Edit photographs online and more

I had heard about Adobe's Photoshop Express sometime back but only signed up for it today.

It has the same function as Flickr in that it allows us to store images online and create slideshows. However, the similarities end there. Photoshop Express allows you to store up to a maximum of 2Gb space. You can also edit your images online, create a slide show which you can then post up on social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and more.

Flickr users should be happy to learn that Photoshop Express allows you to download images from their Flickr albums, edit them on PE and upload them back up again on Flickr.

And of course, it's totally free of charge.

Online safe boxes

I had heard of safe boxes in houses, safe boxes in banks but it was the first time I heard about Online Safe Deposit Box. I am referring to the service provided by KeepYouSafe.Com. They offers digital safe deposit boxes where you can keep your most critical text-based records and files/documents (about 10 items and files) for Free. You also get free access to Secure File Send and Secure Email. All the data is secure and encrypted. However, better not forget your password as they do not keep a copy of it.

Read their press release for more information:

KEEPYOUSAFE.COM ANNOUNCES OPENING OF 10,000th ONLINE SAFE DEPOSIT BOX(SM)

Westchester, NY – September 19, 2007

KeepYouSafe(SM) (http://www.keepyousafe.com), the leader in providing secure, easy to use, online vital record storage for consumers and businesses, today announced that it has surpassed the 10,000 Online Safe Deposit Box milestone and has recently doubled the capacity in its North American and European facilities to keep up with demand.

"We are thrilled to announce that we recently opened our 10,000th Online Safe Deposit Box. This milestone demonstrates that people really trust KeepYouSafe to protect their most important documents, legal records, and other vital information" said Eric Wolbrom, CEO of Information Survival, the company behind the Online Safe Deposit Box.

"Don't confuse KeepYouSafe with a backup service. Our service has been built to ensure maximum security and privacy at all times; in fact we have more security than most online banks. Think of KeepYouSafe as a Safe Deposit Box inside the vault at your bank where you might keep your birth certificate or insurance policy, as opposed to a traditional backup service which is more like the Self Storage place where you put a few boxes and your old coffee table", Wolbrom says.

The company believes that everyone should have the peace of mind that comes from knowing their vital records are protected. KeepYouSafe offers a free Online Safe Deposit Box sized to store the most important information, and large-sized boxes are available for only $4 per month.

About KeepYouSafe.com

KeepYouSafe.com provides Online Safe Deposit Boxes to consumers and businesses to securely store important records and other information and be able to access those stored records from anywhere, at any time, via the internet.

The personal information stored in an Online Safe Deposit Box is available to the box's owners only, unless individual box owners choose to grant access to family members and/or trusted friends. Each box's contents are protected by the same strong encryption and other security technologies used by the U.S. military to secure "top secret" rated data and communication.

The KeepYouSafe Online Safe Deposit Box service is provided by Information Survival, LLC. The service launched in January 2007 and was designed and developed by a team of certified security professionals with decades of deep experience in keeping critical data safe and secure.

Information Survival LLC is a privately held security company based in New York.

Media Inquiries: media@keepyousafe.com
General Inquiries: support@keepyousafe.com

Backup and share files with BT Digital Vault

BT now offers you a secure online location to store, back up, manage and share your files for FREE.

BT Digital Vault has three options:

1. BT Digital Vault Basic offers Non-BT Total Broadband customers 1GB storage for free. However, you won't get auto backups.
2. BT Digital Vault for BT Total Broadband. Free 5GB storage for existing BT Total Broadband customers. Auto backup of files for BT Broadband Option 3.
3. BT Digital Vault Plus. For £4.99 a month you can get 20GB storage plus auto backup of files.

Note:
- For first 2 options, you must the service at least once every 90 days.
- Autobackup is not compatible with Macs. Sorry Apple fans.

Got this from the Great Web 2.0 tools blog.

IDrive-E - up to 2GB online backups for free

As most of you know, to avoid possible headaches and heartaches of loosing important documents or files (especially if you are a PhD student who are about to submit your 20,000 word long PhD thesis), you must have some form of back up system. There are many options available to do that - on CDs, DVDs, flash drives, external hard disk or online with a backup service provider. The last option is the best one in my opinion because of two major factors: you can access it from anywhere in the world with an internet connection. This means you don't have to go around carrying an external hard drive, which can be damaged or lost or stolen. secondly, it is more secure than the off-line back up system.

Out of all the Online Backup providers on the net, I personally fancy IDrive-E (http://www.idrive.com). They offer 2Gigabytes storage space for online backups totally FREE OF CHARGE. You definitely must go and check this out!

Share and edit files online with driveway.com

The attachment file size limitations posed by various free email providers including Yahoo!, Hotmail and Gmail (ranging between 10-20MB) means that we won't be able to send our huge movie clips or multimedia files.


However, there is a solution. Driveway is a new web based file sharing service. They allow you to share files of up to 500MB in size. the amazing news doesn't end there. It's totally FREE plus there is no limit to the storage space and no download limits. You don't even have to register in order to do this. It almost sounds too good to be true.

Once you have uploaded your file to the site, all you have to do is provide the 'Parkit' links to whoever you want the file delivered to. Another extra feature (Yes! There's more) is the ability to edit shared documents online. Isn't that simply amazing.

Free online file sharing with Driveway

I have several email accounts but most of the time, I usually use Gmail. It's a great free service but it also has some limitations. You can now send up to a maximum attachment size to 20 MB. Probably the biggest allowed among all the free email services. However, it is not that big when you consider the size of the movie clips, video games and music files we constant exchange with family and friend and also for work.

Moreover, Gmail still doesn't allow you to send executable files (.exe, .cmd) as attachments. Can be a major problem if you want to send a program to your friends.

There is a way to get around this. Driveway - Online File Sharing, a web based service for online file sharing that allows you to send files upto 500MB.

It's so simple. You just upload the file put in your email and the recipient's email and hit the send files button.

I really like it for a number of reasons:
1. It's Free,
2. Registration is not necessary, and
3. Any type of file can be uploaded.

If you don't put the recipients email address, you will get a link which you can then put up in your blog or email.

They plan to include some extra features in the future including password protection, folder uploads etc.

Online backup solution

If you want to avoid the trauma of loosing data due to hardisk failure or having your computer stolen, you better follow the mantra: "Back up everything, everytime".

The first way is to back it up on an external storage device. However, you can also consider Online Storage. Storing your data with IBackup - online storage can have several advantages over doing it on an a external storage device. For example you don't have to worry about it getting damaged or stolen. You can also access the data from anywhere with access to the Web.

With IBackup for Windows, you can schedule regular backups and restore critical data from desktops, laptops and servers. For those worried about the security of your data, IBackup Professional enforces 256-bit AES encryption on storage in addition to 128-bit SSL encryption during transmission.

Check out the various pricing plans to suit different budget and requirements. They are now offering a 15 day free trial.