Dropbox.com allows registered users to share up to 2 GB of data between devices wirelessly– for free. With Dropbox, you can download music from your Smartphone, and listen to it on your computer. Edit documents on your iPad while you’re on the road, and when you get home, you’ll have the same documents already on your computer. No more thumb drives. No more emailing files back and forth to yourself.
How it works: Dropbox gives you a 2GB “Box” located in the cloud for you to store whatever you want in. Then, you control who and what devices have access to that box. For instance, you can create a folder inside the box containing your vacation photos. Once you put the photos in the box, you will automatically be able to view them on all of your devices with Dropbox installed (Smartphone, tablet, laptop).
Then, you can easily choose to share that folder with any other Dropbox user as well. So when your mother-in-law wants to come over and hear all about the big vacation, you can say, “Just check your Dropbox.”
There’s a catch, right? I wouldn’t use this for any sensitive data. This service is about as secure as email and, as our HIPAA compliant friends know, is not secure enough to send patient health information.
The free limit of 2 GB isn’t a ton of space, but for the casual user who wants to share a few photos with friends, this is all they will ever need. More space will cost you. Here’s the pricing break down:
- 50 GB Box—$9.99 / Month
- 100 GB Box—$19.99 / Month
- 350 GB w/ 5 users—$795 / Year
Oh, and did I mention that Dropbox is fully MAC to PC compatible? iPhone to PC or Android to MAC, all seamlessly integrated.
Get your free space in the Cloud at Dropbox.com
