Drop Your “Stuff” Into Dropbox
I love the idea of moving as much “stuff” as possible into “the cloud” for all of the obvious reasons…
I have nothing to back-up, no worries about my computer dying, or being lost, and I can get at my “stuff” from anywhere.
That’s been working great for me (and, my clients) for email, scheduling, documents, and more, but there was always “stuff” – Some odd file, or something that just “fell through the cracks.”
Dropbox has changed my way of dealing with that “stuff.”
Dropbox is a free service (and free is good!) that provides you with 2 GB of online storage (but read-on to get even more storage for free), and which provides simple, lightweight programs you download to “hook it up” to your Windows, Linux, and Mac computers, as well as for your Android and Apple mobile devices (iPhone & iPad).
The idea is simple… Create an account, install the app(s) on your device(s), and transparently, the “stuff” you put in your Dropbox folder(s) is available on all of them!
You have some really nice controls over sharing, too – Share a particular folder with a particular friend or co-workers, and even groups. You can even set a Dropbox folder to be “public.”
It’s so simple, transparent, and well-executed that I remain impressed each time I use it.
Of course, there’s always the question, “Why are these guys doing this for free?” Simply, you can always upgrade to a paid account, which will give you more storage.
If you want to give Dropbox a try (and why not, it’s free), just click this link to get started, and to get an additional 250 MB of storage (on-top of the 2 GB that comes standard).
