[mattyb]

Right I think that I can send invites, just signed up today. Setup no probs on my work machine (XP) and my iMac. I can see the files that I put in my Dropbox folder no probs.

First 5 to PM me with their email addresses get invites.

Edited : gotta save some invites for people not on this forum.

[SSharon]

and first 5 to PM/IM/email me also get an invite

update: 2 left!

[Sourbook]

Thanks mattyb.

I'll share the love and invite the first five PM's

[mdc]

Originally Posted by SSharon 

and first 5 to PM/IM/email me also get an invite

pm sent.
Thanks for offering invites. I'll do the same if I get into the beta.

Is it just me or does this feel like gmail all over again

[SSharon]

Originally Posted by mdc 

pm sent.
Thanks for offering invites. I'll do the same if I get into the beta.

Is it just me or does this feel like gmail all over again

done. and I sent one to you too cjrivera.

ahh gmail, how is it still in beta?

[mdc]

Thanks to SSharon, I have some invites to give out.
PM me and I'll invite.

[mattyb]

Just so people are aware :

While you own the content contained in Your Files, you hereby grant all other Dropbox users a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, perpetual and irrevocable right and license to use and exploit Your Files in your public folder. In addition, you hereby grant Dropbox users who have been given access to your shared folder a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, perpetual and irrevocable right and license to use and exploit Your Files in your shared folder.

I've created my own folder and will only use the Public folder for sending file links to people.

So far its working really well.

[Dakar the Fourth]

There's the catch besson was looking for.

[cjrivera]

Thanks SSharon

[moep]

BY UTILIZING THE SITE, CONTENT, SERVICES AND/OR YOUR FILES, YOU CONSENT TO ALLOW DROPBOX TO ACCESS YOUR COMPUTER AND/OR ANY FILES THAT ARE PLACED IN THE ‘MY DROPBOX,’AND/OR ‘DROPBOX’ FOLDERS

meh.

[mdc]

I'm liking the app but the menubar icon needs to be changed. I really don't like the colour icon up there.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by moep 

meh.

I'm not a lawyer, but that kind of clause might be necessary for them to be even allowed to handle your files. If they weren't allowed to access your files AT ALL, they could not make backup copies, move them to a bigger servers etc.

-t

[Mac User #001]

That bit posted by moep is kinda scary.

Like turtle said though, they probably have to put it there. I'm not worried. Nothing too important on my computer.

[Mac User #001]

Just testing out the thing

EDIT: Oh yeah, thats MS Word. I couldn't think of what else to use off hand. Could have done something better in Appleworks I suppose.

Oh, and I've got invites, all 10 of them, though I'm only ready to give out 7 as of now, as I may have some others I want to give out to.

PM me! And be sure to include your email address. (I forgot to the first time I PMed someone...)

[mdc]

I'd like a dashboard widget that would upload to your photos/public folder and then copy the URL to your clipboard.
That'd be handy.

[boy8cookie]

For those using it, how's the speed vs what connection you have?

[mattyb]

Large files take a while. I'm not finished doing a 350M avi that I put into the Dropbox folder 9 mins ago. About 80KB/s is the transfer reading that I'm getting.

EDIT : still not finished. Crossing the Atlantic *might* have something to do with it.

[Mac User #001]

On par. Slow Internet. It takes a fair amount of time to upload files. Ask those with better Internet for better results.

[Mac User #001]

Originally Posted by mattyb 

Large files take a while. I'm not finished doing a 350M avi that I put into the Dropbox folder 9 mins ago. About 80KB/s is the transfer reading that I'm getting.

Hmm... I was doing a 5MB file, took about 2 mins, and my transfer was reading 344 Kb/s.

[besson3c]

Most residential ISPs cap upload speeds very aggressively. This is one of the major problems with this whole network disk approach.

[Mac User #001]

Few things about it...

- It is a saint for image hosting.
- Restarted, it starts up quickly, but the icon in the sidebar took a long time to display. It was there, but only as a normal folder icon.
- If you have "Show icon preview" clicked in the View Options, the smaller icon embedded on each icon to tell you wether its uploading or is done does not show.

[iMOTOR]

Originally Posted by turtle777 

I'm not a lawyer, but that kind of clause might be necessary for them to be even allowed to handle your files. If they weren't allowed to access your files AT ALL, they could not make backup copies, move them to a bigger servers etc.

-t

Does .Mac use the same terminology in their EULA, I wonder?

[mattyb]

For a 0.6.231 version I think that its pretty good. I don't need no Imageshack or Photobucket anymore like 001 says. I really like the shared folders as well.

Lets hope that they don't get too many people too soon and die under the load.

I'd pay monthly depending on how much something like 50G would cost.

EDIT : it finally finished.

[mdc]

Now I just need to change the menubar icon and I'll be happy.

[- - e r i k - -]

Sorry moep, sent an invite request as soon as I saw your post without reading the rest of the thread. Damn my timezone!

[turtle777]

Ok, so got it installed.

How much space am I supposed to have ?

I got only 2 GB, I thought the Beta testers get 10 GB

-t

[boy8cookie]

more speed comments from those who have it please

thanks for those who did comment on it

[Laminar]

If anyone has spare invites piling up I'd be more than willing to take one...

[mdc]

Laminar, pm me your email address.

[turtle777]

Guys, please be aware that if you sent invite links, it will show the name you registered with.

You can always send invites to yourself, and then, once you receive the invite email, PM the invite link with the Beta code. That way, you can remain anonymous, if you wish

-t

[jonasmac]

Anyone else have a spare invite? I'm going on a trip tomorrow and I'd like to try this out. Thanks in advance!

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - 

Sorry moep, sent an invite request as soon as I saw your post without reading the rest of the thread. Damn my timezone!

Invite PMed.

-t

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by jonasmac 

Anyone else have a spare invite? I'm going on a trip tomorrow and I'd like to try this out. Thanks in advance!

Done.

-t

[- - e r i k - -]

Thanks turtle!

[Mac User #001]

Originally Posted by turtle777 

Ok, so got it installed.

How much space am I supposed to have ?

I got only 2 GB, I thought the Beta testers get 10 GB

-t

Nope, 2GB. I think the video shows 10GB, so that might be where you're getting that from.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by Mac User #001 

Nope, 2GB. I think the video shows 10GB, so that might be where you're getting that from.

I wonder if moep got 10GB, since he got the account from one of the developers

-t

[Mac User #001]

Originally Posted by mdc 

Now I just need to change the menubar icon and I'll be happy.

Wow. It sure does look a lot better on Leopard.

[Mac User #001]

Originally Posted by turtle777 

I wonder if moep got 10GB, since he got the account from one of the developers

-t

Better not have...

Originally Posted by Dropbox Blog

Our beta users currently get 2GB for free (and these will stay free through launch), but we plan to keep Dropbox free for everyone.

[Laminar]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

Heh, Tay Zonday.

I liked that. Also, this:

(hosted by DropBox...woo hoo)

Right now, after trying exactly one time, it seems that my "Dropbox" contextual menu is buried in the "More" contextual menu. Is there a way to make it not....there?

[turtle777]

I don't even have a context menu entry. Do I have to reboot ?

-t

[- - e r i k - -]

Originally Posted by mdc 

Now I just need to change the menubar icon and I'll be happy.

Care to share? I did a quick and dirty menu bar icon:

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/19955/DB%20menu.zip

[Mac User #001]

Originally Posted by turtle777 

I don't even have a context menu entry. Do I have to reboot ?

-t

I didn't have to.

Now I just realized I'm not getting Growl notifications...

It installed with Dropbox, right? Its in my Prefs now, but I don't have an app for it. Maybe I need to download it?

5 invites left by the way.

[- - e r i k - -]

Originally Posted by turtle777 

I don't even have a context menu entry. Do I have to reboot ?

-t

On Leopard it's under the More menu. It's also only active on actual Dropbox items.

[- - e r i k - -]

Not getting any Growl notifications either even though it installed itself in the Growl apps. Maybe it's only giving notifications for new and updated files from others?

[Mac User #001]

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - 

Not getting any Growl notifications either even though it installed itself in the Growl apps. Maybe it's only giving notifications for new and updated files from others?

Makes sense I suppose. You're going to know when you add your own files.

Upload speeds are better now. Must have just been with that one file.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - 

On Leopard it's under the More menu. It's also only active on actual Dropbox items.

Oh, I thought it was active on any Finder item, to copy or move stuff to the dropbox.

-t

[- - e r i k - -]

Interesting info:

Originally Posted by Dropbox

Eventually we'll be adding the feature to have Dropbox sync files from any folders you choose. That way, storing/backing up your files on Dropbox won't involve either moving or copying anything. :-)

[turtle777]

I think I'm clogging the servers right now, I created a 1 GB TrueCrypt file

-t

[SSharon]

Originally Posted by turtle777 

I wonder if moep got 10GB, since he got the account from one of the developers

-t

nah, I got it straight from one of the developers on IRC and I only have 2gb.

as for a speedtest it took me under 30 seconds to upload the 15.6mb disk image that dropbox comes in. I'm on verizon fios 10/2 I think. funny to think I used to have faster internet with cable (15/5).

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - - 

Interesting info:

If they can keep their promises, I'd be willing to pay for unlimited space, sort of like Mozy.

However, I'd like to see encryption support right out of the box.

-t