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Storage
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Dropbox: Going Beyond Storage
29 Apr 2011 by Scott Nesbitt
Do you use Dropbox? If you don’t, you really should give it a look. If you do, chances are you aren’t using it to its full potential. What is that supposed to mean? Well, Dropbox is for more than just storing and synchronizing files across your various computers and devices. You can use it to do a whole lot more. Curious? Then read on. DropTunes A few months ago, Amazon came out with C...
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How To: Find Large Files On Your Hard Drive With WinDirStat
22 Mar 2010 by Dustin Patterson / 5 Comments
Have you noticed that you hard drive space has decreased and don’t know what files are taking up the space? If so, you can use WinDirStat to help find those large files taking up space on your drive. To start, download WinDirStat from http://windirstat.info/. You can select either the installation download or the standalone executable. When first running the program, you are asked to s...
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Get A Visual On Your Hard Drive with Disk Space Fan
11 Mar 2010 by Dustin Patterson
As your computer gets older, chances are that your hard drive will be filled with many unused and unnecessary files. If you’re starting to run out of space on your hard drive, it can often times be the result of old “junk” files piling up. A great way to get your computer back into shape is to delete some of those files (especially the large ones). Disk Space Fan is a free pr...
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How To: Check Your Hard Drive Health With A Linux LiveCD
04 May 2009 by Dustin Patterson
Previously, I wrote a guide on monitoring your drive’s status with S.M.A.R.T. tools from a running system [see Check your HDD's S.M.A.R.T. Status]. Although these programs work well for checking the live status of your hard drive, you may run across a situation where you cannot boot the operating system to access these programs. If you system does not boot, it may be necessary to use a boo...
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How To Check Your HDD’s S.M.A.R.T. Status
17 Apr 2009 by Dustin Patterson / 1 Comment
As your hard drive begins to age, the chance for failure and resulting data loss increases. Today’s hard drives feature a monitoring system called Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology or S.M.A.R.T. for short. With S.M.A.R.T. and the appropriate software, it is possible to keep updated on the status of your hard drive and the important data that resides on it. To check the ...
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How To: Use Your iPhone/iPod Touch as a Wireless Flash Drive
06 Apr 2009 by Evan Wondrasek / 8 Comments
One of the most useful applications I’ve used for the iPhone/iPod Touch is Airsharing ($4.99, app store), which allows you to use your device as a wireless flash drive. Not only can it store (and view!) files wirelessly, it also works on Windows, Mac, Linux and even through a web browser. If that wasn’t enough – Airsharing also includes helpful instructions on how to setup an...
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