tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3913157982575363844.post3289358823135409149..comments2023-09-04T09:07:51.504-04:00Comments on Slushbusters: Dropbox Anyone?Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192888587472646161noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3913157982575363844.post-1034770144251174412010-12-22T12:45:30.456-05:002010-12-22T12:45:30.456-05:00Hi Lisa .. I came over via Elizabeth Spann-Riley&#...Hi Lisa .. I came over via Elizabeth Spann-Riley's blog .. and am interested in drop box; thanks for the information and for the comments .. I wondered if anyone was using Evernote .. and whether there's a comparison?<br /><br />Thanks - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3913157982575363844.post-24842388394653749552010-10-25T21:57:19.921-04:002010-10-25T21:57:19.921-04:00I'm the flash drive queen. I save everything t...I'm the flash drive queen. I save everything to the flash drive and keep one current copy on the hard drive. I'm getting an external hard drive (for Christmas?) so I can activate Time Machine on my MAC. Once my manuscripts get to the point where I think I'd cry if I lost one, I email them to myself too. I've not used Dropbox.Nora MacFarlanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00575333078760106784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3913157982575363844.post-65013307327168494602010-10-21T23:51:49.681-04:002010-10-21T23:51:49.681-04:00That's great Terry. I'm seeing how it can ...That's great Terry. I'm seeing how it can be useful on so many levels. I've got a friend who uses it to share music. He sends out a new song each day and over 100 of his friends subscribe to the Music Fix.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697071777092163740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3913157982575363844.post-44040661853912533852010-10-21T22:10:02.616-04:002010-10-21T22:10:02.616-04:00I've been using Dropbox for nearly a year. I l...I've been using Dropbox for nearly a year. I love it. I can share files with family (like photos) and right now, I'm working on the laptop in the living room, picking up the manuscript where I left off after working most of the day on my office PC. <br /><br />I've never noticed any serious lag time.<br /><br />Terry<br /><a href="http://terryodell.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Terry's Place</a><br /><a href="http://www.terryodell.com" rel="nofollow">Romance with a Twist--of Mystery</a>Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3913157982575363844.post-11831085801104785352010-10-21T12:28:49.325-04:002010-10-21T12:28:49.325-04:00Rod - It is quick if you're working with one o...Rod - It is quick if you're working with one or two files at a time. But when I dropped my entire novel, complete with notes and character profiles, etc in dropbox, it took a long time to upload. <br /><br />I'm thinking it'll be very helpful for printing. Most of us probably only have printers hooked up to our desktops. But we work from our laptops. Hello, dropbox!<br /><br />Scott - beta readers...that's perfect. I was just trying to wrap my brain around how we might be able to use dropbox for our critique group. But that might get complicated with comments. How does that work with your beta readers? Do they write comments and save it as a separate file, or can multiple people make comments on one doc?<br /><br />I've thought that we (the slushies) might be able to use google docs for critiques, since many people can make comments at the same time and it all appears instantaneously. But Word files on google docs don't do track changes. Alas...Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697071777092163740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3913157982575363844.post-87984130544463631132010-10-21T08:29:18.469-04:002010-10-21T08:29:18.469-04:00I just recently started using Dropbox. The great t...I just recently started using Dropbox. The great thing: I can create a link to the file and share that with my beta readers. Woo-hoo. No more sending emails with attachments. I just send the link.<br /><br />My normal back-up every time I work on a document: hard drive, flash drive a, and flash drive b. I used to have an online service and I'd backup everything once per week. <br /><br />Now that you've provided more info about Dropbox, hmmmmm . . . <br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br />SScotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905515473737579937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3913157982575363844.post-44774200109937733952010-10-21T04:33:47.800-04:002010-10-21T04:33:47.800-04:00Yes, it certainly works.
If I'm sitting in ...Yes, it certainly works. <br />If I'm sitting in front of the TV working with my MAC Air I can walk through to my office and just beat Dropbox to it, but if I add in the time to copy to and from a memory stick at both ends, then drop box wins. It's quicker than bluetooth.<br />Did you want to know that - probably not. Certainly a life saver if you are working away from home.rodgriffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07071168728713662123noreply@blogger.com