5 of My Favorite DropBox Uses

I love DropBox. It’s as simple as that. I use it (usually without realizing it) more than almost any other application. If you haven’t heard of DropBox, all it does is sync files to the cloud and thus to any computer with it installed. It has saved me hours and hours of time transferring files back and forth. If you haven’t already, get Dropbox (<-- referral link).

Here are five of my favorite uses for DropBox:

Web Design

I like to build websites, and I like to do this often. Sometimes I like to do this on my laptop, sometimes my desktop, sometimes somewhere else. With DropBox, all of my work is shared with all of my computers. Furthermore, I use Espresso for all my coding (sidenote: I really like Espresso), and DropBox wonderfully handles my project files, assuring that I see the same screen no matter where I decide to get to work.

Simple File Transfers

This one won’t win any creativity points, but it’s what I use DropBox for most often. Besides syncing back and forth between computers (DropBox’s basic purpose), it’s great for quickly transferring large amounts of data.

For instance, I bought a new laptop some time ago, and I wanted to quickly get my music collection on it. With one simple drag-and-drop (ok two really…one to upload, one to download), it was done. Beautiful.

Sharing

If I’ve got a document or image or something that I need to share with someone else, I would typically upload it to my web server and point the other person to that URL. While that’s pretty basic, it still requires me to open my FTP client, navigate to the right directory, and type out and email the other person the URL. With DropBox, I put the file in question in the Public folder, right-click it, and out pops a public URL.

On-the-Go

When I’m not at one of my computers, I’m still able to access all of my important files. I log in to DropBox’s web interface iPhone client (Update!) and select what I want, and I’ve got it. Forget planning ahead.

Password Synchronization

I use 1Password (which, by the way, you should use, too, and not just because it’s gorgeous). I also use several different computers. I would be a fool to manually add each of those passwords on every computer I use.

Instead, I simply place 1Password’s Keychain file in my DropBox folder, and presto—instant password synchronization.

So there are my favorite DropBox uses. I’d love to hear some other creative ideas, especially since mine weren’t really all that creative.

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