November 24th, 2011 >
Earlier this month, Carbonite announced new online backup plans and features, for home and home office customers. Along with the original Carbonite Home plan, Carbonite now offers unlimited online backup in its Carbonite HomePlus and Carbonite HomePremier plans.
The new Carbonite features are: online backups for external hard drives, a local mirror image of your computer, and a courier recovery option to have your backup files sent to your home.
Features and prices follow for the three subscription plans available to Carbonite home users.
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September 22nd, 2011 >
Carbonite and SugarSync are two widely-used online file backup services. Both Carbonite and SugarSync offer free trials and paid plans.
Carbonite is a backup service only, but offers unlimited online backup. While SugarSync offers both file sync and backup services, but has limits on the amount of data you can back up online.
Below, a side-by-side comparison of Carbonite and SugarSync features is given, followed by more details and pricing comparisons for each file backup service. Read through to see which service is a better fit for your backup needs.
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August 21st, 2011 >
A Skype Premium subscription is needed to make group video calls using Skype. Now, 12-month and 3-month Skype Premium subscriptions are available at up to 50% off, and also include unlimited phone calls to the US and Canada .
Below, compare costs and features for the different Skype Premium subscription lengths. Also, see which is cheaper for calls to the US and Canada, a Skype Premium subscription or an Unlimited calling subscription.
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June 17th, 2011 >
Nikon has an online preview and comparison tool for its Nikkor camera lenses , that allows you to view a sample scene, as if you were looking through the chosen lens and camera combination. Use the Nikon Nikkor Lens Simulator to get a better sense of a specific lens’ capabilities, such as how powerful the zoom is or how wide the angle of view is. The Nikon Lens Simulator can be useful for making comparisons when shopping for a new DSLR camera lens. It is likely more useful for a beginner to intermediate level photographer, though more experienced photographers may still find it valuable for quick comparisons.
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March 18th, 2011 >
This is a list of quality web hosting plans from 10 top website hosts, offering low cost web hosting plans at less than $5 per month. This list is for those looking for a good value web hosting plan (with features like a free domain name, lots of bandwidth, lots of disk space), that is low cost (under $5 monthly), with a dependable web host that has a history of good service. Major included features for each web hosting plan are also listed below, to further compare between these plans.
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February 21st, 2011 >
With recent news of Mozy discontinuing the MozyHome Unlimited computer backup plan, SugarSync is offering a special offer for those looking for a Mozy alternative or an alternative to any other online backup services. SugarSync and Mozy both have several backup options available, with variations in the amount of storage space, the number of devices included for backup, and pricing. SugarSync’s discount offer is detailed here, along with a price comparison of Mozy and SugarSync backup plans.
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February 18th, 2011 >
Mozy , the online computer backup service, has revised their available price plans and online storage amounts. The MozyHome Unlimited plan has been discontinued and replaced by new MozyHome price plans and storage limits (MozyHome 50 GB and MozyHome 125 GB). While the total storage space offered is no longer unlimited, the new plans should fill most users storage space needs, and those needing to backup multiple computers may actually save money compared with the new plans.
See the new Mozy plan details and price comparisons here, along with specific comparisons for the lowest price options for backing up both multiple computers or more than 50 GB of files.
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November 4th, 2010 >
Update: MozyHome Unlimited is no longer available, and has been replaced by MozyHome 50 GB and MozyHome 125 GB.
Mozy is an online file backup service that helps to protect your important files from computer hard drive failure, accidental file deletion, loss or theft of a computer, or any other situation where you could lose your files. Mozy software can perform automatic and scheduled file backups, for any files you choose to backup.
For the individual user, there is MozyHome Free (free account) and MozyHome Unlimited (paid account). The MozyHome plan that is right for you will depend mainly on how much storage space your files require, how many computers you need to backup, and if you want to commit to a longer-term file backup solution for peace of mind. The features and details of two MozyHome plans are compared here.
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October 15th, 2010 >
Three of the most widely used file sync, backup, and share services are compared here side-by-side: Dropbox, Mozy, and SugarSync. Depending on how much and how often you plan to sync, backup, or share files, one of these services may be more suited to your needs. Specifically, the free features, the paid features, the pricing, and the overall value are compared. All three services offer both free and paid packages. First, a brief overview of SugarSync, Mozy, and Dropbox, followed by a side-by-side comparison of all three services.
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September 22nd, 2010 >
Skype can be used to make PC-to-phone calls, to either landlines or to cell/mobile phones. There are a few different ways to pay for Skype calls to a regular phone line, namely by purchasing one of a number of Skype Monthly Subscriptions or by purchasing Skype Credit for calls at "Pay As You Go" rates . Depending on your calling habits, choosing one of these payment options could be considerably less expensive for you, when compared to choosing a different option.
Each available Skype Monthly Subscription is discussed here, and monthly costs are compared between Monthly Subscriptions and Pay As You Go. These comparisons are done for a wide range of common calling habits, based on total monthly calls and average outgoing PC-to-phone call length. Save money by selecting the right plan for your calling habits. The comparison charts here are for calls made to the United States (from anywhere), but similar conclusions can be made for the cheapest option for Skype calls to other countries.
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