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Remote file storage- what do you prefer? (12 posts)

Topic tags: box.net, cloud, dropbox, Google+, slideshare.net, technology

Kristy C. Cartier said
1 year, 2 months ago:
I’m talking mini-cloud programs here such as Box.net, Slideshare.net and DropBox. Do you use any of these and their phone apps? I saw another one on Twitter (but can’t find the tweet again — it was Drop something). Or is Google Docs the solution for you?
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Rob Mitchell said
1 year, 2 months ago:
For file-based cloud storage and easy integration, DropBox is in a league of their own. They run on Macintosh, Windows, and mobile and give you a decent amount of free space.
For database cloud storage, Amazon SimpleDB or AWS are probably your best bet for low cost and highly functional services.
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Eric Banister said
1 year, 2 months ago:
I use Dropbox for almost everything. It makes it really easy for me on the iPad or my phone.
I also use Google docs for all of my Spreadsheets and documents. I share a lot of them with my team, or if I need to have it ready on the fly I’ll often save ones I think I might need in a meeting as pdfs in Dropbox where I can retrieve them immediately.
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Thomas Flügge said
1 year, 2 months ago:
@kc_kreative I agree with what has been said so far. The big advantage of Dropbox is the easy reach, i.e. the installation as native harddrive in your Mac Finder or Windows Explorer. This makes it much easier to work with my clients in shared folders – with the invite I explain them how to install Dropbox, and since all of them know at least of the Win Explorer they know how to work with Dropbox.
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said
1 year, 2 months ago:
using drop box but looking at other secure hosted options as well – any ideas?
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Kristy C. Cartier said
1 year, 2 months ago:
@robmitchell @ericbanister @ecumenix Looks like DropBox has the biggest supporters. I mainly use Box.net with my LinkedIn account. At work we use Google Docs to share files; though I suppose that I could grab the files from home when logged into my work account.
@mambamedia Hopefully others will chime in so we can find alternatives.
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Anita Cohen-Williams said
1 year, 2 months ago:
If you have an Amazon account, you do have access to cloud hosting and storage. I prefer DropBox for ease of use. It has saved me when having to switch computers.
Google Docs worries me on several levels like security, and access. Google has dropped the ball a few times and not allowed access to Docs.
For backing up files, I strongly recommend Carbonite.
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Trudy Doolittle said
1 year, 2 months ago:
@ericbanister I have Dropbox, however, It seems to take a long time for it to sync between my iMac and PC. Probably because they were big files. But sometimes it took hours.
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Eric Banister said
1 year, 2 months ago:
@trudyd1474 Maybe they were much larger files than I transfer, but I’ve never had any problem like that.
In addition to the ways I mentioned earlier, I use Dropbox with a group of freelancers I use. We steadily trade large files throughout the day and it works great for us. The notification when something goes into the box pops up and there isn’t a need to email to let me know somethings coming.
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Liz Karschner said
1 year, 2 months ago:
I’m a huge fan of DropBox as well and run it on all my computers and mobile devices.
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Eric Banister said
1 year, 2 months ago:
@trudyd1474 Maybe they were much larger files than I transfer, but I’ve never had any problem like that.
In addition to the ways I mentioned earlier, I use Dropbox with a group of freelancers I use. We steadily trade large files throughout the day and it works great for us. The notification when something goes into the box pops up and there isn’t a need to email to let me know somethings coming.
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Don Grandy said
1 year, 2 months ago:
I agree, Dropbox is very good. I trade large files as well. Works great.
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