Dropbox is Awesome [Repost]
We’re going to start a new feature for the blog where we will rewrite posts about awesome websites, programs or tips that we use on a daily basis.
Today’s repost is about Dropbox. Our original post on Dropbox can be found here. I recently shared some files with a friend of mine and he asked me how I was able to quickly share the files with him without using email. I couldn’t use email because the file was too big so I used Dropbox. I figured I should write another post about Dropbox because I think everyone should be using it (if only to backup your important files).
Let me first explain what Dropbox’s primary feature is. Dropbox will backup your files to their servers quickly and easily. You can then install Dropbox on any of your computers and Dropbox program will keep the folder in sync on all of those computers. I use Dropbox in a few different ways. Here’s what I do with it:
- Download torrent files to start downloads remotely. Here is a guide on that.
- Download Wallpapers (mostly from InterfaceLIFT) and have them available on all of my computers.
- Share files with friends. Here is a good write up about that.
- Collaborate with the Student Nerds team.
- Keep my passwords to almost everything available to me. I use KeePass to make sure it’s secure.
- I use it as my documents folder so if I format my computer I don’t have to worry about backing that up.
Sign up for Dropbox today and let us know if it has helped you. Anybody else have any cool uses for Dropbox?
