When you look at backup services and options for the Windows operating system you find that there are plenty local and online applications and services that you can select a suitable app from. The variety becomes apparent especially when you look at the functionality that is offered. This ranges from basic file copying programs to [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

The article Dropbox authentication: insecure by design by Derek Newton got quite the press in the past week or so. So what exactly did he find out to come to this conclusion? Dropbox creates a config.db file in the main application data folder, a SQLite database file that can be edited with programs that can [...]

Categories: Security, The Web

AVG LiveKive was introduced last month as a beta version. Users from all over the world were able to signup for the service for free and use 5 Gigabytes of space during the beta period. Today, AVG launched the online backup service LiveKive in select countries. The basic concept of the service has not changed [...]

Categories: Mac, Software, Windows

Dropping transfer rate costs per Gigabyte and faster connection speeds make the online storage niche attractive. One of the latest players to enter is AVG, developer of the popular antivirus solution. AVG announced the LiveKive service in February and promised that a beta would soon follow. The beta has just started and everyone who participates [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Everyone should back their data up in case their computer suddenly fails or is even lost or stolen. Many will back their data up on mediums like external hard drives, but it requires a certain amount of disciple to remember to hook your laptop up to one. Another problem with backing data up on such [...]

Categories: Mac, Security, Software, Tools, Windows

It is interesting to see that online backup providers (or online file storage solutions, call it what you will) are becoming increasingly popular even though external hard drives in the 500 to 1000 Gigabyte range becoming cheap as pie at the same time. Backing up data online definitely has some positive effects to it like [...]

Categories: Online Services