Dropbox

Some members of our latest list of young innovators from around the world have developed consumer Web services you might have used, such as Spotify or Dropbox. Others are making more fundamental breakthroughs that have yet to be commercialized, such as more efficient engines or improvements in optical communications. And a few are blazing trails Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120802_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Another day, another hack. This time it’s Dropbox and the cloud file-sharing service is blaming the breach on a stolen employee password.  The company found that usernames and passwords had been stolen from other websites and because of password reuse, the thieves were able to gain access Continue Reading →

The cloud-printing future is steamrolling its way into our lives one service at a time. FedEx Office locations now support Google Drive alongside pre-existing Box, Dropbox and Google Docs options for printing from the cloud. Google mentioned the new feature on the Drive team’s Google+ page, directing interested parties to the FedEx website for more Continue Reading →

When a few hundred Dropbox users began receiving spam emails about online casinos and gambling sites two weeks ago, it seemed like something was up. And indeed there was.  Read the full story at CNET Continue Reading →

Attachments.me is one of my favorite services, as it really does a great job of wrangling all of those attachments in my various Gmail accounts. Today, the service announced Dropbox, Box and Google Drive integration, which allows you to email someone a huge file without having to leave Gmail. With the Attachments.me plugin, all of Continue Reading →

Singapore-headquartered Insync has rolled out a very useful new service for those who spend a lot of time grabbing documents from Gmail or Google-hosted email. Launched today, Insync for Gmail is a super simple way of managing attachments by storing them in Google Drive and Dropbox. It’s been six months since we last caught up Continue Reading →

Over the past day, Dropbox users have reported receiving spam in email accounts created exclusively for the service. The company has confirmed the reports and says it’s investigating. Are our Dropbox passwords safe? TechCrunch reports that users in the Dropbox forums pointed out the weird spam email about a day ago. The users, most of Continue Reading →

Dropbox pro subscribers can now get excited about twice as much storage space on their accounts for no additional cost, as the company plans to announce Tuesday that it will double the storage space it offers to paid subscribers. The decision comes as other companies are offering more competitively priced cloud storage options and as Continue Reading →

Google announced at its annual developer conference Thursday that its Chrome browser and its Google Drive dropbox service are coming to Apple iOS devices. Adding the Google browser to iOS devices means Google users will be able to get a more consistent experience across multiple devices, including their iPhones and iPads. Brian Rakowski, vice president Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120611_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Say goodbye to Apple’s MobileMe. Previously known as .Mac and iTools, the online services tool will disappear on June 30, 2012.  Apple began to encourage users to migrate to their new service, iCloud, late last year. Still haven’t made the switch? No sweat. Just follow the instructions Continue Reading →