Dropbox... please!

[Feek]

Guys and gals, I know it's a bit cheeky but I need some dropbox referrals please.

I don't know if anyone uses dropbox but it's really good for sharing files between systems. Have a quick lookie at http://www.getdropbox.com

https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTI1MzgyOQ <-- my referral link

For me to get my extra space all you need to do is sign up using the link ^^^^, download and install the client, then log on once.

If you don't need it, you can then delete it, job done. But you might find it handy.

I can pick up an extra 250Mb of space for each person who uses my link up to an extra 3Gb total.

Hopefully you can do this and give my storage a bit of a nudge

*wubs*

[Desmo]

Already signed up so can't help, but can't you sign up yourself just using different domains?

[Feek]

Nope, they check IPs.

[Feek]

So do I assume that everybody else already has Dropbox?

It's only a quick install/register/sign-in and you never know, you might find it useful (it's very useful).

[Haly]

Already got it I'm afraid :)

[Burble]

I can't see me using it tbh but since it's you asking I shall sign up this evening.

[Davey_Pitch]

I'll try to remember to sign up this evening as well :)

[Feek]

Thanks guys, that'll be an extra half a gig, only six people more needed and I'll be maxed out.

[petemc]

Been using it nearly a year and paying for the 50gb package. Really very handy bit of kit.

[Burble]

Done :)

I do need an offsite backup but would want something in the order of 1Tb or so. I'll most likely shove a small NAS onto my webserver and use rsync.

[Feek]

Thanks Burbs :)

Any more for any more?

[Davey_Pitch]

Downloading and installing now :)

[Wyrdo]

Heh can't access the site from work, I'll have a look when I get home this afternoon.

[Feek]

One thing I hadn't realised about Dropbox is that it's single instance. What that means (and I experienced this a couple of weeks ago for the first time) is that if you put a file in your dropbox and someone else already has it in theirs, the system doesn't re-upload the entire file, it just puts a transparent link into your dropbox to the file. You don't know about this, it all happens in the background and the only way to tell that it's happened is when you put a 200Mb file into your dropbox and it appears in the cloud 3 seconds later! I was putting a file of that size up to share with a friend and that's what happened.

Yesterday I needed to get a 50Mb file from work to home and I'd forgotten my USB key. I threw it in my dropbox on my work system and it was obviously already in the cloud somewhere because it took 2 seconds to appear and our internet connection isn't that quick! It's not down to filenames because I tried renaming files to see what happened so it must be using a checksum to work it all out.

Very clever.

[Daz]

Filenames wouldn't distinguish between different versions of the same file :) Single instancing + thin provisioning makes sense for that kind of business, nets them savings in a few different areas.

[Zico]

Signed up though at this moment in time it's not likely that I will be using it very often.

[Glaucus]

Sounds interesting will have a proper look tomorrow and probably sign up anyway.

[Dazzy_G]

Even though it is single instance it still takes that chunk out of your remaining space!

[Garp]

There are a few firms out there offering similar products, and some offering stuff based on
backing up to the cloud... which is utter marketing claptrap. Nothing 'cloud' about it, it's a single server/storage device you're backing up to. Backblaze had an interesting blog the other day covering how they achieve their storage:

http://blog.backblaze.com/2009/09/01/petabytes-on-a-budget-how-to-build-cheap-cloud-storage/

[Toby]

Have signed up using your link :)

[Feek]

Thank you :) It doesn't register until you install it and connect for the first time but I'll get an email when that's done.

[Toby]

Done :)

[Wyrdo]

Finally remembered, just installed the client.

[Feek]

Thank you, just two more now and I'm up to the limit of the freebie :D

[Desmo]

Then I'll start after that :D

[LeperousDust]

There are a few firms out there offering similar products, and some offering stuff based on
backing up to the cloud... which is utter marketing claptrap. Nothing 'cloud' about it, it's a single server/storage device you're backing up to. Backblaze had an interesting blog the other day covering how they achieve their storage:

http://blog.backblaze.com/2009/09/01/petabytes-on-a-budget-how-to-build-cheap-cloud-storage/



That's really very interesting stuff there, nice to see how a company puts stuff together :)

[Feek]

The Dropbox app for the iPhone has been released *clicky* (https://www.getdropbox.com/iphoneapp)

[Desmo]

\o/ Will grab that later :)

[Desmo]

Boooooo....3.1 only so no go for me at the moment.

[karbon]

Thank you, just two more now and I'm up to the limit of the freebie :D

i r done signed up.

dunno how much i'll use it, got my mobileme iDisk but it interests me somewhat.

[Feek]

My second old bump of the evening, the amount of freebie space one can get has been increased, please can anyone who didn't sign up for this and fancies helping me out do so. I've nearly filled the space I currently have :)

[Desmo]

Ooooh, what has it increased to? I'm only on about 60% at the moment but extra space always comes in handy :)

[Feek]

You can get up to 10Gb now on the freebie one.

[Davey_Pitch]

Jesus, that's a lot of space. I'll have to try to get some referrals myself, having a backup like that wouldn't hurt.

[Desmo]

I've managed to bag another 1GB today :D

[Feek]

:( I've only picked up 500Mb today.

[Desmo]

Make that 1.25GB :p

I may have signed up myself a couple of times on different computers ;D

[Feek]

I thought I'd tried that before but it didn't work - Does it check IPs or mac addresses?

/edit - Ahh good, I signed Mrs. Feek up with her laptop and I got the extra space. I feel both the kids will be getting accounts tomorrow (can't hurt so they have off-site copies of their documents anyway) :)

Also, if you've not already done so, go to the Getting Started tab on the website and make sure you run though all the steps to get another 250Mb.

[Desmo]

Didn't know about the tour part :)
Had all the steps done apart from the first one.

[Stan_Lite]

I was going to sign up for this and remembered this thread. Do you still need any referrals before I sign up?

[Desmo]

Aye, would be appreciated :)

https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTMyNjQxMjk

[Feek]

Yes please.. Link in the first post still works :)

[Stan_Lite]

Aye, would be appreciated :)

https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTMyNjQxMjk

Sorry Jamie. As it's Feek's thread, he has to get first dibs.

Yes please.. Link in the first post still works :)

Done :)

[Desmo]

Aye, fair enough :)

[Garp]

Not sure about iPhones, but if you have an Android phone there is a Dropbox application for it. I've put all my guitar tabs onto my Dropbox storage and can now access them on my phone wherever I am :)

[Desmo]

Yep, there's a dropbox app :)

I imagine that now Stan has an iPad, that's the reason he's got dropbox set up.

[Stan_Lite]

Yep, there's a dropbox app :)

I imagine that now Stan has an iPad, that's the reason he's got dropbox set up.

Am I so transparent? :o

[Desmo]

:withstupid:

:lubu: