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#345: Cloud Wars: iCloud and Dropbox

October 16th, 2016 · 94 minutes

Katie and David are joined by David Chartier to discuss whether or not Dropbox and iCloud are up to the task of cloud-based file storage.

Guest Starring: David Chartier

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Katie and David are joined by David Chartier to discuss whether or not Dropbox and iCloud are up to the task of cloud-based file storage.


David Chartier (@chartier) | Twitter
Bit & Pen - A tech distillery
Finer Things in Tech – obsessed with productivity and polish
iDisk - Wikipedia

iDisk was a file hosting service offered by Apple to all MobileMe members that enabled them to store their digital photos, films and personal files on-line so they could be accessed remotely.

iCloud
Dropbox
From Dropbox to iCloud Drive: a review and some thoughts – Finer Things in Tech
Quip
Cloud File Sharing, File Sync & Online Backup From Any Device | SugarSync
Secure File Sharing, Storage, and Collaboration | Box
ChronoSync Overview | Econ Technologies Software
Google Drive - Cloud Storage & File Backup for Photos, Docs & More
Microsoft OneDrive
Capture what’s on your mind | Evernote