May 7, 2010 | Android, Apple, Dropbox, file_sharing, Google, iPad, mobile, phone, tablet, web_services
Dropbox has become an indispensable part of my toolbox. It’s the free service that syncs files between different computers, so that files in the “My Dropbox” folder appear on all the computers running the software linked to your account. Edit a file on your home...
Apr 22, 2010 | Facebook, file_sharing, Microsoft, photos, web_services, Windows Live
Last month I described one way to move photos online with Microsoft’s free photo program, Windows Live Photo Gallery, using the built-in option to publish photos on Skydrive. It turns out that Windows Live Photo Gallery can also send photos online to a number of other...
Mar 25, 2010 | file_sharing, Microsoft, photos, web_services, Windows Live
For many people, Windows Live Photo Gallery is the best program for displaying, tagging, and doing light editing of photos. It’s free, attractive, and helps you do simple photo chores without the mind-numbing complexity of Adobe Photoshop Elements. Sure, serious photo...
Feb 25, 2010 | domains, file_sharing, network, SBS, security
Here’s a procedure for people working in a very small business that don’t want to call me for every routine task. Very small businesses frequently have a single folder for all company or firm files. It’s almost always mapped to a drive letter, so everyone stores all...
Feb 10, 2010 | file_sharing, Internet, Microsoft, Office, software, web_services, Windows Live
Live Mesh is Microsoft’s program for syncing folders between multiple computers and online storage, making your files available to you wherever you are. I think Live Mesh is dead, and I think I know why: Microsoft is deliberately cutting back on what it could have...
Feb 8, 2010 | backup, file_sharing, Microsoft, software, web_services
If you use more than one computer regularly, then you understand the need for an easy way to access some of the same files from each of your computers. I want to add Dropbox to the programs you consider to accomplish that. At the moment, it combines simplicity and...
