How to store online

This post is related to "online storage" post. In this post i will explain in simple steps how you can store (and share) your files online, so that you could use this important Internet feature.

Of course the Internet is a black-hole that contains huge amounts of numbers of sites that helps us to enjoy this feature, so for that reason we wont talk about them all! We will talk about some of the best FREE sites between them, then maybe later you will learn the concept and be able to use any other site.




Picture files (jpg*, bmp, gif, etc...):-


There are many sites that you could store and share pictures that you know of (facebook, hi5, bebo...). But these sites listed below are limited to still images.

• Kodak Gallery: Allows you to share, store, organize, edit, buy and sell photos. This site mainly concentrates on printing digital photos, on mugs, cards, calenders, etc... This site has a maximum limit of 150Mbs. To watch the video tutorial for that site click here. To create an account and get started on this site click here.
  
  

• Snapfish: Owned by the HP Co. Aims to help us in storing unlimited numbers of digital photos, helps selling them, and offers us free pictures. To get started on snapfish click here. To see how it works click here.

• Photo Bucket: Using this site you could also store video and music files. You could share, and link them to your personal or any other site or even to your blog. You could even make slide shows with music. To join.
  
  

Video files (mpg*, mpeg*, avi*...):-

• YouTube: Most famous video site online. To sign up, click here.


• Photo Bucket.

Multimedia (Most if not all media files):-

• MediaFire: (The one i use) Up to 100Mbs storage space. Lets you link your files to your website or blog. Very easy to use and not complicated at all. Signing up to this site doesnt take any effort at all. After you enter mediafire.com, on the top-right side you can easily create a new account or sign-in without even leaving the current window you are in. For more information how to use this site and why to chose it click here.

• MediaMax: Allows up to 25Gbs of free storage. Click here to sign up now.

If you care to Back-up your files, here are some useful sites:-

• Drive HeadQuarters: To sign up, make sure you know all the features and help you need from this link. You can download a software from this site that will back-up your files every time your Internet is on. Everything is explained on the homepage using articles and live demos. (Up to 1, 2 Gbs).

Mozzy: Allows 2 t0 3 Gbs of space. Also, all is explained in this site, nothing is complicated. To sign up, click here.

Posted by: Mayez Kabbara.

What you need to know about future storage disks.

The future... How is it?

Many years ago, till today, the progress of new technologies is non-stop. Every single day we hear of a new device that helps make our every day life easier and more entertaining. Televison started from smaller size with less colours to large, hi tech. colourful, plasma slim screens. Computers started from 'Huge calculators!' to small portable laptops with extremely high speed and great storage. Did anyone imagine, during the days of 500 Mbs. Hard disks, that we would reach to be able to store in 10's and 100's of GEGABYTES?! Ofcourse not. I still remember those days when i used fill my floppy with many, many games! Then came the Cds (Compacts Disks). Then cds where developed into Dvds (Digital Video Disc).
These are all OLD news...


What is new then?!

Media is developing as well with technology in many ways, and everyday, the search of better ways to send messages (through media - Like movies, music, t.v... etc). As we all know, Dvds are essential for media, because Dvds are the newest and main technolgy to ditribute video and music files. Well true but not for long. Some of u (especially those of you that have a certain passion in knowing about the newest news of technologies) must have heard about the newest disk storage device or technology (most of you might not), the Blu-ray.

The difference between Blu-ray and Dvds:-

Blu-ray:-

• Encoding------------------ MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC (H.264), and VC-1
• Media type---------------- High-density optical disc
• Capacity ------------------ 25 GB (single layer)50 GB (dual layer)
• Read/Write mechanism --- 405 nm laser, 1x@36 Mbit/s & 2x@72 Mbit/s & 4x@144 Mbit/s & 6x@216 Mbit/s & 12x@432 Mbit/s
• Usage --------------------- Data storage,High-definition videoand PlayStation 3 games
  

Dvds:-

• Encoding-------------------- MPEG-2
• Media type------------------ optical disc
• Capacity -------------------- 4.7 GB (single-sided single-layer), 8.54 GB (single-sided double-layer)
• Read/Write mechanism ----- 650 nm laser,1x@1350 kB/s
• Usage----------------------- Data storage, video, audio, games