Dropbox increases maximum free storage via referrals

Dropbox announced yesterday they are increasing the amount of free storage one can earn by referring people to the service! I wrote a blog post about the service almost three years ago, claiming they made USB drives obsolete. Dropbox offers 2GB of free cloud storage that integrates seemlessly into Windows, Mac and Linux, and moreContinue reading “Dropbox increases maximum free storage via referrals”

Google Docs to surpass Office in a year

Now this is interesting. Comments from Google’s president of the enterprise division indicate he believes that Google Docs will “reach a ‘point of capability’ next year that it will serve the ‘vast majority’s needs.’” He acknowledged that Docs is currently “much less mature” than Google Mail or Calendar. “We know it. We wouldn’t ask peopleContinue reading “Google Docs to surpass Office in a year”

Dropbox makes USB drives obsolete

Well, maybe not obsolete, but definitely less integral for the mobile professional. I started using Dropbox roughly six months ago and have been consistently impressed with the service, single tweet of discontent aside. Dropbox syncs your files between computers on which you have their lightweight software installed. It creates a folder where you can storeContinue reading “Dropbox makes USB drives obsolete”