Do Cool Things with Dropbox

I’ve already mentioned a number of interesting uses for Dropbox, but in this final chapter I want to present an assortment of especially cool things you can do with the service that go beyond the obvious syncing and sharing. My point here is mainly to stimulate your imagination, but if you’d like to read more about any of these topics in a future version of this book, let us know—contact information is in the About This Book chapter.

Email a Large File

One of the handiest uses of Dropbox is sharing a link with someone in place of sending email attachments. Most email servers have limits on attachment sizes (25 MB is common), and even when that limit is high, sending large files by email is both time-consuming and ...

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