I have been a listener of the Bluebox Podcast for over a year now. If you are interested in VoIP security, I recommend it. A few months back they put out a call for volunteers to do post-production editing on some of their special edition interviews. I lucked out with this one, because Dan York gave me an invitation to the beta of DropBox. DropBox is a really cool online storage system that allows you to synchronize a local folder on your computers (note the plural usage) with the folders in the cloud. At least during the beta, you get 2GB of online storage to sync up.
So how is that social you may ask? DropBox allows you to create shared folders to share with your friends and colleagues. Working with your local copies is just like working with any local file. Changes get synced anytime you are connected to the Internet. While online, the changes are updated immediately. There is a nice little history feed in the web interface to let you know what has been done with the folders. I haven't had more than a few days of tinkering yet, and DropBox is in beta. I still think it deserves a shiny object award for now. Time will tell if it stays shiny. I have 10 invites to this service, and if there is anyone reading this blog, I will give you first dibs on one.
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