Quoting steve harley <[email protected]>:
on 2012-08-18 16:14 Brian Walters wrote
G'day all
If anyone is interested in cloud storage, this offer from Box.com
looks good:
https://www.box.com/signup/o/hellosign_25
I've been using Box lightly for a few years and it works well. Normally the
free account is 5GB (Dropbox's free account is 2GB)
i've had an account for about three years; i am not enthusiastic
about Box.net, but it's okay if you just want to stash some files
somewhere
there is a desktop app, but for those who are wondering, it is
nothing like Dropbox; it doesn't really sync at all, it just lets
you manually upload & download files, either via the app or by
dragging to a browser window
Yeah. If you want to sync with your local PC you need to go for one
of the paid accounts.
I don't know about spamming. I originally signed up with an email
address that I use for lots of other applications. I get a bit of
spam to that account but not an objectionable amount - and I don't
know if it comes from Box.com or other places.
the in-browser uploads are pretty limited — can't upload folders
just one or more individual files (maybe that Flash thing does
folders, i don't have Flash installed); other differences from
Dropbox are that it doesn't track file versions, it doesn't provide
slideshows, it doesn't let you publish a website by uploading a set
of HTML files
If you want to upload folders, mapping Box.com as a network drive will
allow you to do that. I mentioned this in another post in this thread
but here's the tutorial link again:
http://www.webosnation.com/map-box-net-network-drive-your-computer
Dropbox's ability to use it as a web host is the main advantage of it
over Box.com in my view.
in short it is a glorified FTP service: you have to manually keep
track of how your Box files relate to files on your computer; it
does have some collaboration features, but heck if you want
collaboration, try Trello
by the way, the email address i used *only* to log into box.net
receives spam fairly often, so i don't trust them to keep my files
secure if they can't keep my email address secure; i've just created
another account with a new address, so i'll let it rest for a few
months to see if that one gets spammed too
I originally signed up with an address that I use for lots of other
things. That address gets a bit of spam but not an objectionable
amount. I don't know where the spam originates.
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Cheers
Brian
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Brian Walters
Western Sydney Australia
http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/
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