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WebFire

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Dec 30, 2010 1:51 AM
For good measure...

Dec 29, 2010 8:51pm
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Dec 30, 2010 1:56 AM
WebFire;617440 wrote:Any idea if it has any check-in/check-out capability? What happens if two people open the same file and edit?
I think it would depend on the time table that they do it in. Example, If you and I both opened an Excel file or something and I made my changes and then saved and you did the same but after me. I believe the next time you checked that file it would be with your changes not mine.
Dec 29, 2010 8:56pm
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Nick Mangold

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Dec 30, 2010 2:17 AM
This happens:
http://www.dropbox.com/help/36
Dec 29, 2010 9:17pm
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Dec 30, 2010 2:41 AM
justincredible;617490 wrote:This happens:
http://www.dropbox.com/help/36
That is convenient.
Dec 29, 2010 9:41pm
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WebFire

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Dec 30, 2010 2:59 AM
Thanks. That's better than just overwriting. I wish it would just let the 2nd person open as read only.
Dec 29, 2010 9:59pm
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Nick Mangold

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Jan 5, 2011 5:28 AM
Bump to spam the forum.
Jan 5, 2011 12:28am
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Jan 5, 2011 5:50 AM
Thug.
Jan 5, 2011 12:50am
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Jan 5, 2011 5:59 AM
justincredible;626030 wrote:Bump to spam the forum.
Don't worry, you're not a whore.

Back on subject, talked with a friend today who says they too use Dropbox to transfer large graphics files without having to zip it or reduce resolution. We started talking how we could start an entire business utilizing Dropbox as our method of product delivery. Prolly be how I make my next million. :)
Jan 5, 2011 12:59am
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gut

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Jan 5, 2011 6:24 AM
justincredible;615844 wrote:I will give your 1000 to the next person who signs up and posts a picture of Mila Kunis (total of 2000 to them).

Did it ruin it for you after realizing she was dating Macauley Culkin for 8 years?
Jan 5, 2011 1:24am
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Nick Mangold

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Jan 5, 2011 6:26 AM
gut;626243 wrote:Did it ruin it for you after realizing she was dating Macauley Culkin for 8 years?

I have no knowledge of this.
Jan 5, 2011 1:26am
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gut

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Jan 5, 2011 6:32 AM
A few questions, if you can:
1) max file size? Seems like 300mb but up to 2gigs (or mailbox size?) if I upload from my desktop?

2) if I sign-up with a .edu email, I'll get 500megs per referral and can get up to a max of 16gigs?

3) is it easy to share files with people from this? If I want to share some files with one group from work, can I later boot them off easily (change a password) and do this for another group?
Jan 5, 2011 1:32am
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Nick Mangold

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Jan 5, 2011 6:37 AM
1) not sure
2) yes
3) yes
Jan 5, 2011 1:37am
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MontyBrunswick

Jan 5, 2011 6:38 AM
gut;626273 wrote:A few questions, if you can:
2) if I sign-up with a .edu email, I'll get 500megs per referral and can get up to a max of 16gigs?


wish I would have known that beforehand. Anyways, I find this Dropbox thing useful. It's great for putting pirated apps on your phone.
Jan 5, 2011 1:38am
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Nick Mangold

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Jan 5, 2011 6:41 AM
dlazz;626295 wrote:wish I would have known that beforehand. Anyways, I find this Dropbox thing useful. It's great for putting pirated apps on your phone.

www.dropbox.com/edu

You can still link an .edu account. You don't have to actually sign up with it. I was able to use my wife's after the fact.
Jan 5, 2011 1:41am
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gut

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Jan 5, 2011 6:55 AM
dlazz;626295 wrote:wish I would have known that beforehand. Anyways, I find this Dropbox thing useful. It's great for putting pirated apps on your phone.

I'm thinking about it....I could use it. 2 gigs doesn't do me much good, but if I can get it up to 8 or 16....But, man, 16 would requier 28(or is it 32?) referrals. $10 a month for 50gigs isn't bad, but still pretty steep vs a memory stick.
Jan 5, 2011 1:55am
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Jan 5, 2011 1:19 PM
justincredible;616202 wrote:My wife works for UC so she does. I'm going to piggyback off of that.

My wife was taking the minimum number of credit hours for 1quarter so I could get Photoshop for 200 bucks.
Jan 5, 2011 8:19am
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Nick Mangold

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Jan 5, 2011 4:33 PM
j_crazy;626485 wrote:My wife was taking the minimum number of credit hours for 1quarter so I could get Photoshop for 200 bucks.

We got a year of amazon prime for free for a year because my wife happened to be taking one class at the time they were offering it for free to any student. Free shit is great, especially if it's something that I would pay for anyway.
Jan 5, 2011 11:33am
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Bigred1995

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Jan 5, 2011 6:39 PM
justincredible;626678 wrote:We got a year of amazon prime for free for a year because my wife happened to be taking one class at the time they were offering it for free to any student. Free shit is great, especially if it's something that I would pay for anyway.
So, how long was this offer for Amazon Prime, and exactly how much did it cost?:D
Jan 5, 2011 1:39pm
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The Equalizer

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Jan 5, 2011 8:31 PM
Okay I'll DL this when I get home. Always looking to add some extra memory.

Are referrals related to downloads or people signing up? If it's just the signing up I have close to a dozen email accounts I could use to try and fool it.
Jan 5, 2011 3:31pm
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Nick Mangold

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Jan 5, 2011 8:55 PM
Bigred1995;626824 wrote:So, how long was this offer for Amazon Prime, and exactly how much did it cost?:D

We got a year of it free for a year. Free.
Jan 5, 2011 3:55pm
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Nick Mangold

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Jan 5, 2011 8:55 PM
The Equalizer;627025 wrote:Okay I'll DL this when I get home. Always looking to add some extra memory.

Are referrals related to downloads or people signing up? If it's just the signing up I have close to a dozen email accounts I could use to try and fool it.

Downloads linked to an account, i.e. you can't really fool the system. You can install it on a bunch of virtual machines but that's too much effort for me.
Jan 5, 2011 3:55pm
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gut

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Jan 5, 2011 9:51 PM
justincredible;627040 wrote:Downloads linked to an account, i.e. you can't really fool the system. You can install it on a bunch of virtual machines but that's too much effort for me.
Just do it over time. When you have your laptop at starbucks, sign-up one of your emails. At a friends, house, sign-up another of your emails. Surprise they don't police that a little, but probably not worth their time or effort.
Jan 5, 2011 4:51pm
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The Equalizer

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Jan 5, 2011 10:19 PM
very very cool. even the 2GB will be great. Now I need to figure out if my wife and I can both have accounts on the same laptop or if I can add her iphone to my account.
Jan 5, 2011 5:19pm
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MontyBrunswick

Jan 5, 2011 10:21 PM
justincredible;626301 wrote: You can still link an .edu account.

Indeed you can. Done.

People can sign up using my link, which is way better than justincredibles:

http://db.tt/mywccmG
Jan 5, 2011 5:21pm
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Nick Mangold

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Jan 5, 2011 11:05 PM
dlazz;627135 wrote:Indeed you can. Done.

People can sign up using my link, which is way better than justincredibles:

http://db.tt/mywccmG

Your link doesn't come with free vcash. vcash is almost a valuable as real cash.
Jan 5, 2011 6:05pm