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Dropbox File Synchronization Application

There is a new application out there that is getting a lot of buzz lately. Dropbox, a free application that you install and it creates a local folder on your computer. Once you sign up for the free service you get 2 GB of storage space that you can use to store files online.

What makes this so awesome is that you can use this various different ways. The first way to use this is you can put files into the folder on your computer and Dropbox will automatically upload that file to your online account. They give you two options. You have a public folder and a private folder. When you put the files in the public folder you can get a link that you can pass out to whoever you want and they can access that file and download it. If you put the file in the private folder other people can access that file but, you can log onto your account from anywhere in the world and grab that file.

Another great use of this application is, you can install the app on all your computers. It doesn’t matter if it is Linux, Windows, or Apple. When you install Dropbox on different computers and you add or delete a file from your Dropbox folder on one computer, the application will update the other computers you have installed Dropbox on, once they are connected to the internet.

I have been using Dropbox since if was first announced and I have loved every bit of it.

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  • http://nomadesk.com Crazy

    Hi,

    I just wanted to let you know about nomadesk. http://nomadesk.com

    NomaDesk integrates with windows, it gives you a drive letter in your explorer. There is also a dashboard(client application) that lets you easily manage everything.

    It also uses delta syncing, that way if there is a change in a 100mb file it won’t sync the 100mb but only the bytes that were changed(comes in really handy when bandwidth becomes an issue)

    Also, for now NomaDesk is free. It’s beta, just like dropbox. Ofc it won’t stay free forever, but a couple of days ago the free trail has been extended indefinitely.

    Your data is also secure, all trafic to and from the server is done with a secure connection, there is even a way to delete your data when your laptop is stolen or something(first time coming on-line after reported stolen it delete everything). + all data on your local drive is encryped anyway :)

    Just like dropbox you can share your data, send filelinks(an email that lets other ppl dll a file), invite guests(a public one allows you to invite unlimited guests etc)

    Just check it out :) , it’s worth giving it a try. It’s different then dropbox, but if it’s about syncing between computers, or working in team, NomaDesk will beat Dropbox any day ;)

    Crazy

  • http://nomadesk.com Crazy

    Hi,

    I just wanted to let you know about nomadesk. http://nomadesk.com

    NomaDesk integrates with windows, it gives you a drive letter in your explorer. There is also a dashboard(client application) that lets you easily manage everything.

    It also uses delta syncing, that way if there is a change in a 100mb file it won’t sync the 100mb but only the bytes that were changed(comes in really handy when bandwidth becomes an issue)

    Also, for now NomaDesk is free. It’s beta, just like dropbox. Ofc it won’t stay free forever, but a couple of days ago the free trail has been extended indefinitely.

    Your data is also secure, all trafic to and from the server is done with a secure connection, there is even a way to delete your data when your laptop is stolen or something(first time coming on-line after reported stolen it delete everything). + all data on your local drive is encryped anyway :)

    Just like dropbox you can share your data, send filelinks(an email that lets other ppl dll a file), invite guests(a public one allows you to invite unlimited guests etc)

    Just check it out :) , it’s worth giving it a try. It’s different then dropbox, but if it’s about syncing between computers, or working in team, NomaDesk will beat Dropbox any day ;)

    Crazy