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Backupify Cloud Backup Free Until January 31; Stays Free If You Sign Up Now [Deals]
Posted on December 22, 2009
Previously mentioned web service Backupify backs up all your online accounts (Gmail, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, and a ton more) to the cloud, normally for a nominal fee—but until January 31, 2010, all Backupify accounts will be free with unlimited storage. After this period, the service will go back to a paid pricing structure. Anyone who signs up for an account during this free period, however, will remain free—and unlimited—forever. So if you've been considering the service (or feel the need to backup your Gmail, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, WordPress, or many other supported online accounts), now is the time to sign up. If you don't see your service listed, sign up anyway—they've announced that YouTube and Linkedin backups are coming soon, and they plan to continue to launch support for more services. It can't hurt—after all, it doesn't get much cheaper than free. [Backupify via ZDNet]
Update Your Google Account Password Recovery Options
Posted on December 19, 2009
Now that you’re auditing your online account security, log into your Google account(s) and visit the Account Recovery Options page. Here you can update your secret question and answer, your secondary email address, and even associate your mobile phone number with your account so you can get a password recovery code via text message. (Just a tip: don’t set your Google Voice number as the phone number or automatically forward mail from your secondary email accounts to your Gmail account–if you do, in the event that you lose your password, the recovery process won’t work.)
Configure Google Apps For Your Domain
Posted on October 28, 2009
There’s always lots of interest in posts about Google Apps, a lesser-known way to put Google services behind your domain name. This morning at Lifehacker I ran down some of the most important Google Apps settings, and how to do things like map multiple domains to one account, create users and groups, and configure your catch-all domain email address. Here’s more on how to Trick Out Google Apps for Your Domain.
Google Wave’s Best Use Cases
Posted on October 14, 2009
Phew! After poring over 661 Google Wave invitation contest submissions, I highlighted some of Wave’s best use cases over at Lifehacker this morning. See how Wave will help people get things done in medicine, academia, transportation, journalism, entertainment, disaster relief, business, family life, and more. Thanks to everyone who took the time to describe what they do and how they want to use realtime collaboration to streamline it. Congrats to all the winners–your invitation nominations are in!