Now I know that a lot of my readers are already good with computers and know a lot about them – but then again, I know a lot of readers I have also do NOT have a great knowledge of computers and that’s what I’m going to write about here today.
It’s an application which is absolutely great for a LOT of different things, it’s called DropBox.
What makes it so great?
There are lots of reasons that make Dropbox very useful, but the most important one I think is the fact that it allows you to sync up a folder to any computer you use, as well as sync it up to the web as well.
Let’s go through it so you know what you’re getting yourself into. First, you download the application by clicking on this link.
When you go through the install, make sure that you register as a new user and that you choose the free option which is 2 gigabytes of free storage.
With Dropbox, your files are always in sync.
Let’s say you’re editing a document at home. As soon as you click ‘Save’, Dropbox will sync this same file to all your other computers (and now your mobile devices!) instantly and automatically. It’s as if you saved the document to all of your computers. This gives you the freedom to work on any of your computers and always have the files you need.
With Dropbox, online backup is automatic.
Any file you put into your Dropbox folder is automatically backed up to our servers. Even if your computer has a melt-down, your files are safe on Dropbox and can be restored at any time. While our free 2GB account is perfect for backing up your documents, we offer larger accounts (up to 100GB) for backing up your music and video collections.
Dropbox lets you share files easily.
You can easily share entire folders or photo albums with Dropbox. Simply put the folders you want to share in your Dropbox, and invite people to them. You can also send people links to specific files within your Dropbox. This makes Dropbox perfect for team projects.
Dropbox replaces:
- Emailing file attachments to yourself and other people
- Using USB drives to move files between computers
- Renaming files to keep a history of previous versions
- Complicated backup software and hardware
- And more!
I use Dropbox and I love it, primarily for syncing up files between my home computer and work computer.
Want to get started? Click on this link to do so..Obviously for (much) larger files and my entire photo catalog, I have a 500 gig passport drive from Western Digital which I got on sale for about $89.99 less then a year ago. It’s great as it’s usb 2.0 so nice and speedy, and very small so I can put it in my pocket when I go to work and back. I just checked online and you can now get one of these bad boys (although it’s Seagate) for $87.99 at buy.com so you know they are getting cheaper and cheaper.. gotta love technology eh?