From your recent item, Xdrive sounds just the ticket for backing up my data. But AOL seems to require a zip code (and not a postcode) in order to set up a screen name, and hence an account. Any idea how to get round this? Richard Rusbridger, James Gordon, Laurence Errington and others
You can sign up for Xdrive if you have an AOL screen name, and you can get one of those by signing up for a service at www.aol.co.uk. Otherwise use one of your fake US identities. American university websites are a good source of generic phone numbers and zip codes that are likely to be used by large numbers of students.
Backchat: Diino UK (www.diino.co.uk) says that it is now offering 2GB free. Its new version 4.0 client software "adds mobile phone access, personal blogging, secure email, and automatic backup to its powerful feature set," says the company.
