Dropbox [Software for sharing files b/w computers]
The coolest software since sliced bread. Why? Because it solves my problem.
How many of you use more than one computer? Let’s say you have a file KamilIsCool.doc, and you are editing it on the PC in your bedroom, but then want to work on the file on your Mac laptop downstairs while watching tv. How do you go about doing this?
Probably in one of 3 ways: 1) you e-mail yourself the document and then open it on your Mac; 2) you save the file on a USB pen and then load it on your Mac; or 3) you share a drive on your PC, and map this drive on your Mac (this is the geek solution).
Well, I will list a problem with all of the above solutions: 1) you have to be online to receive email; 2) to save it on USB, you must own a USB pen, and this method is time consuming; and, 3) you have to be on the same network, and online to pull the file from the shared drive.
Dropbox to the rescue. This software: a) allows you to share the same file between many computers, b) allows you to edit the files locally from your hard drive (you don’t have to be online to do this), and c) synchronizes the file when you connect online again (so you have the most recent version of the file on both computer simultaneously).
There is a 2GB limit on the storage for the FREE version of DropBox, which is plenty for me, and I just wanted to say that I completely love this software and highly recommend it for those with more than one computer.
