It's getting awfully cloudy on the web these days. By that I mean, more and more applications are completely web-based. Google has been pushing this for years, and more programs are jumping on the bandwagon. Today, we're going to look at one of these said application. The program in question is called Dropbox (www.getdropbox.com). This is an extremely nifty app that has endless uses. The whole premise of dropbox is to store things on the web, such as photos, music, even other applications. Then, you can access your stuff on any other computer that has dropbox.
Starting to see the power?
Plus, dropbox is easy to use. Once you download it, you'll get an account and a folder in your "My Documents" section that is labeled "My Dropbox". After that, you can place anything in the My Dropbox folder and it will automatically sync to your online storage area. Extremely simple. Once you sync everything, you can access that stuff from any other computer.
Once you get all that taken care of, the real fun begins. You don't really realize the power of dropbox until you start combining it with other apps. You could add another layer of security with TrueCrypt (www.truecrypt.org). You could access your Keypass (keypass.info) database anywhere. You could save your Pidgin (www.pidgin.im) logs and access your IM from any computer. The possibilities are endless. Experiment, and most importantly, use this software to it's full advantage. It deserves it.
Chris-
@geekspotblog
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