BackupBob can be used by anyone, and we’re constantly seeing new and innovative ways that people use our service to make their lives easier. However photographers are one group of people that especially benefit from our unlimited online storage, and BackupBob have some great features designed to meet their needs. In this post we want to take you through some of the fantastic tools that our photographer-users love. Read More…
Our home computers tend to be filled with family pictures and home movies. This data can be priceless and isn’t something you would want to lose. Below we have included 4 ways cloud storage can help you securely store and share these important files; Read More…
Do you have a lot of films on your computer which you can’t access on your TV?
Many people do not know that they can access BackupBob through their TV and stream their movies directly from the cloud. Please follow these simple steps to access your files from your television:
Accessing the internet from your TV
A recent survey found that 83% of people can connect to the internet through their TV but only 16% do. You can access the web through an internet enabled TV or via one of the following options:
Watching films on your TV via BackupBob
Simply go to www.BackupBob.com on your TV browser
Note: BackupBob may not be supported by all internet TV products and will require a browser supporting Flash or HTML 5.
Other ways to use BackupBob on your TV
Accessing BackupBob on your TV gives you several useful features including:
Our home computers tend to be filled with family pictures and home movies. This data can be priceless and isn’t something you would want to lose. Below we have included 4 ways cloud storage can help you securely store and share these important files;
Backing up files
Baby photos, wedding images and memorable holiday snaps are some of the most common files stored on family PCs. But did you know a high percentage of HDDs only last 5 years and if they break you could lose a lot of irreplaceable files? BackupBob’s cloud backup automatically saves your files to the cloud and then allows you to download them back to any other PC. This makes sure you never lose your files even if your PC breaks.
Sending files to your family and friends
If you want to share a photo album with a few close friends or send a large file to a family member, BackupBob offers a simple solution. Using the “private share” function you can send a friend a link to a single file on your cloud. Simply login to BackupBob.com, open the file you want to share and select “web sharing”. A secure link will then be sent to your chosen friend’s email account to let them view the file.
Viewing your files on your tablet
A high percentage of our data is stored on our PCs however most of us spend a considerable amount of time using our phones and tablets. With BackupBob Pro you can store all of your files on the cloud and then access them from any device at any time. You can also stream your video and music files directly to your iPad or Android tablet using our BackupBob apps.
View your files on your TV
Did you know it’s possible to play files saved on BackupBob through your TV? In the past few years there has been an increase in smart TVs, interactive TV boxes (such as Apple TV & Boxee), and game consoles with internet connections. If your device has a web browser please go to www.BackupBob.com and login to your account. You should then be able to stream TV Shows, Films and music to your TV.
Please note: BackupBob file streaming is not supported by all TV web browsers and will require flash or html 5 to function.
BackupBob offers a selection of different cloud storage products aimed at consumers and businesses. These packages offer two main cloud services; Backup and Sync. Read More…