We've been using Dropbox for sometime, and I can confirm it is very stable and efficient in bandwidth usage.
You can share folders privately with others (invite via email address). But you can also securely share individual files via a public link. For example, to share this screenshot of the WAMUG site I dropped it into the Public folder of my Dropbox, right clicked and used the Copy Public Link to get this URL: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/225757/wamug-screenshot.png If you use 1Password, it is easy to set up your (fully encrypted) 1passwd file in your Dropbox folder, which means your passwords are replicated across any Mac you use. Same with your Address Book data file. Glenn Nicholas OM4 :: On 9 May 2010 16:31, Adrian Skehan <adrianske...@me.com> wrote: > The LAN option sounds good. When I Synced my machines (via MobileMe/iDisk) > I was syncing a new iMac and I had mistakenly checked everything to sync, > when I discovered that it had used 7 odd Gb. in one go it took me a while > and some advice from WAMUG to figure out what had happened, the clincher was > that there is approximately 7 gigs of data on both machines and there has > not been any repetition of the event since turning the sync off, so I > concluded that was the cause. > > > Regards, > > Adrian > adrianske...@me.com > > > > On 09/05/2010, at 2:15 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: > > Hi Adrian, > > I haven’t been using it that long, or put much data into my Dropbox – so I > certainly haven’t seen this yet – but I guess that it would depend on how > much data you were trying to sync and how often it changed. I certainly > wouldn’t be thinking of having my Entourage database or my Parallels VM file > in DropBox! > > One thing I have done is “Enable LAN sync” in the Dropbox preferences – that > way all my local computers (including the MacBook Pro) will stay in sync > over the LAN (rather than downloading from the Dropbox server) - at least > until I take the MacBook on the road (and, even then, it is unlikely that > both computers will be on simultaneously and syncing – I can only be in one > place at a time and syncing changes on my laptop to my desktop will wait > until I’m back home and switch the desktop back on). > > As I see it, the only sync I will need via the internet from the Dropbox > server is when I set up an account on my Mother-in-Law’s computer in Perth – > so I thank you for the heads-up on this – I will need to check her broadband > plan before I do this. > > > Time will tell how this will actually impact our downloads. > > > Cheers > > > > Neil > -- > Neil R. Houghton > Albany, Western Australia > Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 > Email: n...@possumology.com > > > > > on 9/5/10 10:40 AM, Adrian Skehan at adrianske...@me.com wrote: > > Good morning all, > > Sounds good but if you intend using it to Sync computers be aware that the > sync process uses a lot of download, I got caught earlier this month when I > synced my MacBook Pro and iMac it took 7Gb of download. > > > Regards, > > > Adrian > > adrianske...@me.com > > > > > On 09/05/2010, at 9:37 AM, Pedro wrote: > > Morning all ... and Happy Mothers Day to all > > Thank you Neil, I will be taking you up on your offer as my partner has just > received her new MacBookPro from Daniel and it will come in very handy for > her > > cheers > > Pedro > > On 08/05/2010, at 7:42 PM, Neil Houghton wrote: > > Hi all, > > I recently set-up a free Dropbox account and was amazed at how easy and > user-friendly it all was. > > > A free account gives you up to 2GB of space - but you can get more with > referrals. > > So, if anyone was thinking of opening an account, YOU can get an extra free > 250 MB - AND get ME an extra free 250 MB :o) if you use this link to > sign-up: > > <https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTY2NjA1NDM5> > > > Cheers > > > > Neil > > > > > ________________________________ > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > > > > ________________________________ > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
