Software

Android Appalooza Storage: Dropbox

Gizmodo AU

The Android Dropbox client does a little bit of everything, and everything that it does, it does very well indeed. It’s an indispensable tool whether you need access to documents, photos or just want to access your video files.


August 10, 2011
Online

The Best Way To Store Stuff In The Cloud

Cloud storage services are everywhere these days. The internet has gotten cloudier than my memories of Burning Man ’05. Each claims to rule the sky, but there can be only one. Find out who it is.


July 16, 2011
Online

Instadrop Automatically Syncs Your Instagram Photos To Dropbox

One of the great things about Instagram? It autosaves your Instagram photos to the cloud. The bad thing? They’re only saved to Instagram. Enter Instadrop. Instadrop backs up your Instagram photos to Dropbox. Genius and absolutely must have.


July 9, 2011
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Ask LH: Should I Be Worried About The Change To Dropbox’s Terms Of Service?

Dear Lifehacker, I rely on Dropbox to sync my files between computers like I rely on oxygen for life. But in the past week I’ve been hearing that Dropbox is claiming ownership of everything I sync using their service, and well, that doesn’t sound good to me. Two days ago they updated their ToS again, and I’m having trouble wrapping my head around all of this. Should I be worried about storing my files on Dropbox?


July 4, 2011
Online

Dropbox’s New T&Cs Pushes Users Into Panic Over Privacy

For the second time in as many weeks, Dropbox has found itself in the headlines over privacy concerns. This time ’round, it’s due to Dropbox changing its terms of service, leading people to think they could do whatever they damn well pleased with their uploaded media.


July 1, 2011
Online

SideCLOUDload Saves Files On The Web To Your Dropbox Account

SideCLOUDload is a web app that sends files from the web to your Dropbox account without forcing you to download them first. The tool is useful if you’re on a computer without Dropbox installed, or that doesn’t permit downloads.


June 21, 2011
Software

How To Add A Second Layer Of Encryption To Dropbox

If recent security and privacy concerns about Dropbox make you think twice about using this online file storage and syncing tool, there’s an easy way to further protect your sensitive files stored on Dropbox: yes, we’re talking TrueCrypt.


Software

Dropbox Passwords Were Optional For A Short Time On Sunday

Dropbox had a little problem this weekend. The service broke its own authentication system when it pushed out a code update on Sunday afternoon.


May 18, 2011
Software

BoxyTunes Turns Dropbox Into A Cloud Music Player For iOS

There seems to be no lack of options for cloud music players on Android these days, but what about your neglected iPhone? If you have a Dropbox account and use it to store music and podcasts, BoxyTunes makes it easy to grab those audio files on the go.


May 14, 2011
Online

Dropbox Told Us Our Files Were Encrypted And Private. Turns Out They Aren’t?

Security researcher Christopher Sogohain believes Dropbox is lying in claiming that they encrypt uploaded files and keep them from employee eyes. So he filed an FTC complaint against them.