Steve Piccolo's Blog

Let’s say you have two computers. Maybe you just bought a new one and need a way to get files from one computer to the other. Or you and your spouse each have a computer and you need a way to share files between yourselves. Or let’s say you just have one computer but want a simple way to be able to back up your files in case your computer completely crashes.

All of these scenarios apply to me.

I came across an awesome new service that addresses these problems. It’s called DropBox. You install a program on your computer, and then you just drop files into a folder on your computer. It will automatically save your files out to their servers. So that gives you a backup of the files. Then if you install it on another computer, you can access the same files on that computer. If you make a change on the second computer, the change shows up on the first computer. It works on Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Some of you may be worried about whether this is secure–whether they will safeguard your files or peek at them or whatever. Their web site explains their security policies, which seem great to me. But if you want to be extra careful, you can just store files that you’re not super worried about someone else seeing. For me, that’s 99% of my files.

You get 2 gigabytes of space for free. Or you can pay a little per month and get 50 or 100 gigabytes. I signed up for the free service and doubt I will need to pay for more.

This is something I’ve been hoping to find for a long time. Try it!

Posted on September 11th, 2009 under Uncategorized • RSS 2.0 feed • Leave a response, or trackback