15 July, 2009
In Sync With Dropbox
I've been using a service called Dropbox for the last couple months to help keep the files on my netbook in sync with those on my desktop. I tend to do most of my work while I'm at home but it's always nice to be able to travel around with that data. Thumbdrives used to be the answer, but they're a little hard to keep track of and keyring versions get too bulky. Not to mention you have to think ahead about the files you might be needing. Dropbox uses a cross platform application to continuously synchronize files within a folder on each computer. Any file you place in that folder will be synchronized with any other system you use the service on. Plus there's a web interface for access on systems that don't have the app installed. It also keeps backups of versions and deleted files for up to 30days using the free account. Oh yeah, and you get 2GB of storage for free.
2 Comments:
Yah, I fiddled with that a few months ago. The app install was a bit much for what it is and FF has plugins to allow use of gmail for storage. Not a bad service though if you trust them beyond your own gpg. Mess with Google Voice yet? :D
Security? I just don't store anything worth reading =). I've also found that gspace (the only one I've used) was a bit slow, probably just gmail though.
I'm actually using gVoice my portfolio page. Click on "Telephone"...
http://seanhillmeyer.com/about.php
BTW site's not finished!
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