Dropbox changed my organization!
For many times i was reading about Dropbox and the whole bunch of similar services and i just didn't understand why it is so important!? I have younger brother. He is web designer. I also have flat mate he is expert for internet marketing and product retailing, writer, reader and more. Three of us quite often work together on some internal internet projects. Many times we exchange dozens of files between each others. Well i could say that we are stupid we never even read anything about Dropbox and similar services.
What is so fascinating? :)
For me the best thing about Dropbox is a fact that once upon installation is finished, it creates a folder, named Dropbox in your Home folder, and then magic starts. You just need to add file in this folder and it will be automatically uploaded to your Dropbox account. Dropbox advertise their services something like "go wherever you want your files will be close to you" which is quite correct but i think that in this story that will not be a point.
Imagine that you have five friends working on the same project - some website, scientific project, NGO project or some other activity which demands few people involvement. You need to coordinate million files all the time, million of email and chats. Well that is totally simplified with Dropbox. Now you can share one or more folders, which are inside you Dropbox folder, and then to add files directly into it. Almost at the same moment your friends will be notified that you have add something. They can look at it, change it, rename it or delete it. Good thing is also that you can start that file from Dropbox folder and upgrade it. After saving changes your friends will be notified that you have updated file!
Beside my small trio with my brother and flatmate, i am using Dropbox now to coordinate this blog with other people who want to help. It is great that at the very same moment you can work and sync with the people from USA, Panama and Poland. Just great and i can say that Dropbox really changed my efficiency and time management!
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Dropbox rocks! I just discovered it myself as well. You can even call scripts from the public folders.
I have been using google docs for collaboration and am considering switching to dropbox. The only issue that I see would be when two people are editing the same file. I tested this out and dropbox created a duplicate of the file when it was open and being edited on two different machines. They were both being edited from the same drop box account though.
Yes there is a problem when two people are editing the same file in the very same moment. Like you said, in that case Dropbox will make another file with similar name. That might be tricky so i believe so far coordination will be the key for solution.