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345: Cloud Wars: iCloud and Dropbox

2016/10/16
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Katie and David are joined by David Chartier to discuss whether or not Dropbox and iCloud are up to the task of cloud-based file storage.

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Guest Starring: David Chartier )

Links and Show Notes:

Katie and David are joined by David Chartier to discuss whether or not Dropbox and iCloud are up to the task of cloud-based file storage.

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David Chartier (@chartier) | Twitter)
Bit & Pen - A tech distillery)
Finer Things in Tech – obsessed with productivity and polish)
iDisk - Wikipedia)

iDisk was a file hosting service offered by Apple to all MobileMe members that enabled them to store their digital photos, films and personal files on-line so they could be accessed remotely.

iCloud)
Dropbox)
From Dropbox to iCloud Drive: a review and some thoughts – Finer Things in Tech)
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Cloud File Sharing, File Sync & Online Backup From Any Device | SugarSync)
Secure File Sharing, Storage, and Collaboration | Box)
ChronoSync Overview | Econ Technologies Software)
Google Drive - Cloud Storage & File Backup for Photos, Docs & More)
Microsoft OneDrive)
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