Google File Storage

WhooHoo, Google does it again! If you have Google Docs you can now upload any file type without having it converted to a compatible Google Doc. Just make sure you un-check the conversion box prior to uploading.

Having a iPhone I've been using MobileMe for this same thing for the last 2 years. Sure I could have gotten free storage with DropBox or a couple of others but I'm not the sort to open accounts everywhere to accommodate my needs, to me this just leads to spam in the long run when you cancel your account. You are no longer bound by their privacy statement when you cancel your subscription or leave it idle over a period of time, take the time to read the small print.

I can access PDF's via the iPhone from Google Docs but I have no means to upload files from the iPhone. App's like QuickOffice or DocsToGo only offer the ability to attach and email documents and QuickOffice also offers the you the ability to upload to a MobileMe account. I'm going to start hounding them to give me access to my Google account. ZoHo I have not messed with but my son uses it on his iPod Touch, I'll need to research this more before I drop my MobileMe account.

How much storage? Well, right now I have over 7 GB for mail and 1 GB for Picasa Photo Album which is all shared storage and continues to grow, you can buy more from Google, they charge $5 a year for 20 GB; I pay $67 for this same amount of storage for MobileMe at Amazon, if I purchased it through Apple it would be $99 + tax.

For cloud users this is a big plus with additional savings.