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SkyDrive + Gladinet > Dropbox

Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 4:32 pm  
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At least in free capacity it is! I am a HUGE fan of Dropbox – and if you have not signed up for a free Dropbox account, you really should. They give you 2 GB of storage space FREE. I find it really handy for storing files that I need access to from different PCs – and for critical backups that I’d like to be able to access anytime and anywhere. Their interface and syncing is excellent.

BUT, and there always is a but… The 2 GB of free space is a bit on the weak side. This is where SkyDrive really shines. Actually it shines 10x brighter than Dropbox – as in, Microsoft gives you 25 GB of cloud storage FREE!! The biggest downside to SkyDrive is the interface – or the lack thereof.

There is where Gladinet comes into play. Gladinet (also free) allows you to map cloud storage as a network drive – thereby giving you that Explorer interface to SkyDrive (and other third party cloud offerings, such as S3). So you sign up for your free SkyDrive (or just activate it if you already have a MS Live ID i.e. Hotmail, XBox Live etc), download and install Gladinet and BOOM – you now have an extra 25 GB of storage and share space in the cloud! Not too shabby, eh?

I still prefer the ease of Dropbox at this point, but as I’m already running low on space I will be making great use of the SkyDrive + Gladinet combo!

What do you use?

P90 OW!

Friday, May 14th, 2010 at 11:57 am  
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So as mentioned the other day, we started a second round of P90X. All I can say is w OW! I guess on the upside the incredible pain must mean it’s working – right?? A different kind of pain. T-Pain

Bring It!

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010 at 5:05 pm  
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So we (my wife and I) started P90X – Round 2 last night.  We did our first round of P90X about a year and a half ago and *really* liked the results!  Actually, we only did P72X or so – meaning, we didn’t even do the full 90 days the first time around.  But like I say – it definitely did the trick.

If you’re looking to get in shape, definitely give this program – or any of the other Team BeachBody programs – a shot.  If you follow the simple meal plans and the workouts, you can’t lose.

My only concern going in to Round 2 is that by now, we’re sick of the DVDs.  It’s like we know every word of every routine by heart at this point – which can be frustrating when you’re not that motivated in the first place!  lol  We’re going to keep at it though and see if we can make it all the way through (or at least until we reach our goals again!).

Do your best, and forget the rest!

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