Hi Alan; I have been using & sharing folders in Dropbox for quite some time now, with no problems. It is a great & easy way to transfer information between people. The only thing you really need to pay attention to is, the size of the information you receive / send. Your default Dropbox folder size is only 2 Gigabites, which sounds like a lot but, when sharing movies, music & other things that require a large amount of space this 2 Gigabites can be eaten up quite quickly. I think you will enjoy the Dropbox experience because once you get the hang of it, it really does work very well. Okay Dropbox people, I think my Dropbox commercial is worth at least 500 Megabites added to my account! LOL
Hope this helps. Take care. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Alan Dicey To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 8:14 AM Subject: [Blind-Computing] Asking for Advice on Opening a Drop Box account Hello Friends, A friend wants me to open a "Drop Box" account, so we might share folders of music and audible books and such. I cannot remember the specifics, but some time ago, I heard that those "Drop Box" accounts were a security risk in some way, not specifically in the manner of viruses or that kind of thing, but that it opened a hole in your Windows Security systems or such. I am currently using a paid account with Sendspace, and it serves me very well, but this friend does not like Sendspace, using the FREE account, one must go through a lot of advertising, and I understand what he means with a FREE account. Any comments regarding your experiences or having a "Drop Box" account, I would appreciate it very much. With Best Regards, Alan Miami, Florida Alan Dicey, President United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA "Yes, Blind and Visually Impaired People, Can, and Do, Play Chess!" United States Braille Chess Association Home Page: http://AmericanBlindChess.org For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected] For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ Send any questions regarding list management to: [email protected]
