{"id":2940,"date":"2011-06-15T00:01:32","date_gmt":"2011-06-15T07:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/?p=2940"},"modified":"2013-02-10T21:33:38","modified_gmt":"2013-02-11T04:33:38","slug":"sharing-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wambooli.com\/blog\/?p=2940","title":{"rendered":"Sharing Files with DropBox"},"content":{"rendered":"

Perhaps the best way I’ve found to share files between computers is to use the handy, simple, and wonderful DropBox.
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\nDropBox basically beats the snot out of any other way there is to synchronize files between computers. It. Is. Awesome.<\/p>\n

For example, I prattle on and on in Laptops For Dummies<\/em> about how to synchronize files between a desktop and laptop when you leave on vacation. Microsoft has tried to make that “easy” with a dumb tool like Briefcase, and with the current, even dumber, tool called Sync.<\/p>\n

I hate Sync.<\/p>\n

DropBox is just insanely simple. You start by creating a DropBox account, which is free as long as you don’t gobble up oodles of storage. Visit http:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/<\/a> to get started.<\/p>\n

There are two parts to DropBox. The first is your DropBox account on the Internet. Then there is a local, DropBox folder on your computer. The two are instantly synchronized, with folders and files you place in the DropBox folder on your computer duplicated to your DropBox account on the Internet. It happens almost instantly (depending on your Internet connection speed).<\/p>\n

Create a subfolder in your DropBox folder on your computer, it’s duplicated on your DropBox account on the Internet.<\/p>\n

Even better, when you install DropBox on another computer, such as your laptop or work computer, all the files already stored in your existing DropBox account are copied over. Change a file one place, it’s changed everywhere.<\/p>\n

You can also share your DropBox folders with others on the Internet. You flag a folder as “shared” and invite people via email to access that folder. If they have DropBox, then the folder shows up inside their DropBox folder on their computer. Sharing files is as easy as dragging them to your DropBox folder on your computer.<\/p>\n

It’s cinchy!<\/p>\n

I recently completed a book by sharing a folder with another author. More commonly, I use DropBox to keep track of files I take with my when I’m on the road with my Laptop. I don’t have to synchronize anything because DropBox does it for me: As long as the files are in my DropBox folder (or one of its subfolders), the job is done!<\/p>\n

There are DropBox apps for Android and possibly the iPhone as well. They also give you access to your files when you’re on the road, though that’s more of a look-only thing.<\/p>\n

If you’re looking for a file-sharing solution, DropBox is it. Recommended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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