Dropbox Beta

[Craig]

cool...thanks man. i'm looking strongly at www.me.com as well since it will also integrate my mail/contacts/calendar. but this could be great for the family to use.

[Tulkas]

looks good, but I don't like paying for stuff.

[Craig]

business expenses are fun!

[SonicSpeed]

Originally Posted by Craig

business expenses are fun!

And Tax-Deductible right?

[Craig]

yes

[panic!]

The web interface rocks for this program as well. If you accidently delete a file, or copy it out, you can still restore it from the site or revert it back to a previous time. You can also see who modifies files, moves them or deletes them.

[Teck]

Originally Posted by SonicSpeed

And Tax-Deductible right?

Its sad how much can be illegally considered write offs... Though sometimes only certain percentages can be, and everything must be documented and on the up-and-up in case of a tax audit...

But still...

[Tulkas]

I just noticed that there are different tips under the "What's Next" heading every time you refresh.

I have 6 invites left.

[Craig]

ive been using this with great success since getting an invite from tulkas. i highly recommend it to anyone with such needs.

i turned my stepfather onto this one because he's starting a home biz and needs cloud space. its perfect

[Tulkas]

Craig, he may want to check up on https://mozy.com/pro/comparison oddly though, they don't have OSX support for the Pro, but the Home version works with OSX.

Mozy basically offers 2GB secure online storage.
they are very funny as well:

In order to receive your free space, please tell us a little about yourself in the short soul-sucking survey below. Don't worry, you're almost done!

Plus, every four friends you invite to mozy, you get an extra 1GB of space

What You Get For FREE

* 2GB Of Free Secure Storage (UNLIMITED Storage ONLY $4.95 A Month)
* Open/Locked File Support
* Block-Level Differential Backup
* 128-bit SSL Support (Secures Your Data During Transport)
* 448-bit Blowfish Encryption (Secures Your Data On Their Server)
* Continuous Or Scheduled Backup Options
* Automatic Or Scheduled Backups
* New & Changed File Detection
* Block Level Incremental Backups
* Bandwidth Throttling
* File Versioning
* Public Or Private Key Encryption
* Much More


I'll try throwing up a review comparing all three (DropBox, Mozy, and Mesh) as soon as I can. I'm not an uber computer user, so it will be a basic personal user experience review.

Edit: Apparently mozy is more about backing up files online as another backup utility. When you go to install, it says that if you delete an original file, they assume you don't need to back it up anymore and delete it as well. Furthermore, you can't share the folders with anyone. :mad: