Review: DropBox

Have you ever needed to sync files between two or more machines?

Have you wanted to also have an off-site copy of those files?

Have you needed to sync files between Windows and Macintosh machines?

Have you wanted to have a public photo album to share pictures with your friends and family?

Have you needed a shared on-line file repository for collaborating with co-workers?

Well Dropbox can do all this for you. Dropbox is a relatively new service that is currently in beta that allows you to “store and share files online.”

After installing the Dropbox application on one machine, you create an account and link that machine to the account. Then, any file that is placed in the My Dropbox folder (which in Windows lives inside the My Documents folder) gets automatically synced with your Dropbox folder on all other linked machines.