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A lot of us have one "mothership" desktop computer, along with a laptop or notebook that we take on the road. Many of us also use one computer at work, and another at home. Inevitably, there are ...

Wherever you are your data tends to be somewhere else, hence the wide range of options for carrying data with you, storing it online or accessing it remotely. SecureIDA, a new service from WorldExtend ...

We’ve talked before about how syncing files across all your devices is only as useful as your ability to put the files you need in the right place. When that doesn’t happen, it’s handy to have a ...

Home is where your data is. If you need to access data remotely, and neither a VPN connection nor traditional cloud storage will do the trick, consider using OneDrive as a proxy for remote file access ...

Sync and backup service Sugarsync has a new iPhone app that lets you access and use all the files from your PC or Mac right on your iPhone. Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now covers Apple.

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Accessing laptop files remotely is now easy. Cloud storage like Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive helps. Remote desktop ...

Mobile workers increasingly find themselves using smartphones and tablets in conjunction with their home and work PCs, and they sometimes lose track of where files are stored. PocketCloud Explore ...

When you parse through all the hype and dreaming, though, securely accessing files remotely from any computer you come across isn’t exactly easypeasy yet. Owning an iTwin USB Remote File Access ($99) ...

Agencies struggling to provide a geographically dispersed workforce with quick and secure access to files might want to consider deploying wide-area file services (WAFS) appliances to help them ...

One of my summer projects is to find a better way to allow my students remote access to their network files. Currently their files are available via a mapped drive when they are on campus and via FTP ...