It’s a relatively old problem:

Getting files from one of your computers to another.

Photos and MP3s at your home computer, your frequent flier documents on your work computer, and who knows what else is on your iPhone (I won’t ask.).  From emailing yourself to USB Keys shaped like dolphins, floppy disks to Jazz Disks (ha!), the options are endless, and usually a pain in the butt!

I found this cool service called DropBox that will allow you to share files with yourself. Simple as that.

You can also set up permissions so that special people can have specific access.  Say allowing your Aunt Petunia to see your vacation photos, or your boss, Bill Gates, to see your latest work files.

Best of all, you can have 2GB of storage for free.  That’s the price tag that influenced me to sign up.  I’m testing it out to see what sort of uses I can find for it.  I might not have any immediate needs, but the idea of having it available is comforting and will certainly pay off the next time I want to transfer information from one computer to the next.

They also have an iPhone app.  Will it really be all that necessary to have my work files accessible on my iPhone? Probably not.  Though I’m sure many superstars out there might find a time they need too.  Either way, it’s an excellent touch- and fills out the service, making it *everywhere*.

As our computing power grows, we’ll continue to see virtual storage grow.  I wonder if they’ll ever have computers with *no* storage capabilities beyond operating systems and applications?  If you really think about it, the gaming console Xbox and the online community Xbox Live is essentially along the same lines.  Sounds like a new topic brewing!  Until next time, keep water skiing!