If you’ve ever visited this blog before you most probably have noticed a little advert on the top-right side about a simple but very cute software I use, called DropBox.
I’ve installed it over two years ago now and it is on all the computers I use and most importantly it is used to manage the files for my main business, which has certain documents that have to be updated on at least 3 computers continually.
Moreover, I’ve been trying to get many I know to start using it to manage their most important everyday files, especially if you they want to have access to their files wherever they go.
The latest full version 1 release is much improved and also easier to install and figure out, as they place a lot of focus on the software usability.
By the way, I’m not paid to write any of this, nor am I after any cash price. First and above all I believe in the software and use it myself religiously. The only benefit I get is an extra 250 MB free space on my account for all those people who install and use this software based on my reference link: https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTE2MDMyMzk?src=global0. You get the general 2 GB free space, plus another 250 MB for using the link that I supply. I’ve had over 20 people already who have clicked and installed the software and I have to have even one of them come back to me saying it was worthless. So I’m guessing that is something good.
We also use Dropbox to produce the Tirana In Your Pocket city guide and our business publications, Albania Business Guide and Albania Book of Lists. It’s really handy to share a set of files during the development and research of our publications, whereby we have both people in Albania using them, and people abroad. When the work is done, we use the Dropbox ‘public’ folder to send the large print PDF files to the printer outside Albania – much easier than emailing large attachments or mailing a data CD.
Only in a few cases do we prefer Google Documents: when a file needs to be open on screen by several people at a time.
interesting