DPNow has teamed up with Livedrive and we’re giving away an iPad and ten Livedrive accounts during November!

This competition is now closed - the winners are:
Grace Ewing
Martin Chresta
Graeme Bickford
Alison Campbell
Francis Burchell
Clare Finning
Rachel Ross
Christina Meehan
Corinna Ball
Tracy Penny

Congratulations to all - especially Martin Chresta who wins the iPad too.

To be in with a chance of winning, all you need to do is follow the instructions at the bottom of this page.

UPDATE: this competition is open to all readers regardless of location

We have one of our best prize draws yet to offer you on Digital Photography Now and for November we have teamed up with Livedrive, who offer a premium unlimited online storage service. Not only will one DPNow.com visitor win an Apple iPad, but we’re also giving away no less than ten free Livedrive accounts and if that’s not enough Livedrive are offering DPNow visitors around the world 25% off new accounts during November. Click the link to take advantage of this great limited offer - www.livedrive.com/Promotion/DPNow

What is Livedrive?
So what is Livedrive, why is it so useful and how does it work? Livedrive is available in two flavours, but fundamentally the service offers unlimited storage for your computer files, including camera images of course, via the internet. The bandwidth, or speed at which you can access and upload your files over the internet, is also unlimited. Livedrive software lets you choose which folders to replicate in your Livedrive online space and it will automatically monitor and update your backed up folders to keep them synchronised with your local folders. Livedrive is compatible with Windows and an Apple Mac version is now being tested publicly. You can also access your Livedrive files using an iPhone or iPad.

As we mentioned, there are two levels of Livedrive service. The basic service is called Livedrive Backup and the extended service, which incorporates all the features of Backup, is called Livedrive Briefcase.

Simple yet powerful backup
Livedrive Backup is a very easy to use  (yet powerful) online backup solution. You choose which folders you want to backup, and Livedrive Backup will work in the background to protect the contents of those folders while you work. You can set it up and forget about it.

Briefcase flexibility
Livedrive Briefcase is a flexible and innovative access-anywhere product, that lets you access your files wherever you go, and see the same files on all of your PCs. Livedrive Briefcase will change the way that you view files – no longer are they static objects on one computer, but they go with you wherever you go and you never need be without them again.

And it’s not just about storage and simple file accessibility. You can view photos and stream video and audio from your Livedrive space straight to your phone or mobile device. With the new App for the iPhone and iPad, Livedrive briefcase users can stream videos in any format straight from their Livedrive account to their Apple device. Enhanced features with Livedrive Briefcase mean you can also enjoy the flexibility of editing documents, including photos, online.

Make your data secure as well as universally accessible
With Livedrive you not only protect your data from unexpected PC storage failures, but you make them accessible from anywhere there is internet service. And with Briefcase you effectively have an extra hard drive, complete with a drive letter, connected via the internet.

Find out more
There is so much more to Livedrive than we have space to cover here, so if you want to know more, check out the great FAQ section on the Livedrive website. And look out for our full review of the service later this month.

Don’t miss your chance to win – Entering this month's prize draw is easy!

To be entered into the draw for a chance to win an iPad and one of ten Livedrive accounts all you need to do is to subscribe to our email newsletter, Digital Photography Now, which keeps you up-to-date with what's new DPNow-wise.

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