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Make Your Own Personal Cloud With PogoPlug [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... friends and family off the local drive itself. The concept behind PogoPlug is quite similar to that of Fabrik, a storage company that worked with disk drive makers like Maxtor by embedding its software on the drives and allowing people to share those drives online. But PogoPlug is much simpler, and it will work on pretty much any USB drive without the need for special software.
Kevin Toefel, co-editor of our sister site jkOnTheRun, took it for a spin and was blown away by its Apple-like ease of set-up and use. So far I ...
Pogoplug: A Simple Way to Access Your Files Anywhere [WebWorkerDaily]
GigaOM Network —
... Our friend Kevin Tofel over at jkOnTheRun was very impresed in his detailed hands-on review. I really like the dead simple set up: just connect the Pogoplug to an outlet and your router (with the included cable, unfortunately it doesn’t support Wi-Fi), create an account on the Pogoplug web site, and then plug in your USB storage device (you can even plug in more than one using a USB hub). To share a file, just enable sharing in the web interface and enter the email addresses of the people you want to be able to access it. They’ll be ...
What Happens if PogoPlug Pulls the Plug?
jkOnTheRun —
... I was very impressed by the PogoPlug review unit that adds remote access to any USB drive. But many folks raised a valid question since your data access is done through PogoPlug’s web servers: what happens if the company goes out of business? How will you access your data remotely? ...
Pogoplug Gets VC Funds From Foundry Group [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... and have been thinking about buying it, especially in light of the enthusiasm our sister site jkOnTheRun has expressed about it. The nifty little device turns any USB-enabled drive into a personal storage locker accessible over the Internet. It’s interesting because it solves one big problem with web-based storage services: cost. Most of the web-based storage services are pretty expensive, once you go beyond a few free-gigabyte plans. A terabyte of local storage drive can cost around $200. Add the $99 Pogoplug and for $300 you get a terabyte ...
Pogoplug: My MacBook Air’s Second New Best Friend [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... A few weeks back, Kevin over on sister site jkOnTheRun wrote about Pogoplug, a nifty little device made by ...
How Pogoplug Works [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network —
... , impressed me as much as it did Kevin over at our sister site jkOnTheRun. But I really wanted to learn how exactly it worked. So I reached out to ...
Opera Unite Adds to my “Personal Cloud” Quest
jkOnTheRun —
... My initial takeaway is that Opera has made it easy for anyone to run a web server with fun and useful features. It reminds me of the same approach offered by PogoPlug: power users can run their own server boxes, but common folks generally can’t or don’t. The sharing services appear comparable to many others in this space, so the real meat could be in third-party apps since Unite is also a platform. Unfortunately, I can’t see hordes of developers latch on just yet. There’s simply too much “low hanging fruit” in terms of developing apps for the ...
PogoPlug Cloud Functionality Turns Seagate DockStar into Remote Storage
jkOnTheRun —
... I thoroughly enjoyed using the PogoPlug from Cloud Engines earlier this year. The small device adds remote access to any external USB or flash drive, making it a “personal cloud” storage unit. ...
New Pogoplug Adds File Synchronization, More USB Ports
jkOnTheRun —
... Early this year, I got my hands on a Pogoplug. This small device aligns with my “pesonal cloud” theory by easily turning any USB drive into a hybrid device — data is available locally on the drive and remotely over the web. Today, Cloud Engines introduces the next generation Pogoplug for $129, with availability in time for the holidays. This new version adds three more USB ports, bringing the total to four. That allows for adding multiple USB drives — traditional drives or flash memory based — to your personal cloud. Along with easier sharing on ...
New Pogoplug Adds File Synchronization, More USB Ports [jkOnTheRun]
GigaOM Network —
... Early this year, I got my hands on a Pogoplug. This small device aligns with my “pesonal cloud” theory by easily turning any USB drive into a hybrid device — data is available locally on the drive and remotely over the web. Today, Cloud Engines introduces the next generation Pogoplug for $129, with availability in time for the holidays. This new version adds three more USB ports, bringing the total to four. That allows for adding multiple USB drives — traditional drives or flash memory based — to your personal cloud. ...
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