Get a Box

No flash drive? No problem. Email server down? No problem. All you need is a box.

I was recently introduced to a really nice online storage facility called box.net. (Thank you, Mike!) It's a free private gigabyte, and you can upload anything from anywhere. Want to share with others? If they have a box.net account you can share directly. And, unlike some sites like Flickr where everyone can see everyone else's stuff, on box.net only the people you allow to see your files can see or download them.

I've started using this as a replacement for that old "I'll email it to myself" trick. If it just-so-happens that my email of choice is having downtime, the email didn't get sent, I forgot the attachment, or the file is corrupted, I can still get to my stuff in my box! (If anyone can't guess, this has happened to me a couple of times...)

This is also an alternative to a flash drive since it's a whole gig of space. You don't have to take the risk of the files not being readable by another computer, or the risk of forgetting your little USB guy in the school's computer... forever losing the files and the drive itself...

I shared this information with Dr. Jerz and he asked me to share with all of you out there in the blogging world :) No, box.net isn't paying me, but they should, because I recommend it as an online storage facility. Get yourself a box.