Google Drive vs Microsoft SkyDrive vs Dropbox

Just 2 days after Microsoft announced the SkyDrive, Google rise with the new Google Drive.

Below are couple of pictures during the installation:

Here is my comparison:

	Google Drive	SkyDrive	Dropbox
Free Storage	5GB	7GB (25GB for existing user!)	2GB (read this to get 16GB)
Maximum File Size	10GB	2GB	Unlimited (desktop) 300MB (online)
Sync Immediately upon File Change	YES	YES	YES
Notification upon File Change	NO	NO	YES
Sync over LAN	NO	NO	YES
Speed Notification during Sync	NO	NO	YES

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SkyDrive: Free 25GB, Sync Like Dropbox

Yesterday, the official Windows 8 Blog announced that SkyDrive now can be synchronized to your desktop thru a client application. The good news is that for the existing Windows Live account, you will get FREE upgrade from 7GB to 25GB!

Scroll down below to see my comparison the SkyDrive vs Dropbox.

Below are my screenshot during the installation of SkyDrive client application on Windows 7.

 

 Here is my comparison:

	SkyDrive	Dropbox
Free Storage	7GB (25GB for existing user!)	2GB (read this to get 16GB)
Maximum File Size	2GB	Unlimited (desktop) 300MB (online)
Sync Immediately upon File Change	YES	YES
Notification upon File Change	NO	YES
Sync over LAN	NO	YES
Speed Notification during Sync	NO	YES

SkyDrive won on the storage size but lack of minor things compared to Dropbox. Hopefully SkyDrive team can continuously improve this cool service!

Source: Making personal cloud storage for Windows available anywhere, with the new SkyDrive

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How Strong is Your Password?

I've read an interesting article about "Realistic Password Strength Estimation" from Dropbox tech blog.

Interesting quote:

"Through 20 years of effort, we've successfully trained everyone to use passwords that are HARD for humans to REMEMBER, but EASY for computers to GUESS."

In short, according to the writer's estimation complicated password such as "Tr0ub4dor&3" is easier for the computer to guess in comparison to "correcthorsebatterystaple".

You can check How Strong is Your Password here!

source: http://tech.dropbox.com/?p=165


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Bitcasa (Beta) Cloud Storage Preview

Yesterday I received an email from Bitcasa telling me that I have been selected to test the beta version. The good news is that I will be able to invite 10 people to join me as the beta tester.

In this preview, I will show some basic function of Bitcasa.

Bitcasa Folder List (client)

  Bitcasa Folder List (on web or also called portal)

 Right Click to Cloudify a folder

Once the Bitcasa Client is installed, you can turn any folder to cloud folder (cloudify). The folders that has been cloudify will appear in the Bitcasa online portal. If you have multiple machines, you have the choice to sync with the cloudified folder via the Bitcasa Folder List on the client application as shown above.

9 exabytes folder size!

Once you cloudify a folder you will see the size of the folder is now about 9 exabytes!! This is equivalent to 9000 petabytes or 9000000TB!! (you need me to keep converting for you?)

In other words, you storage space now become almost infinity. However, since this is on the cloud, your internet connection must be fast enough to download and upload the files.

I have shown the great features, now lets talk about the weaknesses on the current beta versions:

• No upload/download/sync indicator - The client application does not tell whether a folder/file is being uploaded, downloaded or synchronized. This situation leave me at a confusion state.
• Files appear in folder but cannot open or hang when picked - In the connected folder, which you cloudify from othe machines but you want to access from another, upon opening the file or folder, the windows hangs for quite sometime. It confuse me again whether the files has been downloaded or it directly pulled from the cloud.

I also get this error upon opening pdf file in the cloudified folder.

In conclusion, I would say that the Bitcasa carries very good idea in terms of storing in the cloud. Their server also quite fast as I've been able to download a 30MB file at 1.3MB/s (that's megabytes not megabits). But those little things like indication and smoothness of synchronization will please customer more as what Dropbox has been good at doing it.

Look forward to the improvement of this cool service! Oh ya, for those who interested to test the Beta, please leave your email in the comment.

Thanks!

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Creating Windows 8 To Go on USB

Another cool features in Windows 8 is the "Windows To Go". This feature allows you to run Windows directly from your USB Drive (thumbdrive or portable hard disk). Here are the steps to create the Windows 8 To Go.

Requirements (Download Links at the end of the post)

• Running Windows 7 or Windows 8
• Windows 8 DVD ISO
• Install-WindowsImage PowerShell Script
• USB Drive (Microsoft officially recommend minimum size 32GB)

Dropbox increases free storage space up to 16GB!

Recently Dropbox increases the free storage space from 8GB to 16GB. Of course you will not get 8GB directly. All you have to do is sign up for the free account of 2GB and recommend Dropbox to your friends. For every friend sign up, not only you will get additional 500MB free, but your friend as well!!

If you did not have Dropbox account, sign up now! For those already has the account, check out the referrals page.

 

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