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Google Launches Google Drive Cloud Storage Service
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Nuts? Obviously mining data is part of the business, not for the same reasons though. One thing is to want to know what your customer wants/is using and so on and so forth, so you can offer something and avery different things is when core of your business is mine data, sell ads and whatnot.
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No I'm not ... this thread is about google, dropbox, microsoft replacing iDisk. I'm pointing out some deficiencies of Dropbox as currently implemented so that those who choose to go that way can anticipate the experience better.
No I'm not ... this thread is about google, dropbox, microsoft replacing iDisk. I'm pointing out some deficiencies of Dropbox as currently implemented so that those who choose to go that way can anticipate the experience better.
My issue with Dropbox is that if I want to send a big file to someone - not "collaborate" on it - then the person has to remember to move it out of the Dropbox shared folder, or I have to remember to delete it from the Public folder (and ask the person whether they downloaded it before I delete it) to regain that storage space. With an email, you simply send the email and you know the person got it, and you don't keep a copy of the file either.
I also don't like that Dropbox requires you to actually MOVE or COPY files into the Dropbox folder - you can't just link files already on your hard drive. So if you want to stick to your own file structure, you have to copy files to Dropbox, which means it takes up duplicate Hard Drive space.
I also don't like that Dropbox requires you to actually MOVE or COPY files into the Dropbox folder - you can't just link files already on your hard drive. So if you want to stick to your own file structure, you have to copy files to Dropbox, which means it takes up duplicate Hard Drive space.
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Here's a concern I have about something like DropBox, etc.: If you grant an app access to your DropBox account then won't it have access to all of your files stored there? What's to stop that app from accessing say your 1Password database? It seems to me all of these "cloud" storage solutions need to give more thought to sandboxing and security.
Here's a concern I have about something like DropBox, etc.: If you grant an app access to your DropBox account then won't it have access to all of your files stored there? What's to stop that app from accessing say your 1Password database? It seems to me all of these "cloud" storage solutions need to give more thought to sandboxing and security.
You do realize that your 1password database is encrypted, right? You can hand out your 1password file to everyone, and it will still take them centuries to break the encryption (provided your password is complex enough).
soon i will need to write all my cloud storages down lol
i got dropbox for uni (19 GB), skydrive (25 GB) for personal things and i got iCloud for keeping my stuff on my iPad/Mac/iPhone in sync.
oh yea i also got iTunes Match, but i only use it to upgrade my songs to better quality ^^ Google Music has the better listening experience imo and doesnt mess up the cover art.
will check googles cloud out for sure as well ^^
iCloud is different, you cant actually store any data on it. its basically just to keep your stuff on all your apple devices up to date
i got dropbox for uni (19 GB), skydrive (25 GB) for personal things and i got iCloud for keeping my stuff on my iPad/Mac/iPhone in sync.
oh yea i also got iTunes Match, but i only use it to upgrade my songs to better quality ^^ Google Music has the better listening experience imo and doesnt mess up the cover art.
will check googles cloud out for sure as well ^^
iCloud is different, you cant actually store any data on it. its basically just to keep your stuff on all your apple devices up to date
I did, and it was the #1 reason why I used iTools/.Mac/MobileMe for so many years. It is also the reason that I held off from converting my old MobileMe account to iCloud, since I originally assumed that I would lose access to iDisk once I converted (this assumption was incorrect, iDisk is still available until it is turned off in several months).
I'm still trying to find something comparable. I loved having the WebDAV access, so I could store files, without having to sync a bunch of files between multiple computers.
Are there any good recommendations for WebDAV services, similar to iDisk? I'm not referring to sync services such as Dropbox (which is quite nice), but a service where I can connect to a network disk to copy files.
The question isn't data mining. Every company does that with their customer data. The question is to what extent do they share it with third-parties and use it for profit? I'm willing to bet that there's a huge difference when it comes to the use of customer data when comparing a company whose profits come primarily from selling actual, physical products and companies like Google and Facebook who derive most of their revenue from advertising and marketing.
What on earth does Apple have to gain by selling off their customer data to third-parties a la Google and Facebook? Nothing. It could be easily argued that keeping such data private gives them a distinct competitive advantage.
I already have 25GB Skydrive (although I didn't know I even had a Skydrive until yesterday), 50GB Box.com, and 2GB Dropbox so don't think I need anymore more for now. I'm not in the habit of feeding Google more persona data. 
However, since none of these options provide total security (where only I can decrypt), I only use them for less personal data.
However, since none of these options provide total security (where only I can decrypt), I only use them for less personal data.Frakkin Pirates Is What they Are
If you want your data mined and sold off without your permission, use Google Drive.
If you want your data mined and sold off without your permission, use Google Drive.
If the SDK is utilized so gamesaves and app data are saved on Google Drive I'll be very impressed. Steam cloud sync makes gaming on supported games fantastic on PC for me (Civilization V being my favourite)
http://9to5google.com/2012/04/24/google-releases-sdk-for-integrating-web-apps-with-google-drive/
To be able to log in to my Google account and have app & game data available to all my connected devices would be great across my Android phones and tablet.
I hope it happens.
http://9to5google.com/2012/04/24/google-releases-sdk-for-integrating-web-apps-with-google-drive/
To be able to log in to my Google account and have app & game data available to all my connected devices would be great across my Android phones and tablet.
I hope it happens.
well its not like i store my creditcard information or private porn collection on it ^^ they can have my holiday albums if they r interested
C'mon Apple!
I guess Apple had no backup plan after DropBox told them they are not forsale... seems like every file storage option out there is far superior to iCloud. I will stick with DropBox, hopefully iCloud/Mountain Lion will offer something similar to DropBox in the future.
I guess Apple had no backup plan after DropBox told them they are not forsale... seems like every file storage option out there is far superior to iCloud. I will stick with DropBox, hopefully iCloud/Mountain Lion will offer something similar to DropBox in the future.
I don't know if you know but iDisk is about to be discontinued so you better find those 2 things quickly. As everyone pointed out iCloud is useless for storage and it is biggest blow from Apple in last couple of years not mention Ping.
Regarding your Skydrive it is not 25 GB anymore; I know because I just sign up. More reading you can find up here http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/254298/new_and_improved_skydrive_is_a_threat_to_dropbox.html
And that is exactly why I stopped using Dropbox. It's a shame too, because it's a great service apart from that. Whether I was dealing with collaborators or clients, I got tired of having to include Dropbox instructions every time I placed something.
I'd email five people on a team that I posted something. The first person would respond, "Great! I got it!" The next four people would respond, "No file. Where is it?"
It was worse in the beginning, before I realized what was happening. I'd shrug it off as a glitch, and go to repost... only to find that it isn't on my computer anymore! It had been moved to Dropbox! Then I'm calling the first person who responded, to tell them they have the only copy.*
So yeah, IMO Dropbox is crap. C-R-A-P.
And sadly Box.net isn't any better. Their 2GB file cap makes it useless for video professionals.
*If anyone has any sort of workaround for this, I'm all ears.
You're a little harsh in your wording, but if iCloud supported all file type imaginable, you might be correct. BUt it doesn't, and a big one is missing: html and other web browser type files. Apple has a limited number of file types it supports in icloud (iwork, pics, some videos, music) for applications it mostly supplies. But the world is bigger than that
I guess Apple had no backup plan after DropBox told them they are not forsale... seems like every file storage option out there is far superior to iCloud. I will stick with DropBox, hopefully iCloud/Mountain Lion will offer something similar to DropBox in the future.
Hopefully with more competition from Google and Microsoft, Dropbox will be willing to sell itself to Apple.
Tried it. Hated it. Box.com would be perfect if it weren't for the absurd 2GB file cap. It makes it totally useless for me.