Dropbox

Fellow Twitter shared with me an invitation to the beta of the new application called Dropbox yesterday. What is Dropbox? Dropbox is a desktop application (for both Windows and Mac OS X) and storage service that just works. It's the easiest way to share and store files online and keep files in sync across your computers. They have aput together a simple video explaining the concept (video demo here). It is very fast to install across all your computers no matter which OS you are using and it works like charm. I have been looking for something like that for a while, I used my home network to transfer files before as well as USB key, but this process took time and effort. With Dropbox you simply drop the file you want to share between your computers and it is automatically synchronized so you can access it on another machine. Changes to your files are instantly synced across your computers as well, all of your stuff is available via the web, so you can get it no matter where you are. Plus you may also upload a file remotely through a web browser anywhere in the world and the file will show up on your computers. You can undelete files or restore old versions in a snap, so you never lose anything. You may also share folders and its content with your friends or family. The service is in beta right now so it is free at the moment. I don't know what the plans for the future, but I hope they will offer some kind free accounts once they roll it out to the public. I have got 10 invites in the mean time, so if anyone is interested in this product, please leave a comment with your e-mail address and I will be happy to share them with those who want to check it out.