FilesAnywhere.com Promo Code

April 6, 2011 By 1 Comment

In response to my article How to Map filesanywhere.com as drive in Windows 7 the nice people at filesanywhere have provided a promo code for my readers.

Please use this code: AB05 

Filesanywhere is the leader in cloud storage:

  • Sync Folders, Schedule Offsite Backups
  • WebFolder Drive Mapping, Direct File Editing
  • Share Files using Dropbox Links
  • View / Edit Documents and Pictures Online
  • Photo Slideshows, Video and Audio Streaming
  • Search Files by Content, Custom MetaData
  • SSL Encryption, Secure FTP, WebDAV
  • Add SubAccounts to Create a Workgroup
  • Version History with Checkin/Checkout
  • Private Site Branding for Businesses

My experience with the business private site plan has been very positive and filesanywhere has always answered to support questions with a sense of urgency. I highly recommend filesanywhere.com for your cloud storage needs.

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How to Map filesanywhere.com as drive in Windows 7

April 4, 2011 By 4 Comments

Question:
How do I Map a filesanywhere.com account to a drive letter in Windows 7?

By mapping a network drive to filesanywhere.com in Windows 7, you will have easier access to your cloud storage. Advanced user access is required on your account as you will have to enable webdav access for this work.

NOTE: Only Advanced User’s on filesanywhere have drive mapping functionality.

Answer:
To map a drive in Windows 7 you need to click the start button:
start-button

Click on “Computer”
computer

Click on “Map Network Drive”
map a network drive

Select what drive letter you wish to map your network folder to and enter your web folder path
setpath

Enter your username and password (if files anywhere account, your username is “username@filesanywhere.com”) Enter your password, and select “remember my credentials”
auth

Once completed, you should see your new drive under “Computer” mapped as a drive letter. If you are having trouble connecting, make sure you have entered the correct username “username@filesanywhere.com” and password.

If you are still having trouble, make sure your “WebClient” service is running by browsing to:
START>CONTROL PANEL>SYSTEM AND SECURITY>ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS>SERVICES

webclient

If you are having trouble logging in to your account, make sure that your user account is an Advanced User account. If you have an Advanced User account and you are still experiencing problems logging in, check your username. Your username will be USERNAME@filesanywhere.com. NOTICE the @FILESANYWHERE.COM and not your e-mail address.

External hard drives can be a great way to store large amounts of files, but are still susceptible to hardware failure. Make sure that you are backing your most important files with a redundant cloud backup solution. There are many solutions available, but after some research I found that, filesanywhere.com offers a great secure and cost effective solutions for backing up files.

As always, please comment with questions/suggestions.

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Run Ubuntu in Windows 7, XP, Vista with VMware Player

February 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Do you run Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 7, or Windows Vista and need to run Ubuntu Linux software without setting up dual boot? With just a few easy steps, VMware player is a great solution!

How the Process Works

Download VMware Player

From this link: http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
You will need to complete a short registration form before downloading VMware player. Install your VMware Player software. On occasion, and this will vary system to system, you may see some prompts about installing drivers – Approve Them. After installing VMware player, restart your computer.

Install Ubuntu 10.10, or most recent distribution

Open VMware Player and select “Create a New Virtual Machine.”

VMware allows you to install from a disk or directly from the .iso image provided by Ubuntu. If you don’t already have the .iso image file from Ubuntu, you may download it from here: http://www.ubuntu.com/

If you insert your disk, VMware player should detect it, otherwise browse to your .iso image file to complete installation.

  1. 1. Enter your name, username, and password as required.
  2. 2. Choose a name for your virtual machine and save it in your location of choice. Click next to accept default settings. Default hard-drive setting is 20gb, but you have the ability to choose something different.
  3. 3. Review your settings and click “Finish” to start installing Ubuntu.

NOTE: During installation you will be prompted to install VMware tools for linux. Just click “Download” and the tools will automatically download and install – you will have to approve the UAC prompt.

Once the installation of ubuntu has completed, enter your username and password and WELCOME TO UBUNTU!!!

VMware Tools for Linux Installation Failure

If you are connected to the internet during installation, the VMware toolset for linux should download and install successfully. If you were not connected to the internet during installation, these tools will not be installed successfully.

To Complete Installation of VMware Tools for Linux:

  1. Make sure you are connected to the internet
  2. Click “VM” and then select “Install VMware Tools” in the menu.
  3. In the file browser window, double-click the VMwareTools icon and Click “Extract” on the button at the top of the window. Select “Desktop” on the left as the location to extract the files and click the “Extract” button to complete. Once all files are extracted, click close.
  4. At the top of the screen in Ubuntu, click “Applications>Accessories>Terminal”
  5. Once in the Terminal, type (case-sensitive and without quotes): “cd ./Desktop/vmware-tools-distrib”
  6. Now type (without quotes): “sudo bash” – enter your password at prompt
  7. Now install wmware tools by typing (without quotes): “./vmware-install.pl”. Press enter to accept prompted default settings at installation. If prompted with questions about documentation files, press enter through prompts to accept defaults.
  8. VMware tools should now be installed. When asked to configure tools, select “Yes” at the prompt. If prompted for the experimental backup feature, select “no”
  9. When prompted to set up graphics configurations, select “yes”
  10. You should see a message that install has been completed. Restart Ubuntu by clicking on the on/off symbol at the top right corner and select restart.
  11. Log back in to ubuntu and enjoy.


I hope that you enjoy this tutorial. As always, with any questions or comments, please use the comment feature below.

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