ownCloud 3 announced
Open Source File, Sync and Share Project Adds Cloud Text Editing and More ownCloud Version 3 introduces online editing, photo gallery, PDF viewer, application store, and improvements to existing functionality The Internet – January 27, 2012 — ownCloud, the popular open source file, sync and share project announced today improvements to functionality and stability which will enable users to get more than ever out of their privately-hosted and owned file-sharing cloud. Released today and available for download now, ownCloud Version 3 enables users to share files and folders with others from their privately controlled infrastructure. Major new features in this release include the introduction of an application store which allows users to take advantage of the extensibility of owncloud; and the ability to directly edit text files from a browser. ownCloud is the … Read entire article »
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Resize Linux storage with LVM
You need more space on your server/desktop/etc.. This guide will help you add it to the volume you’re currently using on your system. For the sake of making this an easy-to-follow guide, we’ll assume that you already have the new drive showing in your Linux installation from fdisk, but it’s not yet usable (ie: you made it available from shared storage, you installed a new harddrive, etc..). You can further increase your Intel Core i5 Apple Mac mini storage capacity using reliable 32GB SD cards. … Read entire article »
Backup your data in Linux with Deja Dup
Hard disks break. Really, they do. When it happens, most people are sadly unprepared: even the most experienced computer person only recovers a (big?) portion of their data after a crash. Even today, with cloud computing. The reason? Backing up is tricky. If you use GNU/Linux or Ubuntu, it's easy enough to make an incremental backup using rsync and gpg. If you have no idea what this means, don't worry: yu will be able to use them without even knowing it. Welcome to Déjà Dup, the best backup gem I have ever seen. Read the full story here. … Read entire article »
What’s the controversial site Megaupload.com all about? – CNN
He didn't lose them, but now he's gotten nothing in return for his payment, he said. Developers of open-source Linux and Homebrew software said they used it to upload projects they were working on together. Musicians, as well, said they stored ... Read the full story here. … Read entire article »
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Pogo Storage Launches PogoStor™ SAN+NAS Integrated Cloud Storage Products With Advanced Cloud Capabilities – PRWeb
The integrated server-based products combine the OS NEXUS Linux storage platform with LSI MegaRAID 6Gb/s SATA+SAS controller cards on Pogo Storage industry-standard server hardware with solid-state drive (SSD) configurations. The result is a unified ... Read the full story here. … Read entire article »
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HOWTO create your own cloud server in 10 minutes
Everyone loves using services like Dropbox or Boxnet. It’s almost 2012 – everyone has some kind of Cloud (buzz buzz) storage! Half of us do have hardware laying around that we’d love to convert into our own ‘cloud server’ but never came across the right software. Instead we pay $9.99 each month to places like dropbox for 50gigs. … Read entire article »
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