Dropbox Update…
You may have read my article from a month or two back regarding Dropbox (both Back to School and the Dropbox post), the file syncing tool that I use to coordinate files between my home theater PC (HTPC) and my laptop. Since I follow Dropbox on Twitter, I keep an eye out for new features to drop. A couple of months ago the Dropbox team released an update that allowed computers that were on the same network to sync locally, speeding up the sync between computers significantly.
Most recently, today actually, Dropbox released a mobile optimized site which can be accessed from your cell phone at http://m.dropbox.com. You would want to make sure you have a data plan (unlimited recommended) and then you can surf on over to the above link, type in your username and password, and suddenly you can see all the files that are shared on your other Dropboxes.
If you click on any item on the Dropbox mobile site, you should be able to save it to your phone assuming you have added some memory such as a microSD card to your phone. Today I downloaded music files from my Dropbox to the microSD card in my BlackBerry Pearl. I then was able to listen to music at work on my headphones.
I would like to apologize for the quality of pictures, but below you can see some screen shots of the address bar, the login page, and a couple of files in my Dropbox. I would like to also apologize for any Jesse McCartney paraphernalia that might be found littering my Dropbox. Umm, its not mine. Or something.
The word from the Dropbox creators is that they are currently working on making native applications for most smartphones. Currently they offer an app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, and Palm WebOS should be coming along in the future.
In the meantime, you can navigate to http://m.dropbox.com. If you still need Dropbox, you can always use The Digitante’s download link to get Dropbox for yourself. If you use that link, you will get an extra 250Mb of space for your stuff (and The Digitante will as well!). If you are not sure how Dropbox can help you or you want to get started and aren’t sure what to do, you can always email me from the About page or you can call by clicking the Google Voice widget to the right.
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