I'd like to admit that Sugarsync does not have a linux client. Nowadays that's quite a limitation. That's the main reason I use the other one. On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 22:06, Dwayne Reid wrote: > Good day to all. > > I hope this doesn't offend anybody, but I'm going to plug my two > favorite file-sharing services again. =A0Its Christmas time and there > are many people here who might have friends who can use these services. > > I'm talking about Dropbox and SugarSync. =A0Both tackle the file > sharing differently and I find that the two services compliment each > other rather than competing. > > Dropbox is the older of the two services and they offer a 2GB account > for free. =A0However, if you sign up using my referral link, both you > and I get an extra 250MB extra storage. > > This storage is perpetual - it does not expire and does not need to > be renewed annually. =A0It also doesn't cost any money . > > The other service that I use is SugarSync. =A0These guys are sort of > new to the party and they are offering more freebies in an attempt to > win customers. =A0By the looks of things, its working. > > SugarSync offers 5GB of storage for free. =A0However, if you sign up > using my referral link, both you and I get an extra 500MB for free. > > Again - all this free storage is perpetual. > > > Both Dropbox and Sugar Sync work EXTREMELY well for keeping files > synchronized between several different machines. > > Dropbox offers a 2GB account for free, Sugar Sync offers a 5GB > account for free. =A0Sugar Sync also costs about half of what Dropbox > charges for a yearly account. > > I use both. =A0My free Dropbox account handles all of my PIC and CAD > stuff, as well as all the little miscellaneous stuff that I tend to > gather. =A0Sugar Sync (30GB account) has all of my ebooks and magazines > (about 20GB so far) as well as my Windows Utils install-files > directory (several GB). > > Shameless plug: use my referral link to sign up and both you and I > get extra space for free. =A0This free space is perpetual - it never > expires or needs any payment - ever. > > Dropbox referral link > SugarSync referral link > > One final advantage (for me): both Dropbox and Sugar Sync maintain a > complete copy of that data 'in the cloud'. =A0That means that I can > access it anywhere I can get an Internet connection. =A0Obviously, I > use very strong passwords for those accounts so as to minimize risk > of data snooping. =A0I mention this because there are those folks who > can not tolerate the risk of a third party holding a copy of sensitive da= ta. > > dwayne > > -- > Dwayne Reid =A0 > Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd =A0 =A0Edmonton, AB, CANADA > (780) 489-3199=A0voice =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0(780) 487-6397 fax > www.trinity-electronics.com > Custom Electronics Design and Manufacturing > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 KPL --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .