Software Review – Dropbox
Written by Alan Saturday, 30 January 2010 08:00
Dropbox is a file sharing utility that you can use to share files among your own computers or with others on the internet. You install the Dropbox app on all of your PC’s and your phone and then anything saved to it is available across all of those PC’s and and phones. It’s also available on the Dropbox website so you can access your files from any PC anywhere. It works across Windows, MAC and Linux. There are both private and public folders so you can decide what you want others to access.
The free account allows up to 2GB of storage, or you can purchase up to 100GB. For most uses the free account is plenty, but if you plan to start sharing large amounts of photos with friends and family then you may need to purchase more space.
I found uploading and syncing of files to very fast. The average file is available from all PC’s almost instantly. Of course these results may vary based on your connection speed, but since most files you’ll be putting in Dropbox are probably under 5MB and DSL or cable connection should be more than sufficient.
Shared folders are visible only to those you grant access to and uploads and storage are both encrypted.
For a full list of features you can click HERE.
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Hey there, I’m Spencer. I work for a company named Syncables, and after reading through this, I think you might want to check us out. We make a localized syncing software that I’ve found makes a great offline compliment to dropbox. Our client is cross-platform, and it lets you keep your files, contacts and email synced between your computers over your home or office network, which is great for when you can’t get an internet connection but still need to transfer things between your machines. Additionally, Syncables includes a media component, which allows you to upload your media to any phone or usb drive.
Anyway, come check us out sometime at http://www.syncables.com!
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