Both apps ask to upload the camera roll right away when you sign in, and their interfaces are very similar. I did not find this folder in the iOS, web or desktop apps. Files can be viewed, shared with different apps and an all pictures slideshow can also be displayed. Both the apps have the option to create and restore a snapshot, initiate phone transfers, and the Android app has an option to backup messages on the phone.
Overall, I was pretty impressed with the mobile apps, thanks to their natural interfaces and rich features. Since the desktop app is so limited, I had to check the web app to see what it has in store. The web app can stream uploaded videos and show a slideshow of all pictures, but I could not view my documents on it, which was just disappointing. To view a document, it has to be downloaded first.
Clicking the side arrow on files and folders presented several options:. There is an email attachment option in the Settings menu, which when activated, lets users upload files by emailing them as attachments to a predefined Pogoplug email address. According to the support page, customers can contact staff by either raising a ticket or contacting them on Facebook or Twitter for a real-time solution.
So, I raised a ticket through Zendesk support to check their response time, which turned out to be nine hours, and I think that was pretty decent. Overall, I found Pogoplug pretty average. I like the web interface and mobile apps, but the desktop app lacks essential features such as backup scheduling and local encryption. It does provide unlimited storage for the same price as: CrashPlan , Carbonite and Backblaze. But since Pogoplug throttles upload speeds after the first 1TB, there is no reason for me to choose this service over more established and reputable backup services.
Though, I would revisit Pogoplug if they decide to add more functions to the desktop app. Editorial independence means being able to give an unbiased verdict about a product or company, with the avoidance of conflicts of interest.
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And a recent update allows for files to be shared by links via social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook, MySpace. While this works well, we found a potential bug: the notifications via e-mail and social networking seemed to only work the first time but not every time a shared folder was updated with new content, even when we made sure this option was enabled.
As a bonus, there's an iPhone app that works very well in several respects. Files can be accessed remotely and even downloaded to the app itself for offline viewing. Music streaming over 3G sounded excellent and worked smoothly, but the app only plays individual tracks--you can't access playlists, nor can you play all songs in a folder. Video playback was slow and problematic, even over Wi-Fi, but we could view Office docs in full formatting. Security is always a concern for "cloud-based" applications, but Pogoplug's developers claim that the company doesn't keep any data on its servers.
Likewise, the company has a "doomsday plan" in place, should it ever go out of business, that would open the source code to a possible successor to restart the service. The Pogoplug is covered by a one-year warranty for defects, as well as a day return policy. The Pogoplug Web site offers plenty of useful tutorials and FAQs, and the support staff is reachable by e-mail from 9 a. Also, Pogoplug has licensed its technology to Seagate for inclusion in that company's DockStar base station.
That means you can't access Pogoplug-based files on non-PC media devices such as the PS3, Xbox , and network music players such as Sonos and Squeezebox. This is not a deal-breaker considering the device's niche, but still we hope that this will be added via new firmware sometime in the future. If you don't need that sort of support, though, the Pogoplug is definitely a "greener" alternative for anyone who would normally use a PC as a file server.
That means, over the course of two years, the Pogoplug's energy savings could literally pay for itself, if you replace your PC-based file server with it. The PC software works similar to Dropbox and SugarSync as it creates a separate drive on your computer, where you can drag and drop your files and select folders on your PC that you wish to backup automatically.
The issue with previous versions of the software is that if the program was minimized, it would not back up the files but this was fixed with some software updates. When you are away from home, you can use the Pogoplug mobile apps to access your files using iOS or Android devices. The apps are easy to use and have a clean design with organized folders for different types of files.
One of the most appealing features of Pogoplug is that it counts with a large capacity of storage in its hard drive, which offers more than enough to ensure that you do not have to worry about running out of space.
You can will automatically back up photos from your smartphone using the mobile app. The only complaint here is that the photos are not stored on their own folders, which makes them difficult to locate.
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