Sunday July 12, 2009

Dropbox Review

Dropbox is great.  I subscribed to it several months ago and I can’t believe how often I use it!

I continually had problems sending people large files.  Email was always an issue and FTP was a drag.  I wanted something as quick and seamless as possible, and Dropbox fit the bill.

Here is what I use it for:

  • Giving large files to people
  • Having a drive on the computer that is automatically synced to all my other computers

The video on the Dropbox Page gives a very good description of how it works. Basically, after you install it, you have a new directory on your computer called “Dropbox”.  Everything you put in there is mirrored online AND anywhere else you use Dropbox.  Inside Dropbox there is a directory called “Public”.  Anything you put in there can be shared with anyone you desire.  When you r-click a file in there, you can say “Get URL”, which then you can paste to a friend.  Easy cheesy!

If you want to give it a whirl yourself, they have a free trial… click this Dropbox link and I think you’ll be happy!

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