FileLocker

The trend towards moving all your digital content to the cloud has gotten the most exposure wth consumer services like Apple iCloud, Google Drive, and Microsoft SkyDrive. These services can store things like photos and documents, automatically syncing them among all your devices and computers. But cloud syncing really becomes powerful when used in a business setting. This is where FileLocker, a new product from InfraScale (the company behind SOS Online Backup) hopes to shine. FileLocker claims better security than existing players as its main differentiator, and that's of huge importance for businesses. The service also boasts robust user-administration capabilities and a "private cloud" capability that lets businesses host the service on their own servers.

A particularly powerful capability of syncing services for business users are their collaboration features that let coworkers share and co-edit work documents. FileLocker is the newest entry in this game, but other services target businesses specifically, too, including Box, Egnyte, SafeSync for Business, and Syncplicity Business Edition. Let's explore this new service and see how it stacks up.

Setup and Sign up
FileLocker offers free personal accounts with up to 5GB of storage each for up to five users, for a total of 25GB. For more than five users, it's $5 per user per month support for six to ten users costs $500 a year?significantly less than Box's $1,080 a year for six users ($15 per user per month). Unlike Box, thankfully no credit card info is needed to get your free account. Even though this level is called "personal," the signup form still includes a line for "company." You also need to fill in your name, email, secret questions, and password.

Given the FileLocker's emphasis on security, I was surprised that strong passwords were not required at this point, but it does have to be 6 characters in length and contain an uppercase or non-alpha character. By comparison, Dropbox's signup is very clear about password strength, with even 8-character ones indicating levels like "very weak," "so-so," and "good," and Box offers similar ratings. With its emphasis on security, I'd expect FileLocker to have this kind of password evaluation, but it didn't. After this, you just sign in on FileLocker's website. ?(For some great tips on passwords, read Password Protection: How to Create Strong Passwords.)

To get FileLocker to synchronize files on your desktop PC (a Mac version should be coming this month), you need to install a local agent program. Oddly, this seemingly integral part of the system is found under "Extras" on the dashboard page.

Interface
Most interactions with FileLocker occur in a Web browser, and the service's Web interface is mostly clear and nicely designed.? The first time you look at your account page, a popup tells you to "upload a file," and a large Upload button and drag-and-drop target always graces the top of the page. IE told me with every page view, "Only secure content is displayed," with an option to "show all content." Again, I was surprised such a security-minded site would prompt this message. The Web interface does allow drag-and-drop file syncing, but it's not supported in IE9.

FileLocker adds its context menu to all files and folders listed in your Windows Explorer windows, but the options were less than crystal clear: What I wanted was a simple "Sync this file or folder now" choice (like that in the new Cubby product from LogMeIn), but instead I got Sync, Sync and Share, About Sync, Sync Options, and Show Sync Status. The first sounded easy enough, but it required me to choose a remote syncing folder, which could well contain other files that had nothing to do with the present folder's contents. For the average user, I think it's actually preferable to have synced folders and files all in one place, as SkyDrive, and Google Drive do, though some will prefer the flexibility of sync anything anywhere on your system.

When I added the "and Share" option, the same process was followed by another dialog for Share Settings, which had a check box for "Enable Download Receipts." Deploy that option, and FileLocker will send you an email each time someone downloads the shared file or folder. But I wasn't asked with whom I wanted to share; only later, a tooltip say Share Link available, and then disappeared. Ideally, I'd be given a box to type in emails of collaborators. Shared folders helpfully get a new folder icon, with FileLocker's arced arrow logo.

FileLocker's Search Files option, available from the left panel, worked well for finding files, but why not have the search bar always available at the top, as it is in every webmail interface? Once I'd found a file (or this would be the case for any file listing in the Web interface), I could right-click or just click a dropdown arrow to get Preview, Download, Upload New Version choices. I could also view history, send the file, generate a link to the file, unshare it, move it to another folder, delete it.

Version control is a strength of FileLocker, as it is for InfraScale's flagship service, SOS Online Backup. Both services keep all versions of your files forever, unless you explicitly delete them. I also liked how the versions box on the Web interface lets you make any existing version current; this way, if a collaborator made an edit that was overruled, it would be easy enough to roll back the change.

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NY lawmakers: House GOP scraps vote on Sandy aid

Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., left, joined by other New York area-lawmakers affected by Superstorm Sandy, express their anger and disappointment after learning the House Republican leadership decided to allow the current term of Congress to end without holding a vote on aid for the storm's victims, at the Capitol in Washington, early Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., left, joined by other New York area-lawmakers affected by Superstorm Sandy, express their anger and disappointment after learning the House Republican leadership decided to allow the current term of Congress to end without holding a vote on aid for the storm's victims, at the Capitol in Washington, early Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

WASHINGTON (AP) ? New York-area lawmakers in both parties erupted in anger after learning the House Republican leadership decided to allow the current term of Congress to end without holding a vote on aid for victims of Superstorm Sandy.

Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., said late Tuesday he was told by the office of Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia that Speaker John Boehner of Ohio had decided to abandon a vote this session.

Cantor, who sets the House schedule, did not immediately comment. House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland told reporters that just before Tuesday evening's vote on "fiscal cliff" legislation, Cantor told him that he was "99.9 percent confident that this bill would be on the floor, and that's what he wanted."

A spokesman for Boehner, Michael Steel, said, "The speaker is committed to getting this bill passed this month."

In remarks on the House floor, King called the decision "absolutely inexcusable, absolutely indefensible. We cannot just walk away from our responsibilities."

The Senate approved a $60.4 billion measure Friday to help with recovery from the October storm that devastated parts of New York, New Jersey and nearby states. The House Appropriations Committee has drafted a smaller, $27 billion measure, and a vote had been expected before Congress' term ends Thursday at noon.

More than $2 billion in federal funds has been spent so far on relief efforts for 11 states and the District of Columbia struck by the storm, one of the worst ever to hit the Northeast. The Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster relief fund still has about $4.3 billion, enough to pay for recovery efforts into early spring, according to officials. The unspent FEMA money can only be used for emergency services, said Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J.

New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, District of Columbia, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, New Hampshire, Delaware, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts are receiving federal aid.

Sandy was blamed for at least 120 deaths and battered coastline areas from North Carolina to Maine. New York, New Jersey and Connecticut were the hardest hit states and suffered high winds, flooding and storm surges. The storm damaged or destroyed more than 72,000 homes and businesses in New Jersey. In New York, 305,000 housing units were damaged or destroyed and more than 265,000 businesses were affected.

"This is an absolute disgrace and the speaker should hang his head in shame," said Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y.

"I'm here tonight saying to myself for the first time that I'm not proud of the decision my team has made," said Rep. Michael Grimm, R-N.Y. "It is the wrong decision, and I' m going to be respectful and ask that the speaker reconsider his decision. Because it's not about politics, it's about human lives."

"I truly feel betrayed this evening," said Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y.

"We need to be there for all those in need now after Hurricane Sandy," said Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y.

The House Democratic leader, Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, said she didn't know whether a decision has been made and added: "We cannot leave here doing nothing. That would be a disgrace."

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Vatican launches swipe-card security system

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Members of the Pontifical Swiss Guard have long given Vatican employees their permission to enter. Starting in January, electronic cards will handle some of that duty.

By Claudio Lavanga, NBC News

ROME - The Vatican is the only fully fortified state in the world, protected by 40-foot-high walls.?The few porte, the arched access gates into Vatican City, are manned by Swiss Guards dressed in their colorful Renaissance uniforms and carrying swords.

Visitors are asked to sign in and are allowed only upon invitation. But for Vatican employees, usually a nod of recognition will do. The Vatican is the smallest state in the world, and pretty much everybody knows each other.

But things are quickly changing.

This month, the Vatican is introducing an electronic badge for some of its thousands of employees. Workers will be expected to swipe in and out when entering and exiting.

Some of the world's media have linked the step-up in security directly to the "Vatileaks" scandal, the unprecedented security breach in which Paolo Gabriele, the pope's former butler, photocopied and leaked confidential documents to the Italian media.

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So is the Holy Father turning into Big Brother?

No, a Vatican employee,?who spoke on the condition of anonymity,?told NBC News: "I haven't received my card yet, but I have seen swiping machines being installed at Porta Sant'Anna," the main gate for Vatican employees. "This is not a case of Big Brother, more like the Vatican coming in line with the modern world and issuing a badge like any other big company."

The Vatican employs roughly 3,000 people and generates tens of millions of dollars in revenue, mainly from tourism and donations. If it were a company, it would be a midsize business with a healthy income and solid assets, despite having recorded a $19 million loss in 2011. But unlike most private companies, the Vatican has allowed some employees an unprecedented degree of flexibility in their working hours.

Robert Mickens, the Rome Correspondent for The Tablet newspaper and a former employee at Vatican Radio, says that this self-governance in some cases has been abused:?"When a journalist asked Pope John XXIII how many people work in the Vatican, he replied: 'About half'."

"The Vatican has tried hard to check that people stick to their working hours for years," Mickens said. "At Vatican Radio they introduced electronic badges years ago because people would go for their coffee break and return hours later. So I think that this is more of a case of the Vatican trying to check that its employees do their job than to prevent them from leaking information."

Whether the new system is aimed at preventing a new Vatileaks or merely keeping tabs on employee hours, the Vatican's ancient walls are about to receive a modern twist.

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Top 10 Canadian Albums of 2012 | On the Danforth Online

By Daniel Polowin

10. ?Leonard Cohen -?Old Ideas

After a somewhat unfortunate decade, this septuagenarian Canadian icon staged a comeback in 2012 with a?worldwide?tour and this platinum-selling album. Cohen is at top form in this, his first album of new material in eight years. Accompanying the bluesy instrumentation and the smoky baritone vocals we?ve come to expect from Cohen are some of his most moving lyrics yet. Cohen returns to his familiar meditations on love, sex, and God but with the added poignancy of a poet in the autumn of his life.

9. ?A Tribe Called Red -?A Tribe Called Red

Combining electronic, hip hop, reggae, dubstep, and dance with First Nations musical elements, this unique group, based out of Ottawa, has already been nominated for a Polaris Prize for this stellar debut album. Featuring?traditional?First Nations drumbeats and vocal chanting, A Tribe Called Red dub their unique style ?powwow-step.?

8. ?Carly Rae Jepsen -?The Kiss

Perhaps you?ve heard ?Call Me Maybe,? the song of summer 2K12 with possibly the catchiest melody ever written. After a pivotal endorsement from fellow Canadian heartthrob Justin Bieber, this song went viral, with thousands of parody covers and?lip-dub?videos. While ?Call Me Maybe? is the main event on this, Jepsen?s first internationally released album, it is accompanied by other solid?sugary-sweet bubble-gum pop songs that suggest that Jepsen will not be a one-hit wonder.

7. ?A.C. Newman -?Shut Down the Streets

This is lead singer of the New Pornographers Carl Newman?s third solo album and his best yet. More introspective and wistful than the power-pop of his band work, Newman?s songs on this album are some of his most affecting, with lyrics about family, home, and fatherhood. Standout tracks include ?Strings,? ?Hostages,? and ?Encyclopedia of Classic Takedowns,? featuring guest vocals from Neko Case.

6. ?Metz -?Metz

Admittedly, this is not for everyone. Toronto-based trio Metz are loud, noisy, and aggressive. Playing post-hardcore sludge-punk, Metz?s debut album features screaming vocals, thundering drums, and ferocious guitar-work. But there is art in all this chaos and pop elements like vocal harmonies, tambourines, and piano riffs, evoking nineties bands like Nirvana and the Jesus Lizard. If this type of music appeals to you, we highly recommend seeing Metz live for the full punk experience.

5. ?Grimes -?Visions

Grimes is the?vehicle of Vancouver-born, Montreal-based musician, artist, and music video director Claire Boucher. Visions is her third album and biggest commercial and?critical?success. With an eclectic mix of influences and styles that Grimes describes as ?ADD music,? I imagine this album as the future official soundtrack of outer-space. Watch the video for one of the standout tracks off?Visions below and note Grimes? unique fashion-sense.

4. ?Kathleen Edwards ? Voyageur

Ottawa-native Kathleen Edwards? fourth studio album is produced by Justin Vernon of Bon Iver (her boyfriend) and features notable guest musicians like Norah Jones, the Good Lovelies, and Megafaun. Edwards, with her beautiful and haunting voice, is a master of alt-country.?Voyageur, which Edwards labels her ?divorce album,? features some of her most accessible rock music ?to date but also some of her saddest and most cathartic songs.

3. ?Mac DeMarco -?2

The second album from this Edmonton-raised and Montreal-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist is a triumph. Mixing folk, glam-rock, country, and R&B, DeMarco sings off-kilter yet simple pop songs about cigarettes and his girlfriend, accompanied by warm and inviting bedroom-recorded instrumentation. The standout track off this album is the lovely ?My Kind of Woman.? Just turning 22 this year, the future looks bright for DeMarco if he continues releasing gems like?2.

2. Purity Ring -?Shrines

This duo from Edmonton released the best electronic album in a year with tough competition; even more impressive is that it?s their debut. Standout songs include ?Ungirthed,? ?Lofticries,? and ?Belispeak,? but the entire album is a cohesive collection of great tracks with ghost-like vocals and danceable synth beats. Though masked under heavy-production, the lyrics are excellent: literary and impressionistic yet accessible and catchy. Shrines is an impressive artistic statement from this young, up-and-coming, and unique band.

1. ?Japandroids -?Celebration Rock

Not a great year for rockers, but Japandroids? appropriately titled second album is redemption for true rock & roll. While missing some of the aggressive punk of their debut, Celebration Rock has similar catchy riffs over songs about partying, intoxication, and love, with more crossover appeal and pop touches. Songs like ?Fire?s Highway? and ?Younger Us? evoke the driving rock ballads of Bruce Springsteen, while the slower closer ?Continuous Thunder? hints at a more introspective direction for this duo, showing that while Japandroids still rock hard, they are growing up.

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