service

Web/Mac/Gmail: Minbox, the sassy, fast, free, file-sharing service , took the wraps off a major update that adds a ton of security tools to the mix, instant screencasting and sharing on the Mac, and...

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​MultCloud Ties Together All Your Cloud Storage Services

If you like to take advantage of free space for your files, you no doubt have several cloud storage accounts. MultCloud helps you access and search all of your files in one place so you don't need to...

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Unclouded Finds Out What's Eating Your Google Drive and Dropbox Space

Android: What's taking up all the space in your Dropbox? Are there multiple copies of the same file in your Google Drive? Get control of your cloud storage with Unclouded for Android.Read more...

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How to Get Started DIYing Anything with LittleBits

Making things with electronics is tough, but if you're just starting out, littleBits are an easy way to start experimenting with all kinds of projects. You can connect real world components to the...

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The Start-to-Finish Guide to Securing Your Cloud Storage

Whether your files are stored on Dropbox, iCloud, or Mega, they could do with a little more security. It's impossible to make them "hack proof," but there are a few things you can do to make your data...

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OneBox Auto-Organizes Email Attachments in Your Cloud Storage

Web: OneBox saves all the attachments you have received, from multiple email accounts, in your favorite cloud storage. Plus, it neatly categorizes them by file type.Read more...

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8 Powerful Windows Apps That Embrace Simplicity

We're following the trend of simplicity. Minimalistic design is what most programs aspire to present their potential users with. One-purpose and absurdly simple apps (see YO) make crowds fascinated...

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Amazon Gives Unlimited Photo Storage to Prime Customers

Despite the price increase , Amazon Prime still offers some of the best benefits. Now, there's one more. Starting today, Prime customers can upload an unlimited number of photos to Amazon's servers...

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Revert.io Backs Up Your Evernote, Tumblr, and Other Cloud Data

When your data is in the cloud, you're relying on someone else to back up your stuff. If your account gets hacked or the service glitches, your data could go up in a puff of smoke. Revert.io...

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Wavelength Lets You Legally Share Movies With Friends for Free

Web: Sharing photos, YouTube videos, and other web content is easy, but an easy way to share movies has been uncharted territory until now. Wavelength is a movie library in the cloud that links to...

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Cameyo Runs Windows Applications in the Browser

Several years ago, we looked at Cameyo which allowed you to create portable versions of just about any app . The company now offers an even cooler service: running Windows apps in a browser...

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Save Images Directly to Amazon Cloud Drive with This Extension

Chrome: Amazon Prime customers can save an unlimited amount of photos to Amazon Cloud Drive , which makes it a good spot for images. With the Save to Cloud Drive Chrome Extension, you can save any...

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Career Spotlight: What I Do as a Cloud Developer

The "cloud" is a common computing buzzword with multiple uses; you might store your music in the cloud, or perhaps host a website. But that doesn't mean there's one server hosting your site—rather,...

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Write! Is a Distraction-Free Text Editor with Just the Right Features

Windows: Finding a good text editor can be tough. Some lack basic features, like spell checking, and others are so heavy they may as well be word processors. Write! is a new application, currently in...

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