Dropbox

General (non-technical) Off-Topic
#1

Any fans of Dropbox here? I started using it awhile ago and it still continues to impress me almost daily! As a developer I feel this is one of the most important programs I installed on my computer (besides Corona SDK of course).

As someone who has multiple computers, an iMac and a MacBook, I don’t think I could live without it anymore. If I’m working on something on my MacBook and save it to my Dropbox folder it automatically syncs to my iMac as well. I used to use Time Machine for backing up my MacBook but forgot to connect it to my external harddrive most of the time which resulted in some painful data loss once.

Here’s how you can get started with 3GB rather than the standard 2GB!

  1. Sign up with this link for an extra 250MB: http://db.tt/VmFLmAz
  2. Complete five of the six steps for another 250MB: https://www.dropbox.com/gs
  3. Complete all five steps for 128MB each: https://www.dropbox.com/free
  4. BONUS, if you’re a university student you can get your free space doubled: https://www.dropbox.com/edu

Here are some more advanced tips and tricks that can really help you get the most out of your Dropbox experience, such as syncing folders outside of your Dropbox folder using symlinks. [import]uid: 10267 topic_id: 6663 reply_id: 306663[/import]

#2

Forgot to include the final link and can’t edit my post… here it is: http://wiki.dropbox.com/TipsAndTricks [import]uid: 10267 topic_id: 6663 reply_id: 23227[/import]

#3

Couldn’t live with out it now… simply one of the best innovations i’ve ever come across… I no longer need to carry round usb sticks with me and no matter what I’m always in sync everywhere I go.

It’s also great place to keep .apk files on an Android for easy installs :slight_smile: [import]uid: 7143 topic_id: 6663 reply_id: 23235[/import]

#4

I highly recommend Dropbox too. [import]uid: 12108 topic_id: 6663 reply_id: 23257[/import]

#5

Nice, didn’t know about the educational free double space. I use dropbox, and love it, highly recommended. [import]uid: 8782 topic_id: 6663 reply_id: 23301[/import]

#6

Right now I’m working on some code that will allow me to import data into my app via DropBox. I drop a .CSV file into the Public folder of my DropBox, I type the URL of the file into my app and then my app grabs the file and imports it into the SQLite db. It’s pretty cool.

I think it might be the easiest way to get data from a PC data file into a Corona app. [import]uid: 104085 topic_id: 6663 reply_id: 118600[/import]