Comments on: Dropbox http://www.248am.com/mark/geek/dropbox/ Mark and Nat, a married couple who are living in Kuwait. Both are designers, Mark works in advertising while Nat runs her own design studio called Push+Pull. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:36:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: KG http://www.248am.com/mark/geek/dropbox/#comment-480518 KG Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:32:51 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8705#comment-480518 In addition to my previous comment: (don't want to get into those long winding comparisons). For simple online storage: choose skydrive (25GB Free as against all the 2GB alternatives) http://skydrive.live.com/ For Syncing like Dropbox: Syncplicity https://my.syncplicity.com/Signup/?token=IWWMNHXD (..yes using this link gives me additional space :) ) Advantage of Syncplicity over Dropbox is that you're not restricted with just one folder for sharing. You can share any folder from your pc. Works like a charm. Problem with both though, is you need to install the software. Cheers In addition to my previous comment: (don’t want to get into those long winding comparisons).

For simple online storage: choose skydrive (25GB Free as against all the 2GB alternatives)
http://skydrive.live.com/

For Syncing like Dropbox: Syncplicity https://my.syncplicity.com/Signup/?token=IWWMNHXD
(..yes using this link gives me additional space :) )
Advantage of Syncplicity over Dropbox is that you’re not restricted with just one folder for sharing. You can share any folder from your pc. Works like a charm.
Problem with both though, is you need to install the software.
Cheers

]]> By: R. Halamer http://www.248am.com/mark/geek/dropbox/#comment-480514 R. Halamer Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:36:44 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8705#comment-480514 Nice find. Thanks for sharing Mark. Nice find. Thanks for sharing Mark.

]]> By: jnkz http://www.248am.com/mark/geek/dropbox/#comment-480507 jnkz Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:18:11 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8705#comment-480507 i've been using this application for a month already. and u can get more spaceby inviting people..... i’ve been using this application for a month already. and u can get more spaceby inviting people…..

]]> By: M3T4L http://www.248am.com/mark/geek/dropbox/#comment-480506 M3T4L Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:02:22 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8705#comment-480506 This is exactly the same idea as ubuntu One, which is heavily introduced in the new upcoming 9.10 Karmic Koala OS (still in beta), and it works great for me, with no extra software installation (installed by default, all you have to do is create a user name at launchpad) and works seamlessly :) default is 2 GB for free and I think u can go as high as 50 or more if you would like to pay. This is exactly the same idea as ubuntu One, which is heavily introduced in the new upcoming 9.10 Karmic Koala OS (still in beta), and it works great for me, with no extra software installation (installed by default, all you have to do is create a user name at launchpad) and works seamlessly :)

default is 2 GB for free and I think u can go as high as 50 or more if you would like to pay.

]]> By: Ugly Kid http://www.248am.com/mark/geek/dropbox/#comment-480487 Ugly Kid Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:30:48 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8705#comment-480487 Thanks Mark, very nice, came in handy when I wanted to leave home and at the same time wanted to get a song onto my iPhone. What I hated was That the mp3 file was not working, I think it was file size limitation. But I just emailed the link to myself and downloaded the mp3 right onto my iPhone. There is always a way around things ;) Thanks Mark, very nice, came in handy when I wanted to leave home and at the same time wanted to get a song onto my iPhone.
What I hated was That the mp3 file was not working, I think it was file size limitation. But I just emailed the link to myself and downloaded the mp3 right onto my iPhone. There is always a way around things ;)

]]> By: gilly http://www.248am.com/mark/geek/dropbox/#comment-480483 gilly Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:04:32 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8705#comment-480483 I'll explain more now: www.getdropbox.com That's where all your files are eventually stored. You can install the Dropbox program on PC1 and PC2 or not. Let's say you did and both PCs are on, you put hello.txt in the Dropbox folder on PC1, it gets uploaded to the web interface (www.getdropbox.com). Now if you have the Dropbox program running on PC2, it senses the change in files in your Dropbox and downloads hello.txt from the web interface, basically synching the contents of PC1 and PC2 from the web interface. Now let's say you log into www.getdropbox.com from your mobile phone and delete hello.txt. Now it will get deleted from PC1 and PC2 as well if the Dropbox program is running. Watch the videos and tutorials on the site, I bet they'll explain this a lot better than I did anyways :P I’ll explain more now:
http://www.getdropbox.com
That’s where all your files are eventually stored.
You can install the Dropbox program on PC1 and PC2 or not. Let’s say you did and both PCs are on, you put hello.txt in the Dropbox folder on PC1, it gets uploaded to the web interface (www.getdropbox.com).

Now if you have the Dropbox program running on PC2, it senses the change in files in your Dropbox and downloads hello.txt from the web interface, basically synching the contents of PC1 and PC2 from the web interface.

Now let’s say you log into http://www.getdropbox.com from your mobile phone and delete hello.txt. Now it will get deleted from PC1 and PC2 as well if the Dropbox program is running.

Watch the videos and tutorials on the site, I bet they’ll explain this a lot better than I did anyways :P

]]> By: gilly http://www.248am.com/mark/geek/dropbox/#comment-480482 gilly Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:56:52 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8705#comment-480482 When you turn on the other computer and Dropbox connects, it starts synching. So yes, it works if one of the two computers is off. When you turn on the other computer and Dropbox connects, it starts synching. So yes, it works if one of the two computers is off.

]]> By: Don http://www.248am.com/mark/geek/dropbox/#comment-480477 Don Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:49:56 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8705#comment-480477 DropBox has some great features but I needed more space. I just found Nomadesk which has all the features of DropBox plus even more file sharing options and unlimited storage space. It works great with my iPhone, too. DropBox has some great features but I needed more space. I just found Nomadesk which has all the features of DropBox plus even more file sharing options and unlimited storage space. It works great with my iPhone, too.

]]> By: IThink http://www.248am.com/mark/geek/dropbox/#comment-480468 IThink Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:12:19 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8705#comment-480468 Nice program. But do I have to keep both the computers on simultaneously or does it work even if one of the two computers is switched off. Nice program. But do I have to keep both the computers on simultaneously or does it work even if one of the two computers is switched off.

]]> By: boo http://www.248am.com/mark/geek/dropbox/#comment-480467 boo Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:01:03 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8705#comment-480467 it works well, uploading is really fast it works well, uploading is really fast

]]> By: wi-fi http://www.248am.com/mark/geek/dropbox/#comment-480466 wi-fi Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:54:00 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8705#comment-480466 Its amazing that its free .. this is defently the next youtube . Its amazing that its free ..

this is defently the next youtube .

]]> By: gunsmoke http://www.248am.com/mark/geek/dropbox/#comment-480459 gunsmoke Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:13:06 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8705#comment-480459 Sounds like Groove Folder Syncrhonizaiton from Microsoft but I don't know if it works over the internet. Sounds like Groove Folder Syncrhonizaiton from Microsoft but I don’t know if it works over the internet.

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