Another service provider offers to let you store a limited number of files on its Web site for free and access those files from work, home or on the road.
Some people do.
Just as shoppers have conquered the fear of giving out credit card information over the Internet, a growing number of users are overcoming their concerns about data security and availability, and are taking advantage of Web-based backup and storage services. Admittedly, most of these Internet-based services are targeted at individuals or small businesses that don't have a corporate IT department to provide secure file backup. But end users at large corporations are putting files up on these sites as well, so it's a trend you need to know about. Vega says if he has a document he wants to work on at home, he uploads it to his Internet FileZone account at the end of his workday. Using a standard Java-enabled browser, he goes to the Internet FileZone site, enters his password and accesses his FileZone account.