Cloud Computing...Dropbox, iDisk, SugarSync, etc.

nutsnbolts · Nov 5, 2009, 05:18 PM

Anyone have any opinions regarding these? I currently use SugarSync with my PC and well, I'm thinking of continuing to use Sugarsync for my cloud.

I know that there is DropBox and iDisk and from what I gather, Dropbox is very good and iDisk is very very sucky!

I do have a MobileMe account and I'm thinking of actually getting rid of it (69-99 per year). The only reason I use the MobileMe account is simply for Contacts Management. Until I find a real solution to sync Outlook contacts on my PC and hopefully with the MAC and my iPhone, will I begin to migrate out of MobileMe.

Then again, MobileMe does have "Find your iPhone" security.

Anyway, anyone can comment on what most "Mac" users are using?

ksmith80209 · Nov 6, 2009, 02:22 PM

Dropbox rules all things - especially now that they have an iPhone app so you can access your files, music, etc.

I've had it for a year (paid version) and just renewed for another year. That should tell you something right there...

Zedsdead185 · Nov 6, 2009, 02:26 PM

I second the vote for dropbox. Started using it a while ago. Its great. I don't need to use a lot of online storage and so the free option for me is perfect. Plus, the option to put things in the public folder and send links to other people or sites makes it so much easier to share files with other people.

samh · Nov 6, 2009, 02:53 PM

I started using Microsoft's Live Mesh before I made The Switch... Now that they have a SL compatible client for Mac I've gone back to that. I've found it super simple to use and have no trouble accessing it or with syncing on multiple versions of Windows + mac, plus ability to use web client from any PC. The integration with my existing folder structure was really easy, as well.

Nov 5, 2009, 05:18 PM	#1
nutsnbolts macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2008	Cloud Computing...Dropbox, iDisk, SugarSync, etc. Anyone have any opinions regarding these? I currently use SugarSync with my PC and well, I'm thinking of continuing to use Sugarsync for my cloud. I know that there is DropBox and iDisk and from what I gather, Dropbox is very good and iDisk is very very sucky! I do have a MobileMe account and I'm thinking of actually getting rid of it (69-99 per year). The only reason I use the MobileMe account is simply for Contacts Management. Until I find a real solution to sync Outlook contacts on my PC and hopefully with the MAC and my iPhone, will I begin to migrate out of MobileMe. Then again, MobileMe does have "Find your iPhone" security. Anyway, anyone can comment on what most "Mac" users are using?

Nov 6, 2009, 02:26 PM	#3
Zedsdead185 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Birmingham, UK	I second the vote for dropbox. Started using it a while ago. Its great. I don't need to use a lot of online storage and so the free option for me is perfect. Plus, the option to put things in the public folder and send links to other people or sites makes it so much easier to share files with other people. __________________ 15" Macbook Pro 2.2Ghz C2D, 2Gb RAM 30Gb  5G Video iPod  Nikon D80 Follow me on http://twitter.com/GreggyDoom/

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Nov 6, 2009, 02:22 PM	#2
ksmith80209 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2007	Dropbox rules all things - especially now that they have an iPhone app so you can access your files, music, etc. I've had it for a year (paid version) and just renewed for another year. That should tell you something right there...

Nov 6, 2009, 02:53 PM	#4
samh macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2009	I started using Microsoft's Live Mesh before I made The Switch... Now that they have a SL compatible client for Mac I've gone back to that. I've found it super simple to use and have no trouble accessing it or with syncing on multiple versions of Windows + mac, plus ability to use web client from any PC. The integration with my existing folder structure was really easy, as well.