Memopal
Encyclopedia
Memopal is a cloud-based
storage application and service
that enables users to store and synchronize computer files and share files and folders with others using the Internet
.
for x86 and x86_64, Mac
, Windows
computers and the iPhone
) that enables users to select one or more folders that are synchronized to the web. Files on Memopal can be shared and accessed using the World Wide Web
. Memopal has also a mobile-friendly version of its website.
Memopal supports revision history; files that are deleted or overwritten may be recovered from the web. It supports client-side cross-users deduplication
so shared common files or byte sequences are synchronized without actually transferring the information over the internet. The service uses SSL
transfers (128-bit) and stores the data encrypted with 448-bit Blowfish
.
Memopal has a cloud search functionality similar to Google desktop
to index files with a relevance metric based on how the user interacts with files. It currently indexes only file metadata like path, computer and modification time. Content indexing is an optional feature.
Memopal offers 3Gb for free (More than 500MB if you sign up with a call like) without time limit and 200Gb for $ 49/year.
Cloud computing
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility over a network ....
storage application and service
File hosting service
A file hosting service, online file storage provider, or cyberlocker is an Internet hosting service specifically designed to host user files. Typically they allow HTTP and FTP access. Related services are content-displaying hosting services A file hosting service, online file storage provider, or...
that enables users to store and synchronize computer files and share files and folders with others using the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
.
Functionality
Memopal has a cross-platform client (LinuxLinux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
for x86 and x86_64, Mac
Macintosh
The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
, Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
computers and the iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
) that enables users to select one or more folders that are synchronized to the web. Files on Memopal can be shared and accessed using the World Wide Web
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet...
. Memopal has also a mobile-friendly version of its website.
Memopal supports revision history; files that are deleted or overwritten may be recovered from the web. It supports client-side cross-users deduplication
Data deduplication
In computing, data deduplication is a specialized data compression technique for eliminating coarse-grained redundant data. The technique is used to improve storage utilization and can also be applied to network data transfers to reduce the number of bytes that must be sent across a link...
so shared common files or byte sequences are synchronized without actually transferring the information over the internet. The service uses SSL
Transport Layer Security
Transport Layer Security and its predecessor, Secure Sockets Layer , are cryptographic protocols that provide communication security over the Internet...
transfers (128-bit) and stores the data encrypted with 448-bit Blowfish
Blowfish (cipher)
Blowfish is a keyed, symmetric block cipher, designed in 1993 by Bruce Schneier and included in a large number of cipher suites and encryption products. Blowfish provides a good encryption rate in software and no effective cryptanalysis of it has been found to date...
.
Memopal has a cloud search functionality similar to Google desktop
Google Desktop
Google Desktop is desktop search software made by Google for Linux, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows. The program allows text searches of a user's e-mails, computer files, music, photos, chats, Web pages viewed, and other "Google Gadgets"....
to index files with a relevance metric based on how the user interacts with files. It currently indexes only file metadata like path, computer and modification time. Content indexing is an optional feature.
Memopal offers 3Gb for free (More than 500MB if you sign up with a call like) without time limit and 200Gb for $ 49/year.
See also
- List of online backup services
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- MozyMozyMozy is an online backup service for both Windows and Mac users. The cloud service allows users to back up data continuously, manually or schedule updates. Mozy is known for offering backup storage space for home and business users. In 2011, they changed to their current tiered pricing model...
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