Dropbox’s little-known File Requests feature is a simple way to ask for files from someone you know, which can function both as a reminder and as an easy file-sharing option. And your sender doesn’t even need his own Dropbox account, so it’s especially nifty! Here’s how it works.
Why Amazon Cloud Drive Won’t Replace Dropbox or OneDrive
The new “unlimited” Amazon Cloud Drive sounds like a great deal in the world of online storage options, offering users virtually unlimited storage capacity for just $60 per year. But is it truly a replacement for competing services like Dropbox and OneDrive? It all depends on how you plan to use it, but for most users, Amazon’s latest service may sound too good to be true.
Microsoft Offers Dropbox Users 100GB of Free OneDrive Storage
Microsoft is now offering one year of 100GB OneDrive storage for free to Dropbox users. Users need only to log in to their OneDrive account and then upload a verification file to their Dropbox Account.
Dropbox is Down Friday, Limiting User Access to Online Data & Syncing
Popular file syncing and storage service Dropbox is down Friday. While users can still access local files, online access via the Web and syncing functions on computers and devices are unavailable.
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How to Integrate Dropbox into Office 2013
With Office 2013, Microsoft added the ability to save documents directly to the cloud via built-in links to the company’s SkyDrive and SharePoint platforms. While SkyDrive in particular is a great free service, users of other cloud platforms, such as Dropbox, are left out by default. Dropbox can still be accessed with Office 2013 by manually navigating to the user’s folder via a “Save to Computer” action, but thanks to the Dropbox community, however, there is a workaround that will…
Dropbox Announces First DBX Developer Conference
It arguably revolutionized cloud storage and syncing, famously turned down an acquisition offer from Steve Jobs and Apple, and now Dropbox is ready to host its first developer conference. DBX, as the event will be known, takes place Tuesday, July 9th at San Francisco’s Fort Mason Center and aims to bring developers together to further advance third-party support for the cloud platform. Mark your calendars! This summer, the Dropbox community will come together on July 9 for a day of…
EFF Reveals “Who Has Your Back” In Online Privacy
Consumers should trust Twitter, Dropbox, and Google to safeguard their personal information from improper government inquiries, while customers of Apple, AT&T, Myspace, and Verizon should check the street to see if any unmarked government vehicles are parked outside, according to the annual “Who Has Your Back” report from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), the non-profit digital rights advocacy group. In an evaluation of 18 online firms, a surprising number of prominent companies were found to have few protections for user…