File Sync vs Backup Services

  There are many cloud-based services now offering to store your files in the cloud. Some are file sync services and some are cloud-based. What is the difference and why is it important that you know the differences. Some examples of file sync services include Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive. These services allow you to store your files in the cloud as well as syncing them to your various computers and devices. For example, this…
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Dropbox and BackWPup to Backup WordPress Blogs

Reading some interesting creative uses for Dropbox, a file sync/storage service that is very popular.  One thing some people use it for is to backup their blogs to.  In terms of using it strictly as a backup service is not always recommended, in terms of a offsite destination certainly is worth looking at. Backups for blog should follow the same basic guidelines I have for backups from your system. There should be 3 copies, 1…
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