This post is a shameless plug of a product that I use… and because I use it so much, I’m hoping to for a bonus by convincing you to use it too!

SugarSync is a cloud-based backup and sync service similar to DropBox. I use it to keep my active files in-sync between my desktop and laptop, as well as a secondary off-site backup for those files.

I used to use DropBox, but I got frustrated by its limitations. In particular, Dropbox only permits you to sync one folder, whereas I have files across multiple folders that I wanted to sync. As it happens, SugarSync not only permits you to select what folders and files to backup and/or sync, but it also offers far more free space than DropBox — 5 GB rather than just 2 GB.

Also, like with DropBox, I can access anything on SugarSync on my iPad and iPhone. So, for example, I keep reference files and PDFs that I want to read on SugarSync, so that they’re always at my fingertips. I’m sure that they have similar apps for Android.

Basically, if you sign up for SugarSync, I get a bit of extra storage. Right now, I’ve got less than have a gig free, and I’d like a bit more of a cushion.

If you’re interested, you can sign up to SugarSync now! If you don’t see the “free” option right away, keep looking, because it’s there!