Life would be so much easier, and less stressful, if we could always put our hands on the things we needed, whenever we wanted them.

Dropbox lets you keep important stuff, from vital documents to cherished photos, safely stashed away yet accessible from anywhere.

At Soluto we want to help you do more with the technology you use every day so we’ve made it simpler for you to get Dropbox for both yourself and for your friends, family, and colleagues too. 

Now with Soluto you can create an account for someone else and remotely set up Dropbox on their PC with just one click so they can instantly back up their digital valuables and start sharing them with others without the hassle of downloading and registering to the service themselves.  And for every person you set up on Dropbox, you get a generous 500MB of space in your own Dropbox, absolutely free.
Come and join us in saying Hello Dropbox and check out our simple guide to Dropbox to learn more about how Dropbox lets anyone keep photos, documents, and videos backed up, and makes it easy to access and share files with other people, and from any device.

Log into Soluto now to set up Dropbox or follow our step-by-step instructions to learn more.

Use Soluto to keep your important stuff safe with Dropbox and live tech happy,
Tomer

Today is Mother’s Day – the day to show your Mom just how much you love her.  But why limit it to just one day?  Using Soluto, you can support your Mom (and her PC) every day, from anywhere in the world.

So for Mother’s Day why not start supporting your Mom and help her get more from her PC.  It’s an easy way to show Mom that you care.  Plus, it’s something she actually wants and needs.

Many of you are already supporting your Moms with Soluto.  Here are just a few stories our users have shared with us about how and why they’re helping their Moms with Soluto:

The story started when I became addicted to using my Mom’s laptop, since I didn’t have one at that time. Day by day the boot was taking longer and longer and many programs crashed. It was so frustrating, so I looked for a solution, and that’s when I found Soluto…My Mom loves it because she doesn’t have to wait a long time for her PC to boot up anymore. So that’s how Soluto helps my Mom, me, and of course her loveable laptop. - Syafiq, Malaysia

Where would we be without our Mothers? They make sure we’re always (over) fed.  They do our laundry when we come to visit. They offer their opinion (even when we don’t want to hear it).

Soluto makes it easy for you to do something nice for your Mom to say thanks for all the things she does for you.  Are you using Soluto to help your Mom with her PC?  We want to hear about it. Send us your stories of how you help your Mom and we’ll share it with the world (making your Mom very proud!)  

Email us your story and a photo of you and your Mom before May 13^th (that’s Mother’s Day in case you’d forgotten!) for your chance to win a Soluto t-shirt – we’ll pick the top 20 stories.

If you don’t yet support your Mom using Soluto, start now.

Looking forward to reading your stories,

Doreen

With Soluto it’s easy to create your ideal internet experience.  If you already have your browser set up just the way you like it, then this is your chance to help your friends and family enjoy a smoother browsing experience too.

Getting started is easy:

1. Choose the person you want to help from your Soluto home screen, or start with your own PC.

2. When you get to the PC page, click “Internet” from the menu bar under the PC.

3. Once you’re in the Internet section, you can start by setting the default browser.  Change the browser to the one you think is best.  You can install a new browser with just one click.

4. Next you can select a search engine.

And set a homepage.

5. See which toolbars or add-ons are slowing your browsing experience and disable them easily.  Here’s how:

Run your mouse over the add-ons, on the left-hand side of the Internet section.  Click on an add-on to learn more about what it does, and see what other Soluto users chose to do with it.  Then decide whether to keep it or disable it.

You can do the same thing with toolbars:

Enjoy lighter browsing for you and your friends, family, and colleagues with Soluto and live tech happy.

Happy browsing,

Doreen

A little healthy competition never hurts. Right now, Microsoft is holding a “Be What’s Next” contest for Microsoft teams to showcase their up-and-coming startup picks from around the world. This year, Microsoft Israel has featured Soluto in their submission video and they need our help to win. The video with the most ‘Likes’  wins, so that’s where you come in. Help us show our appreciation for their ongoing support by sending a little love back their way.

Please watch and LIKE this video by April 11^th, 2012 to help them win:

http://video.uk.msn.com/watch/video/maor-david-pur-microsoft-next-2012/2t3e310r?from=sharepermalink&src=v5%3ashare%3asharepermalink

Thanks!

Doreen

Remember Apple’s 1984 ad? It announced a new age for computing, the introduction of the first personal computer, and even though it only aired twice it made quite a statement and has been seen by millions of people.

We saw it, we remember it, and we were inspired by it. So as part of our campaign to welcome Windows 8 and say “Hello Metro,” we created a Soluto style animated remake of “1984.” We wanted to make people think of the past while get everyone excited for what’s to come.

2012 won’t be like 1984. It’ll be much much better.

Check out our 1984 remake. We hope you like it!

If you don’t remember the original, check it out here, it’s essential viewing!

Enjoy,

Doreen

Already using Windows 8?  Lucky you!  Let’s take a closer look at what you can do with Soluto on Windows 8 and get you started with the Soluto Metro app:

1. First, download the Soluto app from the Windows 8 App Store.
2. Then, invite the people you want to help, your friends, family and co-workers, to Soluto.

• a. Type the name of a person you want to help and click “Add This Person”.
• b. They’ll receive an email invite asking them to download Soluto.

3. Once they’ve installed Soluto you can immediately start helping them with their PCs.

• a. Tap an avatar to view their PCs.

• b. Tap a PC to see everything that’s going on with their PC.

• c. To install or update apps, select the “Apps” tab at the top of the screen.  Then select all the apps you’d like to install or update and then tap the action button in the bottom bar with one easy finger motion. All the apps you chose will be installed or updated. Just like that.

• d. To check out the PC’s Hardware details, tap the “Hardware” tab at the top of the screen to view available disk space and defrag hard drives.  If the drive requires clearing or defragmentation you’ll be prompted with a “Defrag” or “Clear Space…” button making it easy for you to free up space on hard drives so that the person you’re helping can do more things on their PC.

You can add that personal touch by changing the Name, PC Name and Avatar of anyone you help whenever you want. Just select a person and tap “Edit” in the bottom bar. Choose from a bunch of different avatar options to find an avatar that suits them.

And to make things even easier, you can pin people to your desktop for quick access to their PCs. If there’s someone you help all the time, or certain PCs you check on a lot, just go to that person and tap “Pin to Start” in the bottom bar to create a shortcut. Then all you have to do is click their avatar from your desktop to jump straight to that person’s PCs.

If you’re away from your Windows 8 tablet or PC, don’t worry.  You can access Soluto by logging into www.soluto.com so you can manage your PCs from any computer, anywhere in the world.

So that’s how simple it is to help your people do more with their PCs with the Soluto Metro App.  Try it out for yourself.

Can’t wait to hear what you think,

Doreen

Soluto is one of the first Metro apps, available in the new Windows Store. So now you can use Soluto anywhere, from the web and on your tablet too.

Check out the Soluto Metro App

The Soluto Metro app provides an easy to use, touch-screen dashboard, allowing anyone to easily help friends, family and co-workers to do more with their PCs, anytime, anywhere.  With the new Soluto Metro app you can:

●      Install useful apps like Skype and Dropbox.

●      Stay up-to-date with silent app updates.

●      Get important hardware info like available disk space and more.

●      Defrag and clear disk space to keep things running smooth and fast.

●      Manage multiple PCs remotely.

●      Do all this even if the PC is turned off or in another country, and the people you help don’t need to do a thing.

And join us @Hello_Metro or hellomet.ro to say ‘Hello Metro’ and welcome the new world and Windows 8.

Enjoy,

Doreen

Today the Soluto Metro-style app goes live in the Windows Store.  As one of the first and few companies launching a Metro app built for the new Windows 8 environment today we wanted to say “Hello Metro” and invite you all to join us in welcoming the new world of Metro and Windows 8.

At Soluto we appreciate great technology designed to make people’s lives better and we’re excited about how Windows 8 focuses on delighting people and making us all happier with the technology we use everyday.

To learn more about Soluto follow @soluto and to join us in welcoming Windows 8 follow @hello_metro or check out hellomet.ro.

Tomer

You know that your friends, family and colleagues can trust you to help them with their PCs. It’s important to make sure they know it too. Update your Soluto profile to include your photo and a little bit about yourself to add that all-important personal touch and remind them that they’re in good hands. Then when you send an invite or take an action on someone’s PC, they’ll see your photo and feel safe, comfortable, and taken care of.

It’s easy to add a profile photo. Here’s how:

• 1. Click on your name in the top right corner of your Soluto dashboard.

• 2. Now you can edit your profile, adding information about yourself, a link to your website, updating your photo and more.

• 3. To update the photo, click on the blank user icon and then press the upload button to browse photos on your computer.

• 4. Select your photo and then crop it to the perfect size and press the blue “Crop” button to finish.

Your photo is just one of the things on your profile that you can personalize to help people know more about you, so don’t stop there. It’s very easy to add your website and a little note about yourself: just click and type.

Feel free to come back and update your profile as often as you’d like.

Enjoy,

Doreen