DropBox is possibly one of the most intelligent inventions that has recently been out there. It is a huge stepping stone towards making your life easier. This goes for anyone really. All the way from one student to an entire company.
What is DropBox?
DropBox is a cloud based filing system. Here are the key points you need to know:
- You start off with 2 GB of free storage, you can store whatever you want as long as it does not exceed this amount.
- You can share folders with people who also have DropBox accounts. Anything you put into a shared folder is immediately updated on your computer as well as the other persons computer.
- The more people you invite to DropBox the more storage you get. You can greatly expand your storage capabilities so you won't even need to buy extra storage.
- You can access your DropBox from wherever you have internet. Making USB thumb drives virtually useless and unneeded!
- If you want to buy more space, it is priced at a very reasonable price.
Why use DropBox?
- First off, it is FREE. Why not use something that is free?
- By having a filing system that is cloud based, you no longer need to carry around thumb drives, or even your laptop depending on how you use your things. It's accessibility is just amazing.
- No more need to email files back and forth every time you need to send an attachment. You simply just drag and drop the file into your shared folder and it is immediately uploaded to the other persons computer.
- You can even use your smart phone to access your DropBox! You dont need to plug into your computer anymore or anything. It is so cool!
Different uses of DropBox:
- A student such as myself can use DropBox very effectively for school work. No more needing to carry around your thumb drive. Just log on anywhere and go to your DropBox account online and get the file you need or upload the file you need. I also use it a lot to share files with my peers. I share files all the way from school work to music to pictures.
- Businesses can use DropBox to share files between employees, clients, administration, etc. No more wasting time with emails. It is very quick. I actually got my last boss to use DropBox and ever since thats pretty much all he used.
- An individual who does not have enough space on their computer can use DropBox as an "external harddrive" (in a way).
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I highly recommend you to get a DropBox account and explore the possibilities. Even if you end up not using it, you havent lost anything, but how could you NOT use something so awesome?? It helps your everyday life and makes travels much easier. You should not let a technology like this go unused.
NOTE: There have been some privacy changes made by DropBox so I advise you to take a look at that especially if you will be uploading/sharing very confidential stuff. NEVER go into ANYTHING blindly. :]
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