Daily Archives: April 19, 2011

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How To Use Dropbox

News

Business Insider has published a useful article “How To Use Dropbox, The Best Free File Storage Service Around” for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Mobile.

The article walks you through how to sign up for Dropbox and use it to back up your files. There are also Dropbox apps for iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry.

Dropbox is software that syncs your files online and across your computers
Put your files into your Dropbox folder on one computer, and they’ll automatically appear on any of your other computers that also have Dropbox installed (Windows, Mac, and Linux too!). You can even download Dropbox apps for your smartphone or mobile device (iPhone, iPad, Android, and Blackberry). Dropbox gives you 2 GB of storage for free, but if you need more space you can get up to 100 GB for $19.99 per month.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-use-dropbox-2011-2

Dropbox Tricks: http://www.businessinsider.com/dropbox-tips-and-tricks-2011-2

Dropbox Gains 25 Million Users

Internet

Dropbox: 25 million users and counting writes JP Mangalindan on CNNMoney.

“Since January 2010, CEO Drew Houston and CTO Arash Ferdowsi’s file-syncing and sharing service has exploded, from 4 million to 25 million, with 200 million files now saved daily, despite having spent zero dollars on advertising. According to Houston, it’s all thanks to word of mouth: 30% of new sign-ups now come via its user referral program, where users get a free, additional 250 MB for each successful referral, while 20% are due to its easy file-sharing features. And despite Dropbox’s focus on consumers, it counts hundreds of thousands of businesses among its userbase now, including United Airlines (UAUA), Red Bull, and Tishman Construction, the construction manager for One World Trade Center in New York City.”

Read full article: http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2011/04/18/reviewing-dropboxs-vision-of-the-future/