Originally posted 2011-01-20 12:00:00. I love Dropbox hacks. Do you frequently connect to your other computers via FTP or SSH? Now, you can easily find your remote computers’ IP addresses thanks to Dropbox. Of course, if you are a Dropbox user, you probably have Dropbox installed on all your computers. In fact, this tip assumes [...]
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Dropbox Bug Leaves Accounts Open for Hours
Dropbox seems to be in a bad run recently. I wrote about Dropbox security when they rewrote some of the lines in the privacy policy pages. This got some bad publicity and even though I love Dropbox for it’s usefulness started suggesting Dropbox alternatives. Yesterday, Dropbox suffered another serious setback. One of the code updates [...]
Adding Additional Encryption to Dropbox with TrueCrypt
You probably read or heard about the recent privacy concerns raised with using Dropbox as they just changed their Terms of Service (TOS). However, it turned out that Dropbox merely wanted to be more open about their policies and went into great detail as to what you can expect from them. Basically, it boils down [...]
How to Backup WordPress to Dropbox?
If you haven’t heard of Dropbox I highly recommend checking it out. If you are already a reader of our Dropbox hacks, you are going to love this one too. Dropbox is a file sync service that seamlessly syncs your files across PC, Mac, Linux, and other mobile devices like iPhone, Android phones, iPad, etc [...]
Tip: Save Any File on the Web Directly on Dropbox
I absolutely love Dropbox hacks and here is another trick you may not know. If you are on a public computer and you want to upload a file you found on the Internet straight to your Dropbox account, you can do so. How? Just right clock on the file you want to save in Dropbox [...]
Dropbox Updated for Ubuntu 9.10
Ubuntu 9.10 dubbed Karmic Koala was recently released. One of the major features was the introduction of a file sync service from Ubuntu with 2GB free space. Dropbox has long offered support for Ubuntu Linux. And they have answered yet again by updating it for Ubuntu 9.10. If you’d like to try Dropbox or even [...]
Sync Folders Outside of My DropBox to Dropbox
Dropbox is an excellent file sync software that offers upto 2GB free storage. However, Dropbox limits you to sync files only in My Dropbox folder. However, you cannot beat Dropbox for the fast superior seamless syncing it offers. I use Windows Live Writer extensively for my blogging and I wanted my drafts folder to be in [...]
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