On Oct 15, 2011, at 6:54 AM, Bill Connelly wrote: > Anyone have any experience with Dropbox on a Mac under Leopard 10.5.8? My > music teacher, who works on a PC, wanted me to use it for easier > communication between him and myself. > > Here's a link: > http://www.dropbox.com/ > > It asked me a second time for my admin Password, in order to open up some > kind of channel. It frightened me. >
It has to set up a background service to watch the dropbox (or other designated folders) for synchronizing purposes. > Don't know if I should do it, again. I removed it after feeling like I had > opened my Mac up to hackers. It didn't. Dropbox rocks. I have it on all my Macs, myPod touch and iPad, as well. It Just Works. It's quite secure, and works like a charm. (well, presuming Dropbox doesn't screw up again, and given this interview with the founder, I suspect it won't do that again. <http://www.forbes.com/sites/victoriabarret/2011/10/18/dropbox-the-inside-story-of-techs-hottest-startup/> The kid does seem to have a head on his shoulders.) -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
