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Macworld Rating

5.0 out of 5 Mice, Feb 15, 2011

Software Details

  • Dropbox
  • 10.4 or later
  • Universal
  • Application, free; up to 2GB of storage, free; 50GB, $99/year; 100GB, $199/year

Macworld's Dropbox Coverage

  • Dropbox 1.0.10 Dropbox is an amazingly useful combination of a Web service and a Mac OS X program that work together to make your data accessible from anywhere and to keep it synchronized between your computers.
  • New Dropbox learns to show and share Dropbox, the Internet-hosted file-synchronization service, updated its desktop, mobile, and Web app software on Monday to allow any file or folder stored in a user’s sync folder to be shared with other people via a Web-accessible link.
  • Dropbox fixed several security holes found by researchers Files entrusted to cloud-storage provider Dropbox were susceptible to unauthorized access via three attacks devised by security researchers, the researchers said.
  • 62 things you can do with Dropbox We love Dropbox, the file-synchronizing service. We know Macworld readers do too. So a few months ago, we asked: How do you use Dropbox? We got more than 250 responses, then boiled those down to 62 unique ideas; here they are.
  • 62 things you can do with Dropbox We asked readers, "How do you use Dropbox?" We were flooded with replies. Boiled down, here are their top tips.
  • Publish your iWeb site on Dropbox Now that MobileMe is going away, here's another free way to post your Website
  • Dropbox left document storage accounts open for four hours Online storage service Dropbox accidentally turned off password authentication for its 25 million users for four hours on Monday.
  • Make Snow Leopard (and other cats) roar like Lion Can't wait for Lion's release later this year? Computerworld's Rayn Faas tracks down current Mac utilities and apps that can turn make your Snow Leopard-running Mac approximate some of Lion's promised features.
  • My backup plan: Lex Friedman We’ve covered the basics of how to keep your Mac backed up, and Macworld senior editor Dan Frakes has written about his own setup for backing up. Here’s the setup for Macworld contributor Lex Friedman.
  • How do you use Dropbox? How do you take advantage of the Dropbox application and Web service? Macworld wants to know.
  • My backup plan: Dan Frakes We preach the virtues of good backup plans, but readers often ask how we, personally, back up. Here's how Dan Frakes keeps his data safe.
  • Print PDFs directly to Dropbox Take advantage of Mac OS X's PDF features in the Print dialog box by virtually printing PDFs directly to your Dropbox folder.
  • Which online backup service is right for you? A slew of Web services offer affordable online backup for your Mac including Backblaze, Mozy, Carbonite, JungleDisk, Dropbox, and CrashPlan. These services are often simple to use as well: you install software from the service on your computer, and it backs up your files over the Internet.
  • Dropbox updated to 1.0, brings selective sync to masses On Thursday evening, the company officially rolled out Dropbox version 1.0, bringing with it a whole host of improvements, including—to the joy of MacBook Air users everywhere—support for selective folder sync.
  • Dropbox announces iOS app update, App Directory An upcoming Dropbox update for iPhone and iPad will bring a handful of new features, such as offline caching, HD video uploading, and multitasking under iOS 4. The company's new App Directory catalogs the growing number of apps that use its cloud file storage services.
  • Top 10 must-install software Gems Mac Gemeister Dan Frakes was forced by his editor to pick ten must-have software downloads. After much deliberation, here's Dan's list.
  • Five things to do before leaving for vacation Heading out of town? Take care of a few critical tasks--from backing up your data to setting up remote access--and you can leave your desk behind without a second glance.
  • How I set up a new Mac We all have things we like to do when we first unpack a new Mac. Here's Lex Friedman's list. What's on yours?
  • Ten Mac business apps worth checking out Whether you're a freelancer or growing your small startup into an empire, these must-see programs and plug-ins can help with everything from organizing projects, to securing your files, and getting social with your customers.
  • Dropbox: Beyond the basics Dropbox, the free file-syncing service, is a great way to make sure that the copies of your to-do list and resume are the same on all your Macs. But that's just the beginning of what Dropbox can do. Dan Miller explains.
  • Use Dropbox to sync 1Password data across many Macs Rob Griffiths discusses how you can use Dropbox to keep your 1Password data file synchronized across many Macs.
  • Storage site Dropbox releases iPhone app Online storage site Dropbox has released a free iPhone app that lets you access your files on the go.
  • Dropbox iPhone app ‘almost here’ Dropbox is almost ready to introduce an iPhone app that will let you look at the contents of your dropbox, make changes, download files to your iPhone, and sync iPhone photos.
  • Throw your stuff in Dropbox Jason Snell gives you a tour of Dropbox, a cool (and free) file-synchronization service.
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