Cameyo.com for Portable Apps

I am a big fan of portable applications for PC. These are apps that need no installation and can run from their own folder or a simple *.exe file. To be truly "portable" they need to leave no trace on the system after running, normally not terribly important. The programs can be run from anywhere, a USB drive for example.

Cameyo.com has a program that easily allows you to make most programs portable if that program is not already available in stand alone version. But Cameyo also has a huge storehouse of programs that can be run form it's cloud. This could be convenient when operating a foreign computer if unarmed with your trusty flash drive. Cameyo provides the option to either download each stand alone program or run it form the cloud.

Hat Tip: http://www.intowindows.com/run-windows-apps-from-the-cloud/

PogoPlug Kills Network Bandwidth

First off just don't buy a Pogoplug. It simply kills the local network.

If you must have a Pogoplug because it is cheap then the very first thing you must do is activate the device. Plug it into the router and go to:
http://pogoplug.com/activate/
If your light is solid green then the device will probably activate.
I did not have any interest in backing up to the cloud, I just wanted to access an attached drive.
After activation I  could see the attached drive and its files.
Despite not doing cloud backup and not transferring any file, the internet was basically unusable. Whether this was local network saturation or internet bandwidth, I have no idea. But there is scarce technical information to help even if adjustments would help. I am on a 10Meg DSL connection.

I have not idea why just having PP attached would kill the network. I glad it was cheap $24 because it is useless to me.

Dropbox Shares Your Files

Dropbox - Home - Secure backup, sync and sharing made easy.
Want to share or have access to a few files on several computers? Dropbox is easy and free. Any file in your “My Dropbox” folder is mirrored at the Dropbox site if you have the little program running. It will sync to any computer running the software. I like it.
I can’t imagine using it for huge backup.
I would choose another way to share files with others and keep this as your private cloud space.

Edit: Upload pictures from your phone like crazy and they give you free extra space.