Using Ubuntu One Cloud Storage: From Basic to Creative

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 30, 2010

“Matthew Helmke, coauthor of The Official Ubuntu Book, Fifth
Edition and author/editor of the upcoming, updated Ubuntu Unleashed
2011 Edition, takes a quick look at some interesting ways to use
Ubuntu One cloud storage.

“Ubuntu One is a cloud storage solution created by Canonical,
and a desktop client is included in the Ubuntu distribution by
default. Most people have heard about using Ubuntu One to store and
share files, but many other services are available to do the same
thing. What makes Ubuntu One unique?

“This article discusses some of the ways in which people are
using Ubuntu One, including taking advantage of features that are
part of the system’s design but not well known, and other
techniques that result from some pretty creative thinking.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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