Comments on: Get in on the Dropbox beta and sync that data http://jkontherun.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d/ Using mobile devices since they weighed 30 lbs. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:55:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Rob http://jkontherun.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d/#comment-8572 Rob Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:57:34 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d#comment-8572 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>i would really appreciate a dropbox invite. </p> <p>se7se7se7@gmail.com</p> <p>thanks so much!</p></div>

i would really appreciate a dropbox invite.

se7se7se7@gmail.com

thanks so much!

]]> By: Martin http://jkontherun.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d/#comment-8573 Martin Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:31:49 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d#comment-8573 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>If you have any more codes I would really appreciate one! Thanks!!</p> <p>Martin<br /> compboss17 *at* yahoo *dot* com</p></div>

If you have any more codes I would really appreciate one! Thanks!!

Martin
compboss17 *at* yahoo *dot* com

]]> By: Mark - ShinyPlastic.com http://jkontherun.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d/#comment-8574 Mark - ShinyPlastic.com Fri, 23 May 2008 11:38:34 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d#comment-8574 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>Thanks Olaf Naas, that code worked for me.</p> </div>

Thanks Olaf Naas, that code worked for me.

]]> By: John in Norway http://jkontherun.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d/#comment-8575 John in Norway Fri, 23 May 2008 04:26:24 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d#comment-8575 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This is to Stephen because Kevin never answers my questions:</p> <p>Sugarsync works on a Nokia as well?</p> <p>I remember looking at the website but it only mentioned the usual suspects.</p> <p>And it's free?</p></div>

This is to Stephen because Kevin never answers my questions:

Sugarsync works on a Nokia as well?

I remember looking at the website but it only mentioned the usual suspects.

And it’s free?

]]> By: GWhite http://jkontherun.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d/#comment-8576 GWhite Fri, 23 May 2008 03:18:42 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d#comment-8576 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>Thanks U Rock!</p> </div>

Thanks U Rock!

]]> By: Jose R. Ortiz http://jkontherun.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d/#comment-8578 Jose R. Ortiz Thu, 22 May 2008 23:33:53 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d#comment-8578 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>Sweet! Thanks for the link Olof!</p> </div>

Sweet! Thanks for the link Olof!

]]> By: ignar http://jkontherun.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d/#comment-8580 ignar Thu, 22 May 2008 23:11:18 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d#comment-8580 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>Thanks, Olof Naas. Just registered. :)</p> </div>

Thanks, Olof Naas. Just registered. :)

]]> By: Olof Naas http://jkontherun.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d/#comment-8583 Olof Naas Thu, 22 May 2008 21:48:24 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d#comment-8583 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>For those that didn't get to the invite link on time, here's another one with open invites. I just managed to download from it 5 mins ago. Enjoy...</p> <p><a href="http://getdropbox.com/beta/go" rel="nofollow">http://getdropbox.com/beta/go</a><br /> </p></div>

For those that didn’t get to the invite link on time, here’s another one with open invites. I just managed to download from it 5 mins ago. Enjoy…

http://getdropbox.com/beta/go

]]> By: Jose R. Ortiz http://jkontherun.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d/#comment-8586 Jose R. Ortiz Thu, 22 May 2008 21:31:08 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d#comment-8586 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>SugarSync does seem to incorporate the best of both worlds but for a free tool, FolderShare isn't bad.</p> </div>

SugarSync does seem to incorporate the best of both worlds but for a free tool, FolderShare isn’t bad.

]]> By: stephen http://jkontherun.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d/#comment-8588 stephen Thu, 22 May 2008 21:22:47 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d#comment-8588 <p>I agree Curtis as I use SugarSync & its great. Easy to use & reasonably fast. Can access all my files from PC, laptop & N95 phone. </p> I agree Curtis as I use SugarSync & its great. Easy to use & reasonably fast. Can access all my files from PC, laptop & N95 phone.

]]> By: Curtis Carmack http://jkontherun.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d/#comment-8592 Curtis Carmack Thu, 22 May 2008 21:07:36 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d#comment-8592 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>I have used FolderShare, SugarSync, and Dropbox. Each has its strengths. I had the most trouble with FolderShare. I sync my files tree between a Mac and a PC. FolderShare unpredictably would leave certain files unsynced. No amount of trouble shooting ever fully resolved that for me. Also, even over a LAN it is not nearly as fast as SugarSync or Dropbox. In fact for speed, nothing touches Dropbox.</p> <p>That said, I use SugarSync now on a day to day basis. It allows me to choose how I sync. Each machine is fully synced to the SugarSync online storage (I choose the folders to sync), and then selected folders are synced between the PC and the Mac. This is a nice solution, as it allows me to avoid syncing folders like "My Bluetooth Places" that only have relevance on one machine or the other. SugarSync also has versioning, plus it allows a web archive -- folders stored on the service that stay there and are essentially offloaded from the PC or Mac.</p> <p>I still use Dropbox, though. I keep it around for those times when I've just finished working on some large documents on the Mac and want to run out with the Windows laptop. Though files sync much more quickly using SugarSync than FolderShare, it's virtually instantaneous with Dropbox.</p> <p>Hope that helps some of you.</p></div>

I have used FolderShare, SugarSync, and Dropbox. Each has its strengths. I had the most trouble with FolderShare. I sync my files tree between a Mac and a PC. FolderShare unpredictably would leave certain files unsynced. No amount of trouble shooting ever fully resolved that for me. Also, even over a LAN it is not nearly as fast as SugarSync or Dropbox. In fact for speed, nothing touches Dropbox.

That said, I use SugarSync now on a day to day basis. It allows me to choose how I sync. Each machine is fully synced to the SugarSync online storage (I choose the folders to sync), and then selected folders are synced between the PC and the Mac. This is a nice solution, as it allows me to avoid syncing folders like “My Bluetooth Places” that only have relevance on one machine or the other. SugarSync also has versioning, plus it allows a web archive — folders stored on the service that stay there and are essentially offloaded from the PC or Mac.

I still use Dropbox, though. I keep it around for those times when I’ve just finished working on some large documents on the Mac and want to run out with the Windows laptop. Though files sync much more quickly using SugarSync than FolderShare, it’s virtually instantaneous with Dropbox.

Hope that helps some of you.

]]> By: Jose R. Ortiz http://jkontherun.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d/#comment-8594 Jose R. Ortiz Thu, 22 May 2008 20:36:07 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d#comment-8594 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>@ Mark:</p> <p>It seems like there a couple of key features that distinguish dropbox from FolderShare (which I also use btw). First, if you ever need to access your files from another computer, your FolderShare computer would have to be on and connected to the internet. Dropbox actually stores a copy of the file on the web so you could access the files in your dropbox regardless of your host computer's state. The second feature I saw was file versioning which I think is sweet! Of course if you are running Vista, file versioning is built in, but have access to different versions (including deleted files) can be a life saver. This leads to the collaboration features. Even though FolderShare allows you to create public libraries, the fact that you have the files stored online in combination with file versioning, makes it that much easier, in my opinion.</p> <p>That being said, I'm with James on this one. FolderShare seems to work better for me at this point since I can actually sync files using my existing folder structure. With Dropbox, I would have to move my entire structure to the Dropbox folder which would not really work for me. I still want to test out the service since I'm sure I could leverage it for projects requiring collaboration, but until Dropbox adds the feature that Kevin mentioned, I'll stick to FolderShare for my syncing needs...until Live Mesh that is =)</p></div>

@ Mark:

It seems like there a couple of key features that distinguish dropbox from FolderShare (which I also use btw). First, if you ever need to access your files from another computer, your FolderShare computer would have to be on and connected to the internet. Dropbox actually stores a copy of the file on the web so you could access the files in your dropbox regardless of your host computer’s state. The second feature I saw was file versioning which I think is sweet! Of course if you are running Vista, file versioning is built in, but have access to different versions (including deleted files) can be a life saver. This leads to the collaboration features. Even though FolderShare allows you to create public libraries, the fact that you have the files stored online in combination with file versioning, makes it that much easier, in my opinion.

That being said, I’m with James on this one. FolderShare seems to work better for me at this point since I can actually sync files using my existing folder structure. With Dropbox, I would have to move my entire structure to the Dropbox folder which would not really work for me. I still want to test out the service since I’m sure I could leverage it for projects requiring collaboration, but until Dropbox adds the feature that Kevin mentioned, I’ll stick to FolderShare for my syncing needs…until Live Mesh that is =)

]]> By: alphonsus http://jkontherun.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d/#comment-8596 alphonsus Thu, 22 May 2008 18:01:37 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d#comment-8596 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>firstly, gotta say i read ur blog religiously and i love the work u're doing! great reviews, info and tidbits to keep the world abreast of tech stuff!</p> <p>having said that, how about a beta invite for dropbox.</p> <p>p.s. james, i'm a hp 2710p user as well! and a n800 AND n810. oh, did i mention i have the sony ux as well (old model ux-270, not the spanking new ones with SSD)</p></div>

firstly, gotta say i read ur blog religiously and i love the work u’re doing! great reviews, info and tidbits to keep the world abreast of tech stuff!

having said that, how about a beta invite for dropbox.

p.s. james, i’m a hp 2710p user as well! and a n800 AND n810. oh, did i mention i have the sony ux as well (old model ux-270, not the spanking new ones with SSD)

]]> By: Mark Roddis http://jkontherun.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d/#comment-8598 Mark Roddis Thu, 22 May 2008 17:45:05 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d#comment-8598 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>So how does this differ from something like Foldershare that actually allows you to sync any folder (on both PC and Mac) and also allows you to share said folder or folders with others?</p> <p>I am using this on my Favorites, notebooks and general files and it works a treat. Also as it is peer to peer, if the machines are sitting on the same network (say at home), sync is at LAN speed as the files are not bounced off a central server.</p></div>

So how does this differ from something like Foldershare that actually allows you to sync any folder (on both PC and Mac) and also allows you to share said folder or folders with others?

I am using this on my Favorites, notebooks and general files and it works a treat. Also as it is peer to peer, if the machines are sitting on the same network (say at home), sync is at LAN speed as the files are not bounced off a central server.

]]> By: Lance http://jkontherun.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d/#comment-8599 Lance Thu, 22 May 2008 17:42:41 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d#comment-8599 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>I have been following Kevin's entires for a while now because I am interested in working more in the cloud. I am tired of local management on multiple computers, and I want to have access to my stuff no matter where I am or what happens to one of my local machines (such as happened to James with his MacBook Pro).</p> <p>I guess I said all that to say I would be very interested in any extra invite you might have, so I could evaluate the possibilities with DropBox. Take care, and keep up the great work!</p></div>

I have been following Kevin’s entires for a while now because I am interested in working more in the cloud. I am tired of local management on multiple computers, and I want to have access to my stuff no matter where I am or what happens to one of my local machines (such as happened to James with his MacBook Pro).

I guess I said all that to say I would be very interested in any extra invite you might have, so I could evaluate the possibilities with DropBox. Take care, and keep up the great work!

]]> By: Dan http://jkontherun.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d/#comment-8600 Dan Thu, 22 May 2008 17:33:14 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/05/22/get-in-on-the-d#comment-8600 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Hopefully you can grab some invites. Once I saw the twitter post I headed right over. Too bad all the invites were gone. This looks like a great app to sync. all my files on my Mac's and PC's.</p> <p>You guys always find all the cool apps out there. Keep up the great work.</p></div>

Hopefully you can grab some invites. Once I saw the twitter post I headed right over. Too bad all the invites were gone. This looks like a great app to sync. all my files on my Mac’s and PC’s.

You guys always find all the cool apps out there. Keep up the great work.

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