Tag Archives: Backups
Google Docs for Journalists: Update

Google Docs for Journalists: Update

Posted 12 February 2010 | By | Categories: Cloud Computing, Web Sites, Web Tools | 1 Comment

One of the nice things about Google’s Web-based software is that new features keep popping up even if you’re not paying a cent. This week the big news was Google Buzz. More on that once the dust settles. Meanwhile, I’ve recently been testing three new Google Docs features. First, Docs now lets you upload, store [...]

Drop.io: File Sharing for Journalists

Drop.io: File Sharing for Journalists

Posted 25 November 2009 | By | Categories: Cloud Computing, General, News Tech Tutorials, Web Tools | 15 Comments

Tech writeups often focus on the big guns: Apple, Google and Microsoft. But lots of little players offer great tools for journalists. One such small fry is Brooklyn-based Drop.io. The site offers a terrific solution for journalism collaboration.

Drop.io lets you set up free digital drop boxes – as many as you want – where you can share photos, documents, PDFs, videos, audio files and links with colleagues.

Google Docs for Journalists 4: How to Back Up Your Documents

Google Docs for Journalists 4: How to Back Up Your Documents

Posted 08 September 2009 | By | Categories: Cloud Computing, Web Tools | 2 Comments

Now that you’re using Docs, how do you back-up all those files you’ve stored online? Google backs up your documents on multiple servers, and you can back-up your own docs in at least 4 different ways.