Flashpack

( Pogoplug Series 4 )

I just pulled the trigger on buying a Pogoplug.

I’ve been putting it off, as I haven’t been certain as to whether it would do what I want it to do, but now that it’s bundled with free (but expendable for a cost) cloud service and a bunch of different ports, I’m willing to give it a shot.

The way I’m hoping to use this device is thus:

Have it set up at my family’s home in Missouri while I travel. As I fill up external hard drives (which I do with gusto), I plug them in to the Pogoplug when I return home and leave them there (acquiring a new external drive in the process, either by combining the files on old drives or purchasing a new one, which I do frequently anyway, due to their lack of survival skills when it comes to rough-and-tumble traveling).

If all goes according to plan, these files should then be available to me anywhere in the world, but will still be safe from the elements (and my own mishandling of them) while I travel.

I’ll gives updates when I’m able to confirm if this plan works, because it could mean great things for long-term travelers who want to have their photo and movie collection with them while they jaunt around the world, but don’t want to risk those files by having the hardware they’re stores on with them.