#1037 – What’s the Difference Between OneDrive and Google Drive and Similar Services?

Me? Blown Away?

While technology excites me, it's rare that I come across something that just makes my jaw drop. And yet, it happened last week.

I had Google's Notebook LM turn this article: You Are Not Too Old for Technology into this podcast/audio: You Are Not Too Old for Technology - Podcast Edition. I mean that quite literally, I simply copy/pasted the text of the article into Notebook LM and clicked a button. A few minutes later I downloaded an audio file.

The result? Two audio "personalities" have a back-and-forth discussion on the article. 100% AI generated, and yet it's amazingly realistic. (Though they do go a little overboard raving about the author.)

Amazing times.

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OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, oh my!

I spend a fair amount of time talking about OneDrive because it's included with Windows, and because of the annoying problems it has. But there are many (many) other tools out there that serve similar functions: cloud storage and device syncronization.

This week's featured article looks at how the more popular services compare.

What's the Difference Between OneDrive and Google Drive and Similar Services?

Also this week

• Tracking cookies?
• Losing everything.
• Changing things that aren't broken.
• Visible passwords?

As always, links below.

TEH Podcast

The "something come up" mentioned last week had me taking this week off as well.

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Take care,

Featured Article

What's the Difference Between OneDrive and Google Drive and Similar Services?
You have many choices for cloud storage.

I'll review the most popular cloud storage offerings, how they differ, and which I use (and why).
Read: What's the Difference Between OneDrive and Google Drive and Similar Services?

Also This Week on Ask Leo!

What Are Tracking Cookies, and Should They Concern Me? They don't worry me, but others feel differently.
Cookies are placed on your machine by websites -- often more websites than you realize. We'll review cookies and how third parties can use them. Read: What Are Tracking Cookies, and Should They Concern Me?

What If I Lose Everything When Traveling? What happens when your accounts are so secure that even you can't get in?
I hear from people who are concerned that they've put so much security in place they'll keep themselves out in case of emergency. Read: What If I Lose Everything When Traveling?

Why Do Things That Aren't Broken Keep Changing? Like it or not, change is inevitable.
Change is inevitable. But sometimes, an online service's improvements are viewed as just the opposite by some. Read: Why Do Things That Aren't Broken Keep Changing?

Does Having a Visible Wi-Fi Password Add Security Compared to an Open Wi-Fi Hotspot? To password or not to password, that is the question.
Using a password-protected WPA2/3 hotspot is a minor inconvenience for a very significant level of additional security. Read: Does Having a Visible Wi-Fi Password Add Security Compared to an Open Wi-Fi Hotspot?

Can I Find Out Where My Email Address Has Been Used? So many accounts, so many services, so many places...
It'd be great to be able to locate all the places your email address has been used. Unfortunately, "great" doesn't mean "possible". Read: Can I Find Out Where My Email Address Has Been Used?

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Can I Find Out Where My Email Address Has Been Used? It'd be great to be able to locate all the places your email address has been used. Unfortunately, "great" doesn't mean "possible". Watch: Can I Find Out Where My Email Address Has Been Used?

Does Having a Visible Wi-Fi Password Add Security Compared to an Open Wi-Fi Hotspot? Using a password-protected WPA2/3 hotspot is a minor inconvenience for a very significant level of additional security. Watch: Does Having a Visible Wi-Fi Password Add Security Compared to an Open Wi-Fi Hotspot?

Why Do Things That Aren't Broken Keep Changing? Change is inevitable. But sometimes, an online service's improvements are viewed as just the opposite by some. Watch: Why Do Things That Aren't Broken Keep Changing?

What If I Lose Everything When Traveling? I hear from people who are concerned that they've put so much security in place they'll keep themselves out in case of emergency. Watch: What If I Lose Everything When Traveling?

What's the Difference Between OneDrive and Google Drive and Similar Services? What?s the Difference Between OneDrive and Google Drive and Similar Services? Watch: What's the Difference Between OneDrive and Google Drive and Similar Services?

What Are Tracking Cookies, and Should They Concern Me? Cookies are placed on your machine by websites -- often more websites than you realize. We'll review cookies and how third parties can use them. Watch: What Are Tracking Cookies, and Should They Concern Me?

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