Saving files online

An alternative to storing your files on Removable media is saving files online.  That is you could choose to upload your files to a website rather than copy them to a USB flash drive or writeable CD.

This means if you DO NOT have internet access AND you have not stored your work elsewhere eg removable media YOU WILL NOT HAVE access to these files.  Saving files onlines means you need internet access to view, modify and save your files.

Here are some online storage options.

Save to WebMail

If you have an email account log on to your webmail account eg Hotmail, Gmail, Xtra, compose a new message, add an attachment, add the file you wish to save and either email it to yourself or save the email to draft.  The attached file will now be accessible via your webmail account.

Google Docs

• Wikipedia article
• you need a gmail account
• joining gmail is free
• you can upload / save / email your Word, Excel, Powerpoint or OpenOffice documents to Google Docs
• the documents are stored on the Google servers
• only you have access to these files unless you decide to share or publish
• you can collaborate - chose to share your documents with other people
• you can turn your online documents into publicly accessible web pages

Zoho

• Wikipedia article
• web office suite
• you need a zoho account
• joining zoho is free but you will need access to your web-based email account to register
• you can upload / save / email your Office documents to Zoho
• your documents are stored on the Zoho servers
• only you have access to these files unless you decide to share
• you can collaborate - chose to share your documents with other people

Other free online office suites, or just word processing, include

• AjaxWrite requires FireFox
• Docly
• iNetWord
• ZCubes

Saving Files