DROPBOX vs SKYDRIVE vs BOX

What does one mean by the phrase Tech Savvy, in this world of computing and technology its all about being ready with what ever information be it your media files or your personal work docs ON the GO.
Yes we are talking about the latest craze the VIRTUAL STORAGE space, which has become rage since apple launched icloud quite a few competitors wanted in on the action enter DROPBOX , BOX.NET , SKYDRIVE, SUGARSYNC. and almost all of them have caught the eye of everyone by what they have to offer at ine point or the other.

 Dropbox of all has stood above all just due to its versatality and ease of use, which sync all your devices (android ,apple,   windows xp 0r win 7 mac osx) device ,seemlessly with its autosync feature and allowing you to sync file of any size untill you run out of space on your account(ofcourse the new customers will be unfortunately be greeted with a 300mb max at time upload limit soon).that said the other con here is u only get 2,5 gb of space to start with. expandable upto 16 gb of space for free based on refferals (250 mb/per referal).but if u have a lot of cash and you r very serious about your storage there is always the option of buying more.
pros
sync seemlessly across alldevices- media, docs, even apps aks files
multiple file upload
auto upload of cameera clicks(if u wish)
sharing files folders with friend or your boss by the puch link feature
syncing your POCKET account info to your dropbox(that is if you dont have google wallet yet)
Cons
2gb starting free space expandable upto 16gb with referals

SKYDRIVe: a virtual storage provided by microsoft.
to start with you r required to have a windows live/hotmail account to use it. greets you with 25 gb of free storage space. when it comes to syncing Microsoft has been partial by not releasing an app for android so you have to use your browse. or like me use BROWSE SKY DRIVE. but Microsoft has released an app for iphone and win mobile device.

sync with your online account and your pc is easy if you have win 7 for xp u will need additional software running in back ground.

pros
25 gb of space
multiple file upload
PC and VIRTUAL account sync on win 7
 share files and photos as albums with friends
cons
no native app for android
requires windows live account
100 mb /file limit
 reqires additional soft ware to run sync with win xp

BOX
similar to your dropbox. but only sync files to your virtual drive which you can access it through your browser on your pc.
syncing from android phone is easy by the BOX native android app.

best feature of all you start with 100 gb of online storage space

pros
native android app
100 gb of space

cons
MULTIPLE FILE UPLOAD IS NOT POSSIBLE
no desktop or pc syncronisation
sharing with friends is a bit of shabby,

Coming to the million dollar question can we increase the dropbox space other than the reffal and the buying method yes there is for that please refer to my post
LINKING DROPBOX TO SKYDRIVE

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Essentials apps for Android

For any proud Android owner the most important thing is apps.
We are in a constant search for apps to make our Droid ubercool. And if u are an Android user you are already considered the one who wants to use their smartphone to thw fullest extent. So here is a pack of most essential apps to get u started.

1.antivirus

As an Android user the first app u should inatall is an antivirus especially if u are going to intall apps from non android market sources, believe me there are quite a few. Some of the trust worthy wil be mentioned in my future posts
There r a number of antivirus apps out there althought people and the comments and hits on the android market say its LOOKOUT security. I personally feel that AVAST is a better choice since it is light has an inbuilt anti theft option, scans apps immediately as u intall them. Much faster than LOOKOUT. More functions than AVG. So I give it a 4 stars.

2.file manager

a must have app for any beginner especially if u wana organize your files and folders better. Again there are a number of explorers out there and most have similar function. to name a few ASTROfile manager has the highest hits but it is more usefull if u have a eootes device. Other note worthy apps ESEXPLORER has its own image viewer and player. FILE MANAGER is yet another extremely light and more graphical feel. But no player yet a nice file explorer.

3.zip/rar manager

when we hear of zip or rar file we one name always strikea us winrar on PC but on androis they havent done a satisfactory job. So the app I recomend is ARHIDROID a neat app which lets u view zip and rar files and also allows us to make zip and rar files.

4. Back up

 

How can we forget backup. Especially if u have installed a number of apps and u don't want to download All the apps if u upgrade or reset ur phone. Agreed that your aaps are saved under your id on Android market but it only saves a list of names of your apps and if u are on a limited bandwidth its really painfull.
APPBACKUP is a nice app which saves all the installation files of ur app on an sd card. Cons does not save app data or game advances.
But if u want to save ur files game advances or even clone your device it had to be rooted. TITANIUM BACKUP does a wonderfull job in this regard.



5. Launchers

Even though u are not serious about beautification of ur device the third party lauchers pack a lot of addons which makes it a necessity. Be it your face book widget twitter or ur message replacement app.
GoLAUNCHER is wondeefull with all the beat addons. Best thing is its free
Laucher pro pro as in paid though has good themes doesnt match go launcher pro
ADW laucher is also paid and has good themes but addons are not satisfactory.
SPBSHELL LAUCNCHER the best outlook and graphics on the market and so ia the price rs 750 or 15$. Its because its 3d fuction and swirling home screen. Keep following my post or just ask mw how do u get it to try for free.

6. Hiding ur apps

we always want to share our apps but we also dont want others to see a few.
So for those of u who want this
HIDE IT PRO is an awesome app.

7. Go smspro

This is a replace ment app for ur SMS come with its own chat messenger message counter and umpteen number of themes. Including iPhone style sms.

8. Sound hound

if u want to identify the song being played and the lyrics and if u wanna know the top 10 songs being played this a right app. Plus it plays a sample of any song u throw at it so before downloading a song u can have preview.
Other app like SHAZAM encore also do a decent job.

9. Sycing your files

Best app out there is DROPBOX
as u can sync any file photo or document across all yoy devices
Cons only 2GB of space
But if u sync it witb ur skydrive account u can make it 25 gb. Aske how or follow my posts.
Other apps like BOX have similar function with 50 GB space not as versatile as dropbox.

10. Last but not the least
Cam apps

So so so many apps here but one note worthy is
Camera fx. Has 360 odd photo filters.
others
Pixel o matic
Little photo
Cam dictionary (Works best for Mandarin to English and vise versa)

INSTAGRAM
CYMERA.
the list will go on

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