Have you noticed recently how many cloud storage options are available? Well, there are a lot of them out there offering pretty much the same services. Cubby is a little different from the others out there. Cubby starts off by giving you 5 GB of storage. Other features setting it apart are things like more space for referrals (1 GB per referral) and a full featured desktop app. Let’s dig in a little more and see if it’s something you might want to ...

Anyone with an elaborate DVD collection can tell you how much space it takes up. The cost to accumulate such a collection can climb rapidly as you collect more and more. Why wouldn’t you want to back up all of these movies? Or perhaps you are looking to create a digital copy of your DVDs to take them with you while you travel. Whatever the reason, DVD Shrink can help you backup your DVDs. DVD Shrink ...

Did you know that you can back up not only the data from your Google+ account but also from other Google-based services? Why would you need to back up your data on Google? There are a number of reasons why this is a good idea. For starters, if you opt to delete your profiles or accounts from Google, having the data you stored with them can ...

As an Android user, one of the most important things that you must regularly do is to take backups. Android OS offers the user almost unlimited freedom to play with it. If you are rooted, it opens up new opportunities for you to try new ROMs and use more powerful apps. While you are customizing your device, something may inadvertently snap – leaving your device totally messed up. It may ...

HijackThis is an advanced software title that allows users to combat one of the most malicious forms of malware: The hijack. HijackThis was developed by an independent company before being acquired by Trend Micro. The software is a freeware title that fights browser hijacks as well as locating other issues that may arise from hijacks in other areas of your computer. However, be warned, unless you understand how these hijacks are working to do harm, you may ...

One thing I’ve learned about the rooting and ROMs and hacking in general is that it can be a little intimidating for new people. There’s nothing quite like staring at your first command line interface and wondering what the living hell you’re supposed to do. Flashing ROMs and gaining root access on an Android phone isn’t much smoother, to be honest. Right now flashing a new ROM for your Android phone ...

With all the free and paid cloud storage choices, which are the most secure? Well, AVG is a pretty good company to trust with your files. After all, they do have a great anti-virus software. Not many people know they have a free 5 GB cloud storage option too called LiveKive. The premise is like that of many other cloud storage services. You can keep you’re local files backed up ...

When people talk about the advantages of Android, one of the first things mentioned is usually control. With Android, you can exert a level of control over your phone that would never be possible on iOS. Under or overclocking, flashing ROMs, wireless tethering, and backing up your entire phone are all easily within reach when you have a fully rooted Android device. The best part is that those functions aren't the end of ...

Even though everyone knows they should back up their data, it is inevitable that you will forget to do it. You may go years without ever losing a file, but the first time you lose important files or irreplaceable photos, the importance of creating backups will hit home. You can be careful to avoid viruses and malware, but one bad software update may force you to reinstall your operating system. Apple’s Time Machine will backup both your personal data and your operating system configuration, so you can avoid ...

Have you ever found a web page that you found really useful, but the next time you tried to visit it was gone? One of the downsides of the Internet is that web pages come and go all the time. You probably had no clue that you could preserve pages forever though. Right? Well, there is a way to preserve them and one of the easiest methods is through a website called BackupURL. In a nutshell, “BackupURL allows ...