Cloud

Big Sarge · 11-26-2013, 01:04 PM

Which Cloud service do you use? Security and ease of use are my primary concerns. I'm not worried about cost. I want a service where I can store my critical documents and photos with easy accessibility on any device

Undertoad · 11-26-2013, 02:00 PM

Dropbox -- sign up for it by clicking this link and you will get a free additional 500MB! (And I will get a free additional 1GB for referring you.)

Dropbox was first to a lot of this stuff, and is continuing to expand its features very impressively. Save stuff on your desktop just by putting it in the Dropbox folder. It's sync'd to wherever you add the Dropbox client/app.

I also use Google Drive, same sorta thing except I dunno if there's an iPhone app.

And now Google Keep - for to-do lists and such, very handy. Write a shopping list on your desktop, have it available on your tablet and phone, and vice-versas.

Pete Zicato · 11-26-2013, 02:52 PM

Yes. Google Drive is available for iDevices. I use it over Dropbox because they give me more free space.

Big Sarge · 11-26-2013, 02:59 PM

Thanks UT, I just signed up for it

mbpark · 11-30-2013, 10:06 PM

I use dropbox for class. It has served me well over two master's programs, and I have synced a lot of class data since Fall 2011 in it.

I use box.com for work.

I like box.com, however, because the user interface is much better, and I get 50gb storage courtesy of my employer. I will be transferring over data soon.

11-26-2013, 01:04 PM	#1
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	Cloud Which Cloud service do you use? Security and ease of use are my primary concerns. I'm not worried about cost. I want a service where I can store my critical documents and photos with easy accessibility on any device __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

11-26-2013, 02:52 PM	#3
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	Yes. Google Drive is available for iDevices. I use it over Dropbox because they give me more free space. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

11-26-2013, 02:59 PM	#4
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	Thanks UT, I just signed up for it __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

11-26-2013, 02:00 PM	#2
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Dropbox -- sign up for it by clicking this link and you will get a free additional 500MB! (And I will get a free additional 1GB for referring you.) Dropbox was first to a lot of this stuff, and is continuing to expand its features very impressively. Save stuff on your desktop just by putting it in the Dropbox folder. It's sync'd to wherever you add the Dropbox client/app. I also use Google Drive, same sorta thing except I dunno if there's an iPhone app. And now Google Keep - for to-do lists and such, very handy. Write a shopping list on your desktop, have it available on your tablet and phone, and vice-versas.

11-30-2013, 10:06 PM	#5
mbpark Lecturer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 761	I use dropbox for class. It has served me well over two master's programs, and I have synced a lot of class data since Fall 2011 in it. I use box.com for work. I like box.com, however, because the user interface is much better, and I get 50gb storage courtesy of my employer. I will be transferring over data soon.

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