Hi Blitto, > There is still some debate about whether it is safe to store personal details > such as bank account numbers, passwords etc which i had hoped to do. BUT I > think i have been convinced not to.
You need 1Password 3. I have 1Password 3 for the following devices: 1) MacBook Pro 2) iPhone 3) iPad I use Dropbox to sync my 1Password data file. <http://help.agilebits.com/1Password3/cloud_syncing_with_dropbox.html> Cheers, Ronni On 13/04/2012, at 9:19 AM, Rod Blitvich wrote: > Thank you Carlo, Ronni, Neil et al. > Let me share what I have learned. (below) > Currently I have been convinced NOT to put my bank account details/passwords > etc document up there although I was keep to have it automatically synced > between my 2 laptops. > cheers > blitto > > Create a free Dropbox account for yourself https://www.dropbox.com/ > You get 2 GB of free storage > Install dropbox on both computers > invite a few friends to join dropbox if you need to increase your free > storage quota (i've got up to 5 GB now through 6 or 8 invites i think.) > put documents you want to sync in dropbox folder on your computer > If you want the synced documents to continue residing in their original place > eg a folder inside your documents folder then create alias for document in > dropbox folder and place it where it suits you ie in the relevant folder in > your Documents folder > do the same on the other computer - alias from dropbox folder to documents > folder > if you have Growl installed it will actually notify you when documents have > synced > All is now hunky dory > You can share particular folder within your Dropbox with particular people. > They get an email invite from dropbox when you set it up. This can be useful > for sending documents, articles, photos, publications that are too large to > email. > Apparently you can use Dropbox to host a website for free, explained here > You can install Dropbox ap on your phone > The ap on your phone only looks up the documents via the web. It does not > store them on the phone unless you add them to your "Favourites list" > You can share photos be creating a Gallery on dropbox > There is still some debate about whether it is safe to store personal details > such as bank account numbers, passwords etc which i had hoped to do. BUT I > think i have been convinced not to. > > > > Rod Blitvich - Amy & Sam’s Dad > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > 0409 681 256 > [email protected] > http://web.me.com/blitto > > I haven't lost my mind...... > .......it's backed up on disk somewhere! > > On 12/04/2012, at 9:35 PM, cm wrote: > >> Hi Blitto, >> >> Ronni and Neil have answered the bulk of your questions so I will just tie >> up a few loose ends. >> >> Firstly Dropbox is free or paid cloud storage service that allows automatic >> syncing with multiple computers (Mac or Windows) and syncing with multiple >> mobile devices such as iPhones and iPads. So yes it is completely suited to >> the task you mentioned. It also allows the sharing of selected files with >> other users -- the feature that you have been using to date. >> >> I was a bit reticent to use Dropbox for reasons I'll give but have succumbed >> to using it because it provides features that are not yet part of iCloud. My >> first reservation was that the documents are stored on a server and are thus >> vulnerable to being stolen if the server is compromised, or (less likely) >> if Dropbox changes its policy and decides to reap my private data. The other >> reservation I had was that the default install on a Mac is quite invasive >> and adds tentacles to Finder and runs a background sync process. >> >> I mitigate the privacy issue by not putting critical data in Dropbox. So I >> would avoid storing in Dropbox any data that could lead to identity theft >> such as passwords or bank accounts. For my other concern it turns out that >> one can reverse many of the OS changes done by the default Dropbox install. >> >> You can, as you guessed, leave your files where they currently are. For any >> data directory that I wish to have Dropbox sync with its server I place a >> symbolic link in the Dropbox directory linked back to my data directory. >> This can be done in the Termnal as follows. >> (Note: I have also moved my Dropbox directory to a more convenient location >> using Dropbox preferences, but it is your choice if you wish to do that.) >> >> If the directory you want to share is /Users/blitto/mydata and your Dropbox >> folder is at /Users/blitto/Dropbox you could use the following Terminal >> commands to create the symlink. >> >> $ cd /Users/blitto/Dropbox >> $ ln -s /Users/blitto/mydata >> >> The second command, "ln" will do the link and the switch -s tells the link >> command to make a symbolic or soft link rather than a hard link. Once you >> have done this the folder "mydata" will be synced to the Dropbox server and >> available for sharing. >> >> If you have any other questions please post back. >> >> Cheers, >> Carlo >> >> >> On 12/04/2012, at 9:37 , [email protected] wrote: >> >>> Hi WAMUGersTrying to get my head around Dropbox. >>> I use it to share files with people or to send the school magazine to >>> the printer etc.BUT i am thinking maybe i can use it to sync stuff >>> between my macs.Particularly my School Macbook Pro running Snow >>> Leopard and my personal MacBook Air running Lion.There are a couple of >>> files i might like to use on both these computers eg Word and Excel >>> files (like bank balances, password reminders, timelogs in excel, >>> maybe articles i am writing etc)These days i try to remember to swap >>> them back form the laptop with the newer version to the computer with >>> the older version etc. >>> So - does it seem I can use Dropbox to do this?BUT - does that mean >>> they can no longer reside where they currently do eg MacHD, Users, >>> Blitto, Documents, Rod Personal folder???Do i have to shift them >>> to MacHD, Users, Blitto, Dropbox if i want them to sync >>> between laptops?????So IF that is true I suppose I could create >>> aliases for these documents back in the original places they used to >>> live and point the alises at the Dropbox folder???? >>> Please - Am I on the right track here??? >>> Another question: if i load the dropbox ap on my iphone - will ALL the >>> stuff somehow sync to the phone as well??? But there isnt enough >>> room.Or does the phone ap just look for the stuff on the website??? >>> Finally - is the Dropbox site secure enough to be putting my personal >>> files on? >>> Yes - have looked over the dropbox tutorials and help a bit this >>> morning >>> Many thanks >>> blitto >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
