Dropbox has been in the news quit a bit lately, first a minor rewording of their policies to clarify that they could access files when needed generated some buzz. Then they screwed up an upgraded and completely remove password protection for about 4 hours. Then they again reworded their policies and tweaked them after a backlash. So it's time to say enough is enough. Read the rest »
Syncing Software
I’ve been a fan and longtime user of Dropbox. I even paid the the 50GB plan. That subscription coincided with my increased iPad usage and Dropbox was a great way to get files to it. That subscription is going to expire in May and I’d rather not renew it and save the money. So it was time to see if I really needed the 50GB and if there were alternatives. I'm not tied to a single solution and it's a good time to see what my options are. Read the rest »
Bento Tip: Syncing A Database Between Macs
I use Bento a bit and I’ve been using a symbolic link to point to the database in a Dropbox folder. This has worked pretty well, except occasionally the symbolic link would break. I recently changed things up a bit and eliminated the symbolic link. Read the rest »
Links: Tech Links for Saturday Dec 18th
Delicious, Dropbox, a backup war story and more made my reading list recently. Read the rest »
The OS Quest Trail Log #33: Potpourri
It’s been a pretty dry couple of month for blog posts so far. But there’s still a few things worth mentioning and rather than a couple small posts I decided to put them all here to make them easier to ignore. WordPress 2.6.2 was released and I upgraded this site. It’s a security release so considered required although the developer blog indicates it’s mainly a concern if open registration is allowed. I decided to upgrade anyway. I have to admit, I’m getting a a bit lazy with these minor upgrades. [...] Read the rest »
