Dropbox places limit on speeds, which in theory means you can transfer files from your account as quickly as possible. Although Dropbox is smart about using bandwidth and it will only use as much as it can without interfering with our normal Internet usage, some users have been experiencing a much lower file download speed as compared to the average value. If you have facing such issue, try below explained simple trick.
Few months back, I had posted a simple tutorial about ‘how to save Gmail attachments directly to your Google Drive cloud storage service’. However, if you are a Microsoft’s SkyDrive fan and would like to save all your Gmail attachments directly (and automatically) to your SkyDrive (Microsoft’s cloud storage and sync service), here is how it is with a small browser extension Attachments.me.
Google just updated its Google Drive app on Android and iOS with new features. Now you can edit Google documents with in the app, view presentation, add comments and organize your stuff while you are on the move. The updated Google Drive app for iOS (version 1.1.0) lets you create and edit documents on your iPhone or iPad (which is already available in Android app) and just like on your Mac or PC, you can view your friends edits instantly as they are made.
Microsoft’s SkyDrive is one of the best online storage alternatives, but the absence of an Android app was a disappointment for Android users. However, now Microsoft has answered to this by releasing an Android app for SkyDrive. The features of Android version are more or less same that the iOS and Windows Phone versions offers.
Dropbox has announced a highly recommended security feature “two-step verification” for its account sign in. It help users to keep their Dropbox account safe from security breaches. Similar to Google’s two-step authentication, you will require a six-digit security code on top of your username and password to sign in to your Dropbox account. Depending on your settings, you will receive the security code as text message (SMS) on your phone or can generate by a mobile authenticator app.
Wish you could download any file from internet straight to your Dropbox cloud storage? So, you can save some extra steps required for saving files to your Dropbox account. Click Downloader is an extension for Google Chrome that lets you straightly download files from internet to Dropbox. This extension adds an “upload to Dropbox” option to right-click menu of any download link – images, software, documents, etc – and just chooses that option to save the file to your Dropbox account.