Hi Blitto, Have you checked <https://www.dropbox.com/help> it answers a lot of your questions.
There is a wiki site too: http://blog.dropbox.com/ And actually there is a Dropbox 4 Dummies … it’s for Windows of course ;-) but it does show the iPhone. <http://dropbox4dummies.blogspot.com.au/> Your life's work, wherever you are: Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere. This means that any file you save to your Dropbox will automatically save to all your computers <https://www.dropbox.com/install>, phones <https://www.dropbox.com/install> and even the Dropbox website <https://www.dropbox.com/install>. Dropbox also makes it super easy to share with others, whether you're a student or professional, parent or grandparent. Even if you accidentally spill a latte on your laptop, have no fear! You can relax knowing that Dropbox always has you covered, and none of your stuff will ever be lost. All your stuff, when you need it: Dropbox works hard to make sure that all your files are the same no matter where you're working from. This means that you can start working on a computer at school or the office, and finish from your home computer. Never email yourself a file again! Download Dropbox for your phone to simplify your life even more — flip through all your photos or review that spreadsheet even while on the road. Dropbox lets you work from any computer or phone with the confidence that you'll always have everything you need. Share what matters most: Dropbox makes sharing so easy that you'll be amazed at the things you can do. Invite your friends, family and teammates to any folder in your Dropbox, and it'll be as if you saved that folder straight to their computers. You can send people links to specific files in your Dropbox too. This makes Dropbox perfect for team projects, sharing party photos with friends, or recording your band's new album. Dodge catastrophe with a click: Even if your computer has a meltdown, your stuff is always safe in Dropbox and can be restored in a snap. Dropbox is like a time machine that lets you undo mistakes and even undelete files you accidentally trash. Your Dropbox is always ready for action from the Dropbox website too! What else can you do?: People around the world rely on Dropbox to help them design buildings, compose music, run businesses, write books and even coordinate disaster relief. Whether you're an entrepreneur or a teacher, a photographer or an astronomer, an artist or an activist, Dropbox simplifies your life. Cheers, Ronni 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.7.3 Lion Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) On 12/04/2012, at 9:37 AM, rb...@iinet.net.au wrote: > Hi WAMUGersTrying to get my head around Dropbox. > I use it to share files with people or to send the school magazine to > the printer etc.BUT i am thinking maybe i can use it to sync stuff > between my macs.Particularly my School Macbook Pro running Snow > Leopard and my personal MacBook Air running Lion.There are a couple of > files i might like to use on both these computers eg Word and Excel > files (like bank balances, password reminders, timelogs in excel, > maybe articles i am writing etc)These days i try to remember to swap > them back form the laptop with the newer version to the computer with > the older version etc. > So - does it seem I can use Dropbox to do this?BUT - does that mean > they can no longer reside where they currently do eg MacHD, Users, > Blitto, Documents, Rod Personal folder???Do i have to shift them > to MacHD, Users, Blitto, Dropbox if i want them to sync > between laptops?????So IF that is true I suppose I could create > aliases for these documents back in the original places they used to > live and point the alises at the Dropbox folder???? > Please - Am I on the right track here??? > Another question: if i load the dropbox ap on my iphone - will ALL the > stuff somehow sync to the phone as well??? But there isnt enough > room.Or does the phone ap just look for the stuff on the website??? > Finally - is the Dropbox site secure enough to be putting my personal > files on? > Yes - have looked over the dropbox tutorials and help a bit this > morning > Many thanks > blitto -- 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> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
