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No Dropbox? No problem! Introducing, SpiderOak -
C.Dennis:
--- Quote from: pez on March 23, 2012, 12:30:12 AM ---So, at my school the webpage is blocked but I can still sync. But, I want to get dropbox on other computers (and have a few co-teachers start to use it too), but I can't figure out how to have them sign up/download the program without the web page.
Does anyone know how to get around it? I have seen stuff on USB versions, but it doesn't allow you to sign up, just access your own files.
I will check out spideroak, but I use dropbox for everything so it'd be nice to have everything in one place...
thanks!
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If you carry the regular installer on a USB, I seem to recall an option to sign up an account *inside* the install/tour screens, after getting it installed. I don't know if that's just a framed website, but you might check that out.
davhold:
Why are they blocking dropbox anyway?
It seems to be a very business oriented (and helpful) service. Perfect for teachers sharing teaching materials.. like the cool box on their computers
I have never heard of dropbox (yet) used for piracy
jhung713:
There is one that I'm using and its called sugarsync
Here's the website
https://www.sugarsync.com/referral?rf=b4ek6kmb5ossz&utm_source=website&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=referral&shareEvent=12623
One advantage that is has over dropbox is that it provides 5G of free space
alwaysgood:
--- Quote from: keirdre on March 16, 2012, 04:14:03 PM ---My school has blocked access to the Dropbox website, but still allows the app to run and sync, which is nice.
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Try:
https://www.dropbox.com/login
C.Dennis:
Not to dismiss SpiderOak out of hand, but wow... talk about clunky.
I think what I appreciate most about Dropbox is that once it is installed, I don't have to think about it again- even as a power user. SpiderOak seems to be trying to be too much all at once. In order to sync folders, I have to setup a "backup" first... which is different from a sync in what meaningful way to me, how? Nothing is particularly well-explained or clearly communicated either in the help files or interface pop-ups.
Upload speeds are atrocious, combined with the maddeningly slow encryption... I left my PC for 3 hours to sync (backup? I don't even know anymore) my Dropbox folder of 733MB... it didn't even make it to 50% uploaded. I tried again, this time on my unmetered/unlimited USA VPN, and it didn't make any difference in upload.
The whole "zero-knowledge" storage concept is really nice, but it doesn't help with simplicity or user-friendliness (eg, password changes are in-app only).
Seeing as there are a lot of people on Waygook that are less than tech-savy, I worry SpiderOak might be really confusing to them. :s
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