Last week in one of my classes, our professor had to unexpectedly access his material for the class from a computer in the library. He was able to get his PowerPoint that he needed even though he did not have it directly with him. This made me really curious about other options for how to access files that are saved on another computer. One of my friends recently introduced me to Drop Box, which is a free download that helps you maintain the same files on multiple computers and then you can access those files from the Internet. This seems very helpful, but I have been wondering are there other good ways to access files that you have saved on another computer? Has anyone found a particular method that they especially like? I’d appreciate any ideas that you have. Thanks!
Drop Box is excellent partly because it integrates into one's operating system (PC or Mac) as just another folder, plus you can reach it via their website, too. Other services include Box.net (which has good options for sharing files), Mediafire (which I use to host our class recordings), and there are others. Depends on what you are needing it for. There are plenty of backing up systems, too, though that's not quite the same.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! I will definitely look into those! I have backed my files up on Mozy and it is great to have that security. Thanks again for the ideas!
ReplyDeleteI keep all my files on a publicly accessible machine in my office -- so I can use a traditional file transfer program to get them (sftp) or I can sync them with my laptop (unison). The advantage of sites like Dropbox is that your files are stored in the cloud, rather than on a particular machine.
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