Unlikely, but cloud storage is really handy! Especially for backing things up and being able to access your files on pretty much any device. Currently I have Dropbox, Google drive and iCloud. All of these are accessible on my iPod, I know you can get apps on android phones as well, one would assume that apps are available for various tablets and phones too.
Okay so I'll write what I know about different cloud storage sites, how much free storage you get and what I thought about it when I used it (if I did). These aren't in order of preference or anything. The one I use the most is Google drive, simply because I can make folders and 15GB of free storage is quite a lot. It works seamlessly with my Mac and my iPod and I can access my files really easily online.
1. iCloud - Apple
- 5GB of free storage
- use on Apple devices & via www.icloud.com
- really useful for finding lost apple devices
- useful for synced calendars across Apple devices, backing up contacts and accessing keynote, numbers etc on iPads/iPods/iPhones.
2. Google drive - Google- up to 15GB of free storage
- use on all devices, app available for use on phones/tablets, available from drive.google.com
- really useful for accessing files on the go, I use google drive for my notes so I can access previous notes in lectures (on my iPod) without lugging around my laptop or loads of paper.
- useful for organisation as different folders can be used, the content can be accessed anywhere with an internet connection and files can be accessed offline
- can be used for file sharing, you can share links to your photos/folders etc
- a folder is created on your computer
3. Dropbox - Independant
- up to 16GB of free storage (starts at 2GB, + 500MB
per referral), I currently have 3.25GB
- use on all devices, app available for use on phones/tablets, available from dropbox.com
- useful for sharing pictures with friends, can be quite slow to upload though
- a folder is created on your computer
4. Skydrive - Microsoft- up to 15GB of free storage
- use on all devices, app available for use on phones/tablets, available from skydrive.live.com
- will soon have a name change
- I don't really use this one so I don't have much info for you
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