Sep 16, 2008
Dropbox is a pretty cool service.
Other places like Box.net offer the same service, that is, online storage. But they do it for a fee, which while relatively inexpensive is just too much for what some people are willing to pay (which is, in my case, nothing).
Dropbox gives users 2 gigs of space from the onset, which is quite enough. Enough for what most people would need for files that they’d willingly upload to the internet and share with people they know, like documents, pictures, some music and maybe a small program or two. This is very good for small teams of people working collaboratively on something.
You can share specific files and/or folders to your trusted contacts, and they’ll easily be able to easily access and modify them. Any changes made, and Dropbox syncs the files on your local folders and on your online account. Quick and easy, with no fuss and minimum worry.
You can’t upload just anything and have a URL provided for it, which you can then post everywhere to distribute your files, which is all good I guess. I’m sure they wouldn’t want to be unwitting distributors of porn videos, pirated music and cracked software (that’s RapidShare’s job).
Pictures, however, are a different matter. You can upload them in your account’s gallery, which you can share with non-members through a given link. Like this one.
If you’re interested in learning more, there’s the tour.