Dropbox.com

I suppose this could be sub-titled: It's My Files That Are In A Cloud, Not My Head! Anyone who hasn't got the message about the backing up of important computer files can't have been being paying attention. Either that or they're yet to suffer a catastrophic loss, either of items they've invested a lot of their time or money in. Give it time, it'll happen. There are many ways of backing up these files, and many people prefer to have some kind of stand-by drive or USB stick. These however do generally depend on your remembering to use them although some good back-up software often comes with ... more

Dropbox is a nifty and very handy online service which I mistakenly under-appreciated massively when I was first introduced to it. Basically, the Dropbox website has a small software application which can be downloaded on a PC, an iphone or an Android Tablet PC or smartphone. You are then allocated a folder named your 'Dropbox'. Any files or folders you place in your Dropbox are automatically uploaded to the Dropbox website in your account where they can be accessed by whoever you choose to share them with (or not). Not only have your files and folders been backed up online but you can also ... more

Overview Dropbox is in simplistic terms is a online USB, which links all the information from all your devices into one online site, so no need for that Memory Stick you keep loosing, all you require is an email and password. You can upload anything, videos, pictures, documents there are no restrictions apart from 300MB intranet download. Memory You are given up to 2GB Free memory, but it is so easy to get more for FREE as well which is a nice bargain, for example if you refer friends, when you make your first camera upload, when you give them feedback, when you tweet, when you follow dropbox ... more

We live in the digital age where practically all of our media is stored digitally. I would imagine that most of us don't backup the files that are most important to us. Dropbox is a great tool for backing up files and making files available to you across multiple formats. ~How It Works~ First of you have to download Dropbox which can be done by visiting their website http://www.dropbox.com. You then have to register an account. This process of downloading and installing Dropbox and registering is all pretty straight forward and takes about 10 minutes. Once you have Dropbox installed and an ... more

I've been using dropbox for a few years now only the free service but i've found it a tool i would struggle to work without! i use multiple computers and having the ability to work on the same file no matter what what computer im on has save a huge amount of time not needing to email it or use a memory stick. Sharing!! Another great feature is the sharing ability i work in a collaborative fashion and to have the ability to all work on the same project in different places is invaluable. Security!!! having all the files backed up in 'the cloud' also provides great comfort. knowing that even if ... more