Five years ago, a post like this wasn’t needed because even 5 years ago, the likelihood of any one individual having more than one computer was pretty absurd. I have 4 of them.
- MacBook Pro 17″ 3.06Ghz
- MacBook Air 2.13Ghz
- Dell Studio XPS w/ Core2Quad 2.66Ghz
Naturally, I understand the iPhone is a phone but with a 600Mhz processor, 256Mbs of ram and 32Gbs of storage it’s a computer that can stand on its own. I’ve can do 80% of my daily work activities on the iPhone. I admit it takes longer and is more difficult but the reality is that most modern smartphones can be used just like a laptop when you really need to.
How do I keep all of these computers in sync? Yes even the iPhone. There are only two products that have enabled seamless and effortless syncing without any human intervention which is important. If I have to manually do something, it costs money (in time spent) and given I don’t have much free time in the day, I’ve opted to go with more expensive products that get the job done in an easier fashion. Actually, there are 5 total products but really you only need two of them when it comes to simple syncing of data on a day to day basis.
1. TimeMachine – This is a given if you’re running a Mac that you own an external hard drive that does incremental backup often. TimeMachine is very much a consumer tool and Apple’s Get a Mac ads that state Windows Vista doesn’t ship with a backup tool are full of crap because it does. The feature in Windows is called “Previous Versions” but has been around since Windows Server 2003 as Shadow Copy. Time Machine takes a full copy of the data on your boot drive & any other internal or external drives you select from Time Machine preferences. Then once an hour, if the Mac is turned on and the external TM drive is plugged in, the backup will look for changes on the drives configured for backup and simply copy the changed files to the external drive. The amount of versions that are backed up depends on how large the TM drive is. I suggest getting a very large drive if you have multiple computers. Three Macs, then get a 2 terabyte drive or if you plan on backing up other external drives then get a 1-2 terabyte drive no matter what. No one ever got in trouble for buying more storage than they needed.
Time Machine is not a block level backup which means nothing to most consumers. It’s a file level backup which can commonly be unreliable, more inconsistent and take more space / time. The only thing you may notice is that file backups cannot be used to restore from. Yes I know you can install OS X and then “Restore from Time Machine” but us SysAdmins are used to products like Acronis True Image Server where you put a drive in, boot off the Acronis CD and restore a backup from network storage or an external drive from the last good backup in just a few minutes and without reinstalling The OS. You can replicate an exact image thousands of times and it’s reliable as hell. Time Machine isn’t Acronis and never will be but that’s ok. Their emphasis is that you lose a file and Time Machine helps you find it instantly without a confusing UI or booting off a CD.
I use Time Machine Daily on my MacBook Pro and Weekly on my MacBook Air. When I got the air, I actually did a complete backup of my Pro then plugged in the Air and restored the Pro backup directly to the air so all of my settings, apps and documents were transfered easily. What about the space? My Pro has a 512Gb drive and the Air has a 128Gb drive. I only restored Apps, /Desktop /Documents & /Library/Application Support and didn’t bother with iTunes, iPhoto or movie folders which is where most of my data rests. Now my Air was a mobile equivalent of the Pro within an hour of purchasing it. It saved me a load of time.
Once the air was configured to my liking, I did a complete Fresh backup to Time Machine as a seperate machine. Now my External 2 Terabyte LaCie drive has two machines listed in the backups folder. “MacBookPro – Adam” & “MacBookAir – Adam” Each is an independent backup. The Pro is always plugged into that drive, via FireWire 800 backing up every hour. Once a week, religiously, I plug in the air via USB and do an incremental backup to TimeMachine.
The Windows Machine (Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit) has three drives in it. One is a Western Digital 320GB Raptor Drive which is a 10,000 RPM drive that’s hella fast and cheaper than SSD. That’s my boot drive. I have a 2nd drive that’s 500Gbs and only for storing random data. The third is a One Terabyte drive with two partitions. One is around 400Gbs and Acronis Home Server performs an incremental backup twice a day of the boot drive to it. The other is slightly larger and does a weekly backup of my “data” drive in the PC which is usually music, torrents and videos. Those are less important than my boot drive so it only does the weekly backup. Every backup uses more space on the backup drive so the less backups, the less space you use. The Windows Machine is slightly less important to me to be honest.
2. SuperDuper – This is a tool that is a bit level backup software the creates images of drives and puts them on other drives. It’s basically an exact duplication tool that creates bootable backups of an entire drive. I use this very selectively. My 2 Terabyte LaCie Drive is around strictly for TimeMachine backups of my two Macintosh computers and Laura’s MacBook Pro which I just ask that she plug in once a week and do a backup when she thinks about it. I have a second 2 terabyte LaCie drive, a 1 terabyte Western Digital Drive and a few random smaller drives that I should probably recycle. The second LaCie drive has iPhoto & Aperture Libraries and all of my iTunes data (nearly 400 gigabytes) and some random memories of my childhood like videos, report cards and other things I’ve scanned in. The 1 Terabyte western digital drive is our home media drive. It has our entire DVD collection ripped to it along with TV shows and things that I didn’t buy through iTunes *wink*. That drive is plugged into the back of my Apple Airport Extreme and can be streamed to any computer in the house. Well LaCie (2) and WD (1) both need to be backed up. That TimeMachine Drive I was telling you about? Well 1.25 terabytes is partitioned strictly for Super Duper backups. Once a month I do a full image copy of both of those drives to my Time Machine Drive. In the event that those two drives are lost, fail or destroyed, I can buy a new drive and restore them at least to 30 days ago. My iTunes, iPhoto and Movie library doesn’t change very often and Super Duper is a great donationware tool to ensure I keep things backed up and in sync. A lot of people use Super Duper in replacement of Time Machine on their computers but you have to remember to use it and it can be slow (in my opinion) so I only use it for my external media drives. Sure, I could just buy a DroBo for all of this but I like my system because some of the drives travel with me on trips and a drobo is just too large to travel with. Besides, I like having 3 different drives because if someone steals one, there’s probably a backup of that somewhere stored at a different location.
3. MobileMe (.Mac) – This is the best $69 you’ll spend even if you only have one Macintosh computer. I say $69 because no one should ever pay full price for MobileMe. Go into an Apple Store, say you just bought a Mac or iPhone and that the associate said MobileMe was only $69 (which is true) and that you regret not buying it at the time of purchase and would like to get it now. MobileMe sales look good on each associate’s quarterly sales reports and they’ll gladly give it to you at a discount. MobileMe iDisk, Mail & Homepage are all stupid. Don’t use them because you’ll be disappointing. Well, you can use those tools but most power users won’t like them. Mail can be pretty unreliable and I personally don’t believe in not using your own domain name for email (@gmail, @hotmail, @yahoo @mac are all bad branding in my opinion). iDisk sounds awesome but in real use, it sucks. It’s slow, too small and there are so many better free services for storing data in the cloud. Homepage can be useful but by the time you actually made it useful, you could have spent your time setting up a real blog with a real web host with so much more control.
The power of MobileMe is sync and Apple did a great job with this. My contacts, calendars, preferences, mail rules, mail accounts, dock icons, keychains (saved passwords), notes and bookmarks all are synced with the cloud (Apple’s Servers) and it happens every time a change is made. One day your contacts or calendars will be corrupted and you’re gonna wish that you had that backup made. Contacts get screwed up often and it’s great to have a sync available. You can also access all of the data on the go when you’re not at your computer or in the Hilton data center w/o Wi-Fi and a 10 year old Dell computer but Me.com is right there waiting for you to check calendars, contacts or reply to an email.If you use Gmail then fine, fuck you and don’t get MobileMe but if you use Apple’s Contacts, iCal and other desktop based tools, this is the best way to have a web-based backup of your data at all times. I think Google’s Set of tools are stupid and anyone that uses them are just lazy.
The second powerful aspect of MobileMe is if you’re an iPhone owner and now when you make a change to a contact or add an appointment to your calendar, the MobileMe icon starts spinning instantly and your iPhone will show the change within 10 seconds. I never have to sync my iPhone to have the latest appointments and this is an invaluable tool for me. Seriously, if you have an iPhone now there are two reasons to own MobileMe.
The final kicker and ultimate reason for MobileMe is owning a second or third Mac. Every change you make even if it’s just removing a dock icon or adding a calendar item, the Macs are 10 seconds within being in sync. It’s an amazing system and an invaluable tool if you actually do real work on multiple Macs. MobileMe has been the greatest purchase I’ve made for my Mac. In fact, I was an iTools user starting in 2001 but stopped after they started charging because there just wasn’t any value. After the iPhone came out and cloud syncing, I finally see a need for MobileMe and $69 a year is nothing.
One last thing about MobileMe is “back to my Mac”. From anywhere in the world, if I have an Internet connection I can browse the files on my other Mac & the 1 terabyte western digital drive plugged into my Apple Airport Extreme. Basically, I’m at a coffee shop now, my MacBook Pro is turned on and plugged in at my office and my WD USB Drive is plugged in to my Airport Extreme at home. I open a Finder window and click the “shared” drop down in the sidebar. I see my Airport HD & My MacBook Pro. Let’s keep in mind I’m not only on a seperate LAN but I’m on a seperate WAN as well and yet I can connect to both drives & browser files and even remote control my MacBook Pro using VLC. With SugarSync & MobileMe I never have to access these two drives but it’s total peace of mind that I can do this from anywhere simply with MobileMe.
4. SugarSync – This is a tool reviewed by Walt Mossberg in early 2008 as the best method for replicating files and I signed up for a free account for one reason. Then I was doing IT work and would often work from home. So my PC at home would sync client files to my PC at home and a 2GB account is totally free which is perfect for a few hundred documents. SugarSync is a cross-platform application that runs in the background. You can sync with up to 5 computers (mac or PC) and there is even an iPhone App & Mobile WAP Site so you can browse, manage and open files on the go.
I setup my MacBook Pro as the primary Mac. I sync Downloads, Desktop, Documents, Library/Application Support, Library/Culture Code (Things.app) & a few miscellaneous folders. The MacBook Air is set to simply replicate those files & public changes to the cloud when it modifies a file but the MacBook Pro usually wins meaning if there’s a discrepancy among file modification dates or ownership, the MBP wins but it’s smart and will put a “notes.txt (MacbookPro)” on the destkop of the air besides the original “notes.txt” so I can see which is different and merge them if I would like.
The PC doesn’t sync anything because I don’t do any work on it but having SugarSync installed on the PC I get a mapped drive to the SugarSync WebDav Server and can browse all of the files that either my MacBook Pro or MacBook Air have synced up with the cloud. The iPhone can do the same thing via the iPhone app.
How does this vary from iDisk? Well iDisk is dumb, slow and unreliable. There’s no smart intgrated backup tool in iDisk that keeps multiple Mac folders in sync nor does it do it quickly within seconds and finally SugarSync is never down where .Mac can often see a day of downtime every month. I can save a screenshot on my MacBook Air and quickly that screenshot shows up on the Pro within 5-10 seconds. It’s remarkable really.
SugarSync isn’t a backup tool. The only files available are the most recently backed up files so there’s no versioning and restoring all of those files isn’t a fast process if you’re literally dragging it out of SugarSync on to your desktop. For $49, I get a full year of sync and 30Gbs of storage. This is up to 5 computers, 1 iPhone and website access. SugarSync is reliable, lightweight and fast and I recommend it for every multiple computer owner.
5. Mozy – (honorable mention). Mozy is my last line of defense. I have TimeMachine backups happening every hour, MobileMe syncing PDA-centric data, SugarSync keeping my most important folders up to date (the ones I use daily) and Super Duper keeps my lifetime digital archives saved just in case. Mozy is the complete unlimited backup tool for Mac & PC that stores things on the cloud & will send you a DVD archive of your data at your request.
At $5 per machine, I can perform unlimited backup of both of my Macs & PCs and I do a full backups of my Home & Application folders. Mozy is always running and yes the initial backup took about 2 weeks per machine. Now it just does incremental backups and I doubt I’ll ever have to use it. Here’s how I imagine one day using Mozy.
- My MacBook Pros are stolen
- My TimeMachine Drive catches fire
- My 2nd LaCie Drives die from mechanical problems.
- SugarSync’s goes out of business
- Apple’s MobileMe Server farm explodes
ALL ON THE SAME DAY
Like I said, Mozy is $15 to ensure all three machines and it’s my “rainy day” protection. I don’t recommend anyone get it if you have all of these other systems in place but it’s a great tool the apocalyptic fall out that’s going to happen in 2012 (ok just kidding about that) but I love making sure everything is totally safe and that’s what Mozy is for me.
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In conclusion – I have a pretty fail safe backup strategy that also keeps my Macs in sync using cloud services so I’m never stuck wondering where the hell that file went. I have a fail proof system that I’m always improving. I’d like to add in this conclusion that I’m spending around $350 USD a year to keep everything in sync not to mention the computers, software and AT&T bill for iPhones. It’s expensive and I don’t recommend everyone follow my plan but after 3 thousand words, I’d be surprised that you’re still reading :)
Further Reading: I found a post while researching for this that I found to be VERY HELPFUL about backup technologies. It’s lengthy but at only 1,300 words, it’s an easier digest. Read More.
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Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Where is it?!?!?!
HAHA! I could barely see the reply button! nn
Yes, we are :) Just go work for the government then :P
Just wanted to add another reply level :P
are we seriously trying to make this into a 1 character thread? :Pnnyeah sure but I just don’t want to and all of this stuff is easy in theory but I need another solid year of studying & work to even start recommending what companies should use.
Yea, I’m sure. You can just make so much more money doing security consulting. Look at Kevin Mitnick for example. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Mitnick
OMG so skinny!nnI did it for 4 years, got my MCSA, started Cisco training and moved to SF. My knowledge is up there but not good enough. It needs a ton of improvements and to be honest, I’m tired of tech support. You get burned out very quickly.
LOL! You totally should. So what are you doing in social media! You can make so much money consulting to hospitals and getting their security up to par!
LOL. I need to send Giannii this thread :P. nnyeah I trust a VPN and have before. the RSA SecureID is a 2nd level of security. Then requiring an SSL Certificate be installed on each computer that connects to see a login prompt is the last level of security.nnI did a wireless deployment for an airport for FAA inspectors to carry around Pansonic toughbooks and check lights & other things on the runway. WE had crazy standards to enforce on the wireless network.nnYou wouldn’t even see the wireless network unless you had a special certificate installed on your PC. Then you’d need a password to connect and it wouldn’t allow you unless your MAC ID of the machine you’re on was on the pre-approved list of clients that could connect. Finally, a server running Cisco software would do a 2nd level of authentication using Active Directory (on Windows servers) to make sure your username was real and authenticated for that specific access point.nnSee what I’m saying now? It’s a shit load of money and time to deploye but sometimes the data is worth it. Startups don’t need this insane level of authentication but hospitals, law firms and airports do and that’s my background.
Would you trust a VPN? BTW, the DISQUS reply stuff is getting so skinny! LOL!
BTW this is what a SecureID keychain looks like if you haven’t seen one before.nnhttp://keithelder.net/blog/images/keithelder_net/blog/WindowsLiveWriter/SettingupRSASecureIDonWindowsMobile_A318/image_1.png
I don’t know the answer to that. the largest deployments I was “involved in” were around 5K and I wasn’t involved with the remote access security protocals. Personally, a startup will do just fine with VPN and SSL and even Facebook is still small enough where that works. nnActually, when I was at Apple, we used RSA SecureID w/ Apple’s Built-In VPN client. That was “good enough” for security even with 50K employees.
What happens when your company has 50,000 employees like Oracle. Can you trust a VPN?
That’s great for you but what happens when you have a company with 50 employees. Sneaker-net w/ thumb drives doesn’t scale and I wouldn’t trust google, dropbox or pbworks with my data. These companies are ran by people and people are nosy.nnHonestly, if maintained properly by someone who knows what the hell they’re doing. A company can buy the following and have a fantastic system that’s secure, reliable & cheaper over time (especially if you measure in the value of your data being compromised.)nn1. SonicWall (router, VPN, Wireless, data filter) at your company’s offices. $1200n2. Dell PowerEdge 2900 Servern3. Microsoft Windows Small Business Server ($999 w/ CALs)n 3a. Microsoft SharePoint Server (comes with SBS)n 3b. Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 (comes with SBS)n 3c. Microsoft SQL Server Standard (comes with SBS)n4. Acronis True Image Server (single license) [bit level backups]n5. VPN configures with SSL Certs & RSA Secure IDnnThe entire package w/ support but not including the labor of setting up and maintaining this solution is around $5K if you do it very very cheap. The ideal solution w/ labor is around $20K initial investment and around $2500 a year.nnKeep in mind that this server can support up to 75 users (I may be wrong I haven’t done deployments in a while) and can last you for years and years. nnThe peace of mind of having secure data in a centralized location w/ of-course offsite backups and proper management is rock solid! You can do this for a lot cheaper which is what I have done for my personal projects.nnNext time we meet up I’ll show you our SharePoint and Microsoft Exchange UI and you’ll see exactly how cool and powerful it is over Google Apps. I must mention though that as a Microsoft partner I get all of the software for free and hardware is at a discount or SELf-Built. So that makes a huge difference. The numbers I quoted are if you asked a company to install and set it all up for you.
Number one, I would never put corporate data on my Google Docs account. That’s why I have an external hard drive with me every where I go. Plus, thumb drives now go up to like 100 GB’s. Google Apps is great for email, calendar and collaboration. Please tell me a service that does what Google does so well?
That’s not a +2. I’d like to say that I wholeheartedly disagree with companies using a Google Product as their primary means of communication, storage or development tool.
It’s all about self-hosted and hopefully open source software that is on a server either co-loed or in-house.
Why?
Duh. Most startups are trying to compete with or compliment Google services and now you’re putting all of your data on Google’s Servers?
2nd of all, Google has a crap track record with reliability, consistency and defined product offerings. Hell, the beta label was finally dropped from their product line.
At my company here’s what we use.
1. Self-Hosted Yammer install (we own the data)
2. Microsoft SharePoint (like dropbox, phpBB, WordPress & PBWorks all in one that you host on your own servers)
3. google apps w/ multiple levels of redundancy
STRICT Policies that involve not sending documents over Email (using sharepoint instead) and not using your personal email account for any corporate or employee to employee conversations & required AIM Direct Connect IMs (encrypted) for all corporate instant messages. standard AIM is too easy to hack and infiltrate.
Finally, all self-hosted but public web properties that we use all require a pre-signed SSL certificate be installed on each employee’s computer to see it. Basically if you try to browse to our Yammer or Sharepoint site from any computer but your own you’ll get an error and won’t even see a login window unless you have the certificate installed on your PC or MAC.
Also, if you have the corporate email on your iPhone or blackberry or Mac you have to require a password to login / unlock that device. If you don’t, then you’re not allowed to connect to our servers from that device. Not requiring a password to unlock your device is classic security breaches that must be stopped
This is security and every startup that values their data even a tiny bit should be doing this. There are stupid painting companies in redneck georgia who are running Windows Small Business Server and requiring RSA SecureID authentication to connect to a VPN into an in-house Cisco ASA or SonicWall just to be able to check their email when not in the office.
There’s no reason that Twitter with 20 million users should be using anything less. I think it’s completely idiotic that they continue to use any Google services after the crap they went through and for free I’ll tell them exactly what they need to change it up but for now I’m just trying to write friendly blog posts that educate users.
:P
With strong passwords.nn+2
Startups like Twitter, right?nnn+1
Oh of course. I come from a place where Google Apps is the cool, and hipseter thing to do. All the startups do it these days :)
I agree and am not criticizing any way that people keep their data secure. i’m sure you do a good enough job but my point of this blog post, given that I come from a background of “you lose data, you lose your job” in Enterprise server deployments, I have a larger focus on data integrity and storage. nnIt’s just how I’m wired and I think we all develop our own ways.
Google Apps does a good enough job with spam for me. I have filters set, etc. I have access to my Google Apps anywhere I have internet access, and can export almost everything. All my email is also backed up, just in case.
Did you even read the entire thing? nnIt’s clear you didn’t. nnGoogle Apps is only a way to have your emails delivered to you. There are other email systems you should have in place because Google Apps won’t last forever.nn1. Someone sends an email to men2. Postini filters spam & viruses and stores a copy of that message for 30 days.n3. Google Apps gets the message, applies more filters and pushes it to my Mac or PC via IMAP.n4. My Mail & Outlook folders are backed up hourlyn5. Every night Lifestreambackup scans all of my Google Apps accounts and stores all messages (.msg format) and puts it on Amazon S3.nnThat’s email reliability, you must prepare for multiple points of failure and that’s the point I’m trying to make. I think re-reading this post would have its advantages to everyone that has multiple computers.
Got to move to the cloud! All my email is Google Apps, all my files are hosted on Dropbox, and I have weekly backups on a portable external hard drive. I’m set!
I like Dropbox for keeping my MacBook & MacBook Pro in sync. I just upgraded to a pro account. You can use it to sync other folders by creating a symbolic link to that folder in your dropbox folder.nnI was using Windows Live Sync, but it doesn’t work in Snow Leopard. I tried SugarSync but I don’t like it because it doesn’t run in the background. You need to keep the sugarsync manager running any time you want it to sync.
I like Dropbox for keeping my MacBook & MacBook Pro in sync. I just upgraded to a pro account. You can use it to sync other folders by creating a symbolic link to that folder in your dropbox folder.
I was using Windows Live Sync, but it doesn't work in Snow Leopard. I tried SugarSync but I don't like it because it doesn't run in the background. You need to keep the sugarsync manager running any time you want it to sync.
Got to move to the cloud! All my email is Google Apps, all my files are hosted on Dropbox, and I have weekly backups on a portable external hard drive. I'm set!
Did you even read the entire thing?
It's clear you didn't.
Google Apps is only a way to have your emails delivered to you. There are other email systems you should have in place because Google Apps won't last forever.
1. Someone sends an email to me
2. Postini filters spam & viruses and stores a copy of that message for 30 days.
3. Google Apps gets the message, applies more filters and pushes it to my Mac or PC via IMAP.
4. My Mail & Outlook folders are backed up hourly
5. Every night Lifestreambackup scans all of my Google Apps accounts and stores all messages (.msg format) and puts it on Amazon S3.
That's email reliability, you must prepare for multiple points of failure and that's the point I'm trying to make. I think re-reading this post would have its advantages to everyone that has multiple computers.
Google Apps does a good enough job with spam for me. I have filters set, etc. I have access to my Google Apps anywhere I have internet access, and can export almost everything. All my email is also backed up, just in case.
I agree and am not criticizing any way that people keep their data secure. i'm sure you do a good enough job but my point of this blog post, given that I come from a background of “you lose data, you lose your job” in Enterprise server deployments, I have a larger focus on data integrity and storage.
It's just how I'm wired and I think we all develop our own ways.
Oh of course. I come from a place where Google Apps is the cool, and hipseter thing to do. All the startups do it these days :)
Startups like Twitter, right?
+1
With strong passwords.
+2
That's not a +2. I'd like to say that I wholeheartedly disagree with companies using a Google Product as their primary means of communication, storage or development tool.
It's all about self-hosted and hopefully open source software that is on a server either co-loed or in-house.
Why?
Duh. Most startups are trying to compete with or compliment Google services and now you're putting all of your data on Google's Servers?
2nd of all, Google has a crap track record with reliability, consistency and defined product offerings. Hell, the beta label was finally dropped from their product line.
At my company here's what we use.
1. Self-Hosted Yammer install (we own the data)
2. Microsoft SharePoint (like dropbox, phpBB, WordPress & PBWorks all in one that you host on your own servers)
3. google apps w/ multiple levels of redundancy
STRICT Policies that involve not sending documents over Email (using sharepoint instead) and not using your personal email account for any corporate or employee to employee conversations & required AIM Direct Connect IMs (encrypted) for all corporate instant messages. standard AIM is too easy to hack and infiltrate.
Finally, all self-hosted but public web properties that we use all require a pre-signed SSL certificate be installed on each employee's computer to see it. Basically if you try to browse to our Yammer or Sharepoint site from any computer but your own you'll get an error and won't even see a login window unless you have the certificate installed on your PC or MAC.
Also, if you have the corporate email on your iPhone or blackberry or Mac you have to require a password to login / unlock that device. If you don't, then you're not allowed to connect to our servers from that device. Not requiring a password to unlock your device is classic security breaches that must be stopped
This is security and every startup that values their data even a tiny bit should be doing this. There are stupid painting companies in redneck georgia who are running Windows Small Business Server and requiring RSA SecureID authentication to connect to a VPN into an in-house Cisco ASA or SonicWall just to be able to check their email when not in the office.
There's no reason that Twitter with 20 million users should be using anything less. I think it's completely idiotic that they continue to use any Google services after the crap they went through and for free I'll tell them exactly what they need to change it up but for now I'm just trying to write friendly blog posts that educate users.
:P
Number one, I would never put corporate data on my Google Docs account. That's why I have an external hard drive with me every where I go. Plus, thumb drives now go up to like 100 GB's. Google Apps is great for email, calendar and collaboration. Please tell me a service that does what Google does so well?
That's great for you but what happens when you have a company with 50 employees. Sneaker-net w/ thumb drives doesn't scale and I wouldn't trust google, dropbox or pbworks with my data. These companies are ran by people and people are nosy.
Honestly, if maintained properly by someone who knows what the hell they're doing. A company can buy the following and have a fantastic system that's secure, reliable & cheaper over time (especially if you measure in the value of your data being compromised.)
1. SonicWall (router, VPN, Wireless, data filter) at your company's offices. $1200
2. Dell PowerEdge 2900 Server
3. Microsoft Windows Small Business Server ($999 w/ CALs)
3a. Microsoft SharePoint Server (comes with SBS)
3b. Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 (comes with SBS)
3c. Microsoft SQL Server Standard (comes with SBS)
4. Acronis True Image Server (single license) [bit level backups]
5. VPN configures with SSL Certs & RSA Secure ID
The entire package w/ support but not including the labor of setting up and maintaining this solution is around $5K if you do it very very cheap. The ideal solution w/ labor is around $20K initial investment and around $2500 a year.
Keep in mind that this server can support up to 75 users (I may be wrong I haven't done deployments in a while) and can last you for years and years.
The peace of mind of having secure data in a centralized location w/ of-course offsite backups and proper management is rock solid! You can do this for a lot cheaper which is what I have done for my personal projects.
Next time we meet up I'll show you our SharePoint and Microsoft Exchange UI and you'll see exactly how cool and powerful it is over Google Apps. I must mention though that as a Microsoft partner I get all of the software for free and hardware is at a discount or SELf-Built. So that makes a huge difference. The numbers I quoted are if you asked a company to install and set it all up for you.
What happens when your company has 50,000 employees like Oracle. Can you trust a VPN?
I don't know the answer to that. the largest deployments I was “involved in” were around 5K and I wasn't involved with the remote access security protocals. Personally, a startup will do just fine with VPN and SSL and even Facebook is still small enough where that works.
Actually, when I was at Apple, we used RSA SecureID w/ Apple's Built-In VPN client. That was “good enough” for security even with 50K employees.
BTW this is what a SecureID keychain looks like if you haven't seen one before.
http://keithelder.net/blog/images/keithelder_ne…
Would you trust a VPN? BTW, the DISQUS reply stuff is getting so skinny! LOL!
LOL. I need to send Giannii this thread :P.
yeah I trust a VPN and have before. the RSA SecureID is a 2nd level of security. Then requiring an SSL Certificate be installed on each computer that connects to see a login prompt is the last level of security.
I did a wireless deployment for an airport for FAA inspectors to carry around Pansonic toughbooks and check lights & other things on the runway. WE had crazy standards to enforce on the wireless network.
You wouldn't even see the wireless network unless you had a special certificate installed on your PC. Then you'd need a password to connect and it wouldn't allow you unless your MAC ID of the machine you're on was on the pre-approved list of clients that could connect. Finally, a server running Cisco software would do a 2nd level of authentication using Active Directory (on Windows servers) to make sure your username was real and authenticated for that specific access point.
See what I'm saying now? It's a shit load of money and time to deploye but sometimes the data is worth it. Startups don't need this insane level of authentication but hospitals, law firms and airports do and that's my background.
LOL! You totally should. So what are you doing in social media! You can make so much money consulting to hospitals and getting their security up to par!
OMG so skinny!
I did it for 4 years, got my MCSA, started Cisco training and moved to SF. My knowledge is up there but not good enough. It needs a ton of improvements and to be honest, I'm tired of tech support. You get burned out very quickly.
Yea, I'm sure. You can just make so much more money doing security consulting. Look at Kevin Mitnick for example. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Mitnick
are we seriously trying to make this into a 1 character thread? :P
yeah sure but I just don't want to and all of this stuff is easy in theory but I need another solid year of studying & work to even start recommending what companies should use.
Just wanted to add another reply level :P
Yes, we are :) Just go work for the government then :P
HAHA! I could barely see the reply button!
Where is it?!?!?!
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,nnGreat post! Weu2019ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:nn- SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with u201cVersionsu201d that will give you easy access to the older versions.nn- You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.nn- Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).nn- Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.nn- There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.nnThanks!nnDrewnProduct Management, SugarSyncn
Adam,
Great post! We’ve been working hard on SugarSync and I wanted to point out a few things:
– SugarSync automatically stores that last 5 versions of any file synchronized to SugarSync if you have a paid account (SugarSync stores the last 2 versions for free accounts). Go to My SugarSync and click on any file that you have backed up. You should see a menu with “Versions” that will give you easy access to the older versions.
– You can backup and sync an unlimited number of computers if you have a paid account; users with free accounts can backup and sync up to two computers.
– Using SugarSync, you can backup and sync *any* folder on your computer (no need to drag files into a special folder or use symbolic links).
– Using the SugarSync iPhone app, you can stream music from SugarSync directly to your phone.
– There are a bunch of sharing and collaboration features built into the service. You can easily share single files or entire folders with other people.
Thanks!
Drew
Product Management, SugarSync