VMWare has a community site that provides hundreds of Virtual Appliances for use in their free VMWare Server product. What is a virtual appliance? It is a preconfigured operating system that has been tailored to perform a specific set of functions. There are appliances for Ruby on Rails development, Python Web Development and even Jabber servers. Virtual appliances make great test development environments and allow you to try a wide range of services without the pain of installing the systems yourself! Â If you’re unfamiliar with them I would strongly suggest that you bookmark this site and take a look around it when you have a couple of hours. There is unbelievable value here.
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2GB Free Online Backup
Mozy Remote Backup give you 2GB of free online and secure backup. When you sign up for the service, you then download a client that automatically backups folder you specify. There is currently only a Windows client, but Mozy promises a Mac client is on the way. What happens when you exceed 2GB? Well you can upgrade your account to a paid account that gives you a whopping 30GB of storage for only $4.95 per month!
UPDATE: The service is advertised as free storage, but they do send you a weekly email with links to relevant sponsors. Still, it seems like a small price to pay.