The Cloud, Storage and Synchronization

Besides the use of the cloud for simple storage and backup of data... it can be used for much more. In fact it gives you the ability to synchronize information between your devices that you use on a regular basis virtually automatic. No need to worry about which device has the most current version of the file you have been working on... with the following three cloud apps, any update to a file is automatically synchronized between all your included devices. The addition of Cloud storage by the use of the following 3 services gives you the addition of 12 additional GB's of storage, and gives you the ease of mind that the data you have placed in the cloud is safe from any inadvertent crash of your system and will be available to you at any time from any place.




For anyone running Ubuntu, or for that matter any other version on Linux, Ubuntu one is seamless in its integration into any version of the Ubuntu desktop, be it Unity, Gnome or KDE.








Ubuntu One also offers integration into the Windows desktop environment as well.

The online storage cloud offers 5GB of free storage with the option to expand as needed, also offering music streaming and downloading services. You can download Ubuntu One here.


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DropBox is a cross platform Online cloud storage service that is cross platform. It offers integration with Widows, Mac and Linux. The free account offers online storage and synchronization of files, but with a limit of only 2GB unless you opt for paying for a larger storage capacity. Dropbox can downloaded here.




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Google offers a 5GB free account and is for the most part a cross platform service. Windows is fully supported as is Mac. Linux support is in the works, but does all ready have an app in place that supports Google Drive.

Insync (available from the Debian repositories) can be installed via the Ubuntu Software Center and facilitates full integration of Google Drive into the Unity, Gnome (Cinnamon), and KDE GUI's.







Google Drive is available to anyone that has or signs up for a Google account.