Disclaimer: None of these companies/products are giving me anything to talk about them. I just like them a lot.
As I do life and ministry, there are number of online tools that I find extremely helpful. I thought I would share a little about them. If you have more questions, or if I can help you get hooked up with them, let me know. These tools are a huge help for me to keep things organized, tracked, and synchronized. Very important when you have a lot of irons in the fire.
Dropbox is an online sharing, synching, and backup tool. But it’s not just about dumping stuff on someone’s web server and hope they don’t lose it for you. Dropbox is a web-based service, yes, but it is also a computer based service. What happens is that you download a small program that you install (windows, mac, and linux compatible). Once you install the program, you end up with a special folder on your computer(s) called “My Dropbox” and a small tray application. As you move files into the My Dropbox folder, they are automatically uploaded to your account at www.dropbox.com. Here’s where the cool part comes in. Your files are then available on your original computer, under your account on the Dropbox website, and also on any other computer that you connect to your Dropbox account. You can even view your files on any web enabled device (like everyone’s favorite the iPhone or iPod Touch).
The folders automatically sync with each other, and if you accidentally delete something, Dropbox saves it for 30 more days. You can share files with other Dropbox users, and you can even share files with folks who don’t have Dropbox yet by sending them a special link.
All this for the low, low, price of free for 2GB of storage space. You can gain more storage space if you refer someone and they sign up. If you need lots of space, you can increase with a paid plan.
I’ve been using Dropbox for a while now to have easy access to ministry related files, stuff I want to transfer from home to work, and other stuff. It’s been great. If you would like to try it out, use this link, and we will both get a 250MB bonus added to our limit.
