A2H GO
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Registered: 14th Sep 04
Location: Stoke
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Blatant plug warning:
If you haven't got Dropbox yet and were thinking about signing up feel free to use my link, we'll both get an extra 250mb:
http://db.tt/hiGHruGP
Which means I'll be 250mb closer to being able to share this 4.7gb file.
That aside, it really is useful if you don't already use it, I use it most weeks.
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
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Got it a couple of days ago
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Eddx14xe
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Registered: 12th Jan 10
Location: Hertfordshire
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quote: Originally posted by LeeM
Got it a couple of days ago
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
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Suppose I could sign up again with my other email address to help you out though
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
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Do I have to do the 7 steps for you to get your 250mb?
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A2H GO
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Registered: 14th Sep 04
Location: Stoke
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quote: Originally posted by LeeM
Suppose I could sign up again with my other email address to help you out though
Cheers buddy but think you have to do the full process of installing it on your computer etc, otherwise I suppose you could just use a load of disposable email addresses.
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A2H GO
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quote: Originally posted by LeeM
Do I have to do the 7 steps for you to get your 250mb?
No but that will get YOU an extra 250mb.
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
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My original account is all set up and I've got everything downloaded
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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Think I'll leave it after their blunder last year.
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A2H GO
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Registered: 14th Sep 04
Location: Stoke
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quote: Originally posted by LeeM
My original account is all set up and I've got everything downloaded
No worries.
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
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quote: Originally posted by Brett
Think I'll leave it after their blunder last year.
What was that?
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Neil
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Registered: 2nd Nov 03
Location: Newcastle Drives: E46 MSport Coupe
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They did an update and left everybodies accounts/files wide open.
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Neil
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Registered: 2nd Nov 03
Location: Newcastle Drives: E46 MSport Coupe
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quote: Dropbox has been criticized by independent security researcher Derek Newton, who has argued that Dropbox's authentication architecture is inherently insecure, and by software expert Miguel de Icaza who claims that Dropbox's terms of service contradicts its privacy policy and that the company's famous claim "Dropbox employees aren’t able to access user files" is a lie.
In May 2011, a complaint was filed with the US FTC alleging Dropbox misled users about the privacy and security of their files. At the heart of the complaint was the policy of "deduplication", where the system checks if a file has been uploaded before by any other user, and links to the existing copy if so; and the policy of using a single AES-256 key for every file on the system so Dropbox can (and does, for deduplication) look at encrypted files stored on the system, with the consequence that any intruder who gets the key (as well as Dropbox employees) could decrypt any file if they had access to Dropbox's backend storage infrastructure.
On 20 June 2011, all Dropbox accounts could be accessed without password for 4 hours as reported by TechCrunch. The error was caused by a code update made at 1:54 pm Pacific Time. The error was detected at 5:41 pm and immediately fixed. Less than 1 percent of Dropbox's users were logged in at that time. All logged in sessions were ended since then. All users with compromised accounts were notified by emails. Dropbox could potentially face a class action lawsuit over this incident. The lawsuit is being initiated by Cristina Wong of Los Angeles and claims violation of the California Unfair Competition Law. The suit has been filed as Wong et al. v. Dropbox Inc., No. 11-CV-3092-LB, (N.D. Cal. June 22, 2011). The suit is scheduled to be heard by U.S. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler.
[Edited on 05-01-2012 by Neil]
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
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Just what's in drop box? I've got nothing sensitive in there
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Russ
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Registered: 14th Mar 04
Location: Armchair
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how dare you stroll in and pimp your affiliate link when mine is in my sig
[Edited on 05-01-2012 by Russ]
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
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russ, tag that link id have absolutely no idea what it was. i probably would have used yours when you posted about isgning up to quidco through you the day after i signed up to that too
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A2H GO
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quote: Originally posted by Russ
how dare you stroll in and pimp your affiliate link when mine is in my sig
[Edited on 05-01-2012 by Russ]
But i need the space
You need to put "Dropbox" next to your link so that people know what it is...
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Russ
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Registered: 14th Mar 04
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prem expires in 64 mins i think
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Chris
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Registered: 21st Sep 99
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As a rule, i dont store any files that are my own. Another downfall of the system is if you share a folder from a user (500mb) this inturn adds 500mb to your own quote allowance.
Im running 3.5 gb now, ideal for pdf files download then read on the phone when your bored.
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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Just what I want to do, upload my personal documents to someone elses server
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Dom
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quote: Originally posted by pow
Just what I want to do, upload my personal documents to someone elses server
Use a decent cloud based backup provider, Backblaze (cheap too) etc, and files are encrypted on the fly. And if you're extra paranoid then do what I do and encrypt the files yourself.
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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Can't you share big files on Google Docs?
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A2H GO
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quote: Originally posted by ed
Can't you share big files on Google Docs?
Says I've only got 1gb on Google Docs...
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