{"id":2587,"date":"2008-05-01T10:59:09","date_gmt":"2008-05-01T09:59:09","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-12-27T12:59:42","modified_gmt":"2012-12-27T12:59:42","slug":"dropbox-storage-in-the-cloud-rocks-our-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automatedhome.com\/new-products\/dropbox-storage-in-the-cloud-rocks-our-world.html","title":{"rendered":"DropBox Storage in the Cloud Rocks Our World"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DropBox\" alt=\"DropBox\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/automatedhome.com\/images\/news\/db_story.jpg?ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<p>OK, we love Google.\u00a0 Google search, Google reader, Google Docs, but where&#8217;s our Google Drive &#8211; we need file storage in the Cloud to complete the package?\u00a0While we were waiting, a few weeks back we saw the DropBox video (check it out after the jump) and were blown away.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"sj-gblock\">\n<script language=\"javascript\">\n<!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-5598479065369258\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300; \ngoogle_ad_height = 250; \ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\"; \ngoogle_ad_channel = \"7058025304\"; \ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\"; \ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\"; \ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\"; \ngoogle_color_link = \"52a79f\"; \ngoogle_color_url = \"CFFFDF\"; \ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\"; \n\/\/--> \n<\/script>\n<script language=\"javascript\"  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>Well today we final got an invite to the beta and after a morning playing it appears to be just as great in real life.\u00a0 So here&#8217;s our 5 minute summary of what it can do.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OS Integration<\/strong> &#8211; There are other storage solutions on the web, but we want the best experience possible, we want seamless integration with our OS whether Windows or Mac and we want our cloud storage to appear like it&#8217;s just another network drive on our system.\u00a0 Well you know what, that&#8217;s exactly how DropBox works!<\/p>\n<p>On the Mac and in Windows you get a little DB icon in the Macs menubar and the Windows system tray.\u00a0 Form there on your use the system just like it&#8217;s on your local machine or LAN.\u00a0 It appears in &#8220;Places&#8221; on the Mac and under &#8220;My Documents&#8221; on the PC. Just drag and drop files as you would normally.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DropBox Screenshot\" alt=\"DropBox Screenshot\" src=\"\/images\/news\/db_macmenu.png\" width=\"323\" height=\"174\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Instant DB Access Right from your Menu Bar<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/images\/news\/db_finder.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DropBox Screenshot\" alt=\"DropBox Screenshot\" src=\"\/images\/news\/db_finder_thumb.png\" width=\"250\" height=\"198\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">DB &#8220;Drive&#8221; in the Places section of Finder<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Click for Big Version<\/div>\n<p><strong>Share Folders<\/strong> &#8211; You can share private folder among your friends and colleagues.\u00a0 You also have a Public folder with a really nice feature.\u00a0 Just right click on any file in that folder and from the DB menu choose &#8220;copy public link&#8221;.\u00a0 You can then paste that into an email\/IM session or whatever to share the file with anyone.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/images\/news\/dp_public.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DropBox Screenshot\" alt=\"DropBox Screenshot\" src=\"\/images\/news\/dp_public_thumb.png\" width=\"250\" height=\"139\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Easily Share any file in your public folder<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Click for Big Version<\/div>\n<p><strong>Instant Sync &#8211; <\/strong>A file dragged into your DB folder from say your Mac, will notify your other machines that files have been added or updated.\u00a0 The screen shot below is from XP and on your Mac you&#8217;ll get a Growl notification.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DropBox Screenshot\" alt=\"DropBox Screenshot\" src=\"\/images\/news\/db_xp.png\" width=\"344\" height=\"118\" \/><\/div>\n<p><strong>Web Access<\/strong> &#8211; even if you are away from your Mac or PC you can access your files from any machine through the DropBox website.\u00a0 You can also Undelete files through the web interface<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/images\/news\/db_browser.png\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DropBox Screenshot\" alt=\"DropBox Screenshot\" src=\"\/images\/news\/db_browser_thumb.png\" width=\"250\" height=\"158\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">DB Browser Interface<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Click for Big Version<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"DropBox Screenshot\" alt=\"DropBox Screenshot\" src=\"\/images\/news\/db_deleted.png\" \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Deleted Files can be recovered through the web interface<\/div>\n<p>So, now we&#8217;re wondering when DropBox will be available to all, how much will it cost and will we be able to survive without it ever again?!\u00a0\u00a0 Great job DropBox!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.dropbox.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OK, we love Google.\u00a0 Google search, Google reader, Google Docs, but where&#8217;s our Google Drive &#8211; 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