Sponsored by http://amazon.techchop.com. Support the show the next time you do your Amazon shopping!

I have used several cloud backup services, and for the most part they are all the same. My first cloud backup service I used was Mozy, who actually used to be a sponsor of the show. I switched away from Mozy when they moved away from their unlimited backup plan.

The company I switched over to was Crashplan. They were at the time, and still are at the time of this writing, the most affordable cloud backup service. Home users can get an unlimited Crashplan+ account for about $3 per month. That is not the coolest thing about them though. The coolest thing is they allow you to backup to your own storage, or to your friend's computer for FREE!

In this episode, I talk about what you need to do to get together with a friend or family member to use the free version of Crashplan to create your own cloud backup solution.