There are several services that give you dedicated applications to sync your files, or offer you web access to your data on your computer, tablet, or smartphone.

Now, there are a number of online file storage and syncing services that will make your data available on as many computers as you like. Here's a look at five of the best of those services.

Nor do you need to email files to yourself, carry around a thumbdrive, or use a company network drive – you can access your files using Google Docs from any web-enabled computer.

If you're a casual user, you probably think of a USB flash drive as simply a place to store files or photos. Here are five other ways to make good use of one.