Cynthetiq

I used Xdrive for a bit, but then they got like AOL and made it hard to cancel the subscription. That was a pisser because it took me months if not almost 1 year to keep denying the charge on my AMEX.

It was very handy to have and use.

A few years ago I started a web project I got webhosting, FTP etc. with something like 10Gb of space. for $15.99.

I find that it is the most flexible and usable. The backups are much more regular, responsive, reliable. Looking at some of the storage places TOS, they aren't responsible for keeping your data intact any more than a car wash or parking lot is responsible for the damage on your car. After all their normal customer is a business, not some person using webstorage.

Now this same company is 574Gb of space, because I've been with them for a few years. Every week as a reward for being with them they increase the storage 2Gb every week, so each month you automatically get 8Gb.

I can never use all this space and bandwidth. So I offer it to the rest of the family and ask that if they would like to contribute they can donate directly to the host to pay the bill.

It is also how some friend and I share music. I upload my mp3s there and so do they. It's a great way to reach out to my friends across statelines and oceans.

As far as my photos are concerned my online backup is KodakGallery since they offer a CD service to buy back all the original photos. After 7 years of picture taking it will cost me about $500 to buy them all on CD.

http://www.dreamhost.com

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