This week, Pogoplug's free mobile app for iOS is leaner, meaner, and cooler than ever, offering a fresh new look and new features to go with it. In addition to enjoying the new UI, users can now shuffle songs, view all songs or all albums, and upload multiple photos to their Pogoplug accounts.

Try out our new UI, expanded Music options and multi-photo upload for yourself! Visit our Downloads page to download Pogoplug's mobile app for iPad® and iPhone®.

We are proud to announce the launch of Pogoplug Team, our new cloud storage solution that's optimized for small to medium-sized businesses and teams within large organizations.  Pogoplug Team is a service upgrade that turns any office computer, server, or Pogoplug device into private, multi-user cloud storage-no additional hardware required. Buy now for just $15 per user, per year!

Pogoplug Team allows users to:

• Create multiple users and set permissions by folder.
• Use your existing storage and grow as you go; your storage remains safely in your office.
• Automatically back up files stored on computers and mobile devices, even when users are outside of the office.
• Customize the Pogoplug Web interface, emails and share URLs to match your brand.
• Share large files (password-protection optional) with clients with no size restrictions, and allow clients to upload to selected folders.

Pogoplug Team is available for purchase now at www.pogoplug.com/team and costs $15 per user, per year (min. 3 users).  Existing Pogoplug PC and Pogoplug device owners may subscribe to the Pogoplug Team service to upgrade their software or device to enjoy all of the benefits of Pogoplug Team.

Mark your calendars, Mother's Day is Sunday, May 13th. If you've been scratching your head trying to think of a gift, may we suggest showing your appreciation for the mothers in your life this year with flowers?

This Mother's Day, Pogoplug is offering a special deal: When you buy flowers for mom, you'll receive a FREE Pogoplug PC license.

It's good for her and good for you-the timeless gift of a beautiful bouquet and the ability to access files on your computer from anywhere. In fact, this duo is the gift that keeps on giving: Once you've got all those photos up in your Pogoplug account, why not share them with your mom?

Buy flowers now to earn your Pogoplug PC license.

And while you're using Pogoplug PC to keep in touch with mom ... maybe you could think about calling a little more often.

We're just saying.

Hi Pogoplug Users,

Sharing your files and folders with Pogoplug will be easier than ever with our next update on Wednesday, May 9th. In response to your feedback, we've improved sharing functionality and created new user permissions. Starting next week, you will be able to control how you share with Pogoplug right from the share dialog.

I'd like to introduce you to three new features that enhance the sharing experience.

1. Allow Uploads: If you are sharing a folder, you will have the option to allow the people you share with to upload files. Now collaborating with friends and colleagues is easier than ever.
2. Prevent Downloads: Now you can prevent the files you share from being downloaded. The people you share with will be able to view previews but won't be able to download.
3. Hide Social Sharing Icons: Pogoplug links allow for those who view them to easily share to Facebook, Twitter and Google+. Now you can disable this option for more private sharing.

Pogoplug PC makes it easy to access folders on your computer from the Web or your mobile device, but it's not just for folders.

Using Pogoplug PC, you can also access the content of any USB drive attached to your computer, whether it's a flash drive or another external drive like a Drobo.

Let's say that my thumb drive, kinghfsplus, has pictures on it I'd like to access for a group project. I attach kinghfsplus to my computer, then use Pogoplug PC to add it to my Pogoplug account.

The next time I log into my account, whether on a group member's computer or on my iPad, I'll be able to access and share those files.

Pogoplug PC is available for free 30-day trial on our downloads page, or to purchase for $29.95. Give it a try!

Today I'm going to take you on a walkthrough of Pogoplug PC, which turns your PC or Mac into a Pogoplug.

"Well that's a very catchy slogan," you may say, "but how does it work?" In a nutshell, it works by letting you access files stored on your computer the same way you access files on your Pogoplug device.

Let's get started.

Here is Pogoplug PC, sad and lonely because it is not being asked to stream any folders. Pogoplug PC lets you add any folder on your computer to your Pogoplug account. Today, I chose the contents of my desktop, my Music folder and my Documents folder.

As soon as I add them, I can log into my Pogoplug account in any Web browser and view or share the content of these folders. I can also access these files using Pogoplug's mobile apps for Android, iPhone or iPad.

In the My Cloud Tab you can view all your Pogoplug-enabled devices and see how much space you're using in each. Additionally, you can choose to associate your computer with a different Pogoplug account, or upgrade from the trial version of Pogoplug PC.

There is a little-known but awesome Pogoplug feature that lets you email attachments directly to your Pogoplug Cloud.

I appreciate it because when I send an attachment, that's usually a sign that the files in question are important-so why not store them securely online?

You can enable this feature by signing into your Pogoplug account, then going to Account Settings → Email Attachments and checking the box. Just include upload@mypogoplug.com among your recipients, and your attachments will automatically upload to Pogoplug.

If you'd rather upload your attachments elsewhere, you can change their destination to any of your Pogoplug devices or computers with Pogoplug PC installed. Additionally, you can specify a folder within your Cloud, device or Pogoplug-enabled computer.

Okay, now you're ready to attach. Make sure that you email upload@mypogoplug.com! Next thing you know, your email attachments will show up in your cloud.

Sign in or sign up today

Today, at the suggestion of one of our engineers, Evgeny, we're bringing you a cool tip for using Pogoplug with social media.

When you make Facebook posts that contain links to Pogoplug, you can get a preview of your share. Log into your Pogoplug account and select a file to share; then copy-paste the URL into a status update or similar post. The preview will appear beneath your update.

Pretty neat, huh?

Tune in here soon for more tips and tricks from Pogoplug! And don't forget to like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.

We've already covered a number of Pogoplug Backup's great features, including Pogoplug Drive, Restore, and of course, its backup capabilities. But there's another feature that can help you get the most out of Pogoplug Backup.

Today, I'll walk you through File Management.

File Management gives you additional control over your files in Pogoplug Backup. You can enable File Management by choosing Pogoplug Backup → Preferences → Advanced. Check the box "Enable file management." Quit Backup and reopen it, and you'll see three new options under Restore: Play, Delete and Send Link.

Here's a rundown on those three new features:

Play: Under Music and Movies, selecting Play streams your files. In Photos, it creates a slideshow of your pictures, either of an entire folder or just those you select.

Delete: Selecting Delete removes the selected file(s) or folder(s) from Pogoplug.

Send Link: The Send Link option emails a public link to the file, folder or drive of your choice. When selected, Send Link opens a Web browser and automatically signs you into your Pogoplug account.

You asked for it, and it's here: Pogoplug's updated Android App is now available for Kindle Fire!

Enjoy all the great features of our Android App on your Kindle Fire, streamlined for easy file access, sharing and streaming. (You can read more about our Android app here.)

... And did we mention it's on Kindle Fire? Download from your device or get our app on Amazon today.

That's not all that's new this week. You have the chance to win a free Pogoplug Series 4 by participating in a short survey. Like us on Facebook and get started!

To get more of the latest updates from Pogoplug, you can also follow us on Twitter.