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With drop.io, real-time collaboration in the cloud

Is cloud computing a load of bull or the real deal? For drop.io founder and CEO Sam Lessin, it's everything...literally. Without it, his company and its eponymous service -- which allows two-click sharing of anything with anyone, privately -- might not exist. I spoke...

Tags: Cloud, XMPP, ZD, SL, Drop.io, Groupware, Collaboration, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Software, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-25

Better than Google Docs: real-time file sharing on Drop.io

Better than Google Docs: real-time file sharing on Drop.ioOf course this is interesting for types for which you do not have a real-time sharing ability. You really have to have knowledge of the file type to allow simultaneous edits to a file, and to merge changes from multiple users.That said,...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Google Docs, Google Inc., Drop.io, file-sharing

Discussion threads 2009-03-10

Better than Google Docs: real-time file sharing on Drop.io

Drop.io has turned the web browser into a live, interactive, rich media space. Their new interface allows you to upload files, leave comments, and chat, all in real-time. This is the coolest way to interact with the cloud that I've seen so far. This is a step...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Docs, File-sharing, Drop.io, Collaboration, Groupware, Web Browsers, Team Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Management, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2009-03-10

Can Drop.io coexist with the FRCP?

Can Drop.io coexist with the FRCP?We use moodleWe have a Moodle server setup for this very reason. We create a Moodle course for each teacher course and give the teacher the ability to administer their own course. Students can log in from home and download assignments, syllabus, etc...

Tags: Directory services, Drop.io, FRCP, Moodle, e-mail

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

drop.io is a great new tool for sharing files

drop.io is a great new tool for sharing filesNow THIS is an app!Thanks for pointing Drop.io out -- it's one of the most useful Web-base apps I've seen in a long time.Hello, Security?!?!No accountablity, no way to tell who posted it, no scanning of files for malware/virus, completely free, &...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, CAD, drop.io, tool

Discussion threads 2007-11-07

drop.io is a great new tool for sharing files

drop.io, though still in alpha testing, is an incredibly slick tool for sharing all types of media. Documents, pictures, video, and any other digital content can be uploaded with a few clicks. The service is anonymous, yet allows you to control user access, the name of your site,...

Tags: File, Service, Tool, Drop.io, Corporate Communications, Productivity, Marketing, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2007-11-06

Additional Resources

News to know: Yahoo, Windows 7, Palm, AMD, Blackberry Tour, Netbook

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Bartz to Yahoo shareholders: Change is coming; We're not Google Yahoo: Showtime for shareholders this morning ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Richard Koman, Yahoo! Inc., Palm Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sam Diaz, Netbook, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-06-26

Bring on Android for Ed Tech!

Bring on Android for Ed Tech!"but everybody uses Google."Sorry, Chris, but not everyone uses Google. From their very well documented spying, to their resource hogging desktop software, to their search engine that steers you to paid links and even malware infested sites, I have found Google to be a...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Google Inc., netbook, Ed Tech, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-04-01

News to know: Firefox, Palm, AT&T, Sprint, Facebook friends

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Paula Rooney: Firefox 3.1 beta 3 "done," Firefox 3.5 beta 4 due April 14 Sam Diaz: Palm to SEC:...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Mozilla Firefox, Palm Inc., Mary Jo Foley, AT&T Corp., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sprint Communications, Sam Diaz, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Mice, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Peripherals

Blog posts 2009-03-11

The cloud bites back: Google bug shared private Google Docs data

Google has confirmed that a software bug in its Google Docs online applcation service exposed documents thought to be privately stored. The problem was fixed by the weekend, and is believed to have affected only half a percent of the digital documents at a Google Docs service...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Docs, Tools & Techniques, Software As A Service (SaaS), Internet, Managed Hosting, Management, Emerging Technologies, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-03-10

Storage choices

Storage choicesWhat about the lords of storage?You know, the guys whose entire life is dedicated to carving out disk space? How do these highly paid specialists maintain simple JBODS or 74xx devices? Where are the switches? Where is the fiber? You mean they might have to log into a *gasp*...

Tags: Storage area networks (SAN), Storage management, RAID, Servers, ZFS, SAN, storage, CX4-240, Sun 74XX, LORDS, EMC Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solution

Discussion threads 2009-01-13

2008's best storage products

The world of data storage is changing faster than it has since the mid-90's saw the rise of storage arrays and storage networks. While some of the products - personal SSDs and online storage I'm looking at you - aren't quite ready for prime time, they are improving fast. ...

Tags: SSD, Storage, Hardware, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2008-12-23

News to know: Oracle's Fusion guru quits; Dell; Windows 7 boot times

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Dennis Howlett: Breaking: Oracle's Andersen gone, where now for Fusion and vertical plays? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: New dual/quad core CPUs enter Intel price list, AMD drops prices ...

Tags: Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Portals, Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Software, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Can Drop.io coexist with the FRCP?

My teachers are looking for quick ways to get files to students. We're building infrastructure, so this sort of thing will be able to get into a content management system or onto our SIS within a couple months, but for right now, the courses certainly can't wait for those...

Tags: Teacher, Backups, Content Management, Web Site Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-09-03

Windows 7 must avoid the marketing trap that Vista stumbled into

Windows 7 must avoid the marketing trap that Vista stumbled intoI agree "One OS to unite them all""One price to keep all happy" In the end it's just a marketing ploy different versions each with their own "missing" pieces. In many ways it looks like double dipping...

Tags: Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, marketing, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-08-28

Weekend Gadget Guidance: Send a fax for free -- digitally

If there's one thing I cannot stand, it's the fax machine. In a world of e-mail and attachments and PDFs and perfect digital copies easily archived, the fax machine is a painfully archaic reminder that everyone hasn't quite hopped on the digital bandwagon just yet. ...

Tags: Fax, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-05-02

Sharp LC-32D44U

As off-brands such as Vizio, Insignia, and Westinghouse continue to make inroads among HDTV shoppers, traditional makers such as Sharp have to make it seem as if their sets are worth a couple of hundred bucks extra. That's especially tough in the small-to-medium-screen space, where the entry-level Sharp Aquos LC-32D44U...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Sharp Corp., Sharp LC-32D44U, HDTV

Product reviews 2008-04-08

Massive memory servers

How massive? How about 10x standard server memory capacity? There is a boom in large memory server products - anywhere from a quarter terabyte to 2 terabytes. Is this the ultimate solution to server performance problems? Some products Violin Memory is offering a...

Tags: Performance, Metaram, Gear6, Performance Management, Servers, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2008-03-25

Intel christens Silverthorne as "Atom"

Intel has officially announced its new branding for the "Silverthorne" processor and the "Menlow" platform.  The Silverthorne processor will be called the "Intel Atom".  The Menlow platform will be called "Intel Centrino Atom".  The Intel Atom processor will be used in the Intel Centrino Atom platform.  The new Atom logos...

Tags: Anandtech, Intel Corp., Silverthorne, Atom Logo, Intel D201GLY2, Processors, Chipsets, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, George Ou

Blog posts 2008-03-02

Sony VPL VW60 - SXRD projector

Sony's entry-level SXRD-based front projector, the VPL-VW60, is the successor to last year's price-busting VPL-VW50. Also as a 1080p resolution projector with the same $4,999 list price, it faces stiffer competition these days with more 1080p projectors available for lower prices. Based on my findings with the company's flagship VPL-VW200,...

Tags: menu system, Cinema Black Pro menu, Sony VPL-VW60, Sony Corp., projector

Product reviews 2008-02-21