It is so easy to email files but most email has low limits making it somewhat cumbersome. Even Google caps out at about 25 mb. There have been countless times when I have been able to give someone a link to my public Dropbox folder and get files but not get them back easily. Now I have found a really easy way to have anyone upload 75-100mb worth of files direct to my Dropbox. Not only that it is as easy as sending an email. All of this is done with AirDropper.

Email Files Directly to Dropbox

Couldn’t be easier to sign up and start. You sign in using Dropbox. Fill out your email address,  their email address (or addresses if you want to send request to multiple people), name the request and 180 characters so people will know what you are asking for, then click send. They get the request with your name on it, upload the files and send them over.

Send Files Direct to Dropbox with AirDropper

Security an Added Bonus

An added bonus to the everything is that the files are secure during transfer. In the words of AirDropper, “AirDropper uses industry standard SSL encryption at each stage of a request, both while you’re making a request and while the file travels from the sender’s computer to your Dropbox. We do not store any files sent through AirDropper.” Such a deal especially since it is all for free!

Tweet All About It

Sounds pretty good, eh? Go ahead and Tweet this post around and get everyone enjoying the benefits of AirDropper. Another quick and easy way to manage your Dropbox files. Have comments, add them below.

The Chrome Web Store has quietly been serving up iPhone like apps to anyone with a Chrome browser for awhile now. For some the realization that a browser can do more than just display websites may come as a shock. For others it may be hard to stifle a yawn yet what the Chrome Web Store offers is part of the future.

Chrome Web Store Apps

Netbooks or a Tablet in Everyone’s Future

Netbooks and tablets are in everyone’s future because the future is towards a more agile and mobile device than the laptop. For many, devices such as an iPhone are too small for practical work. Since netbooks and tablets alleviate this worry they are a good choice but have to work with less processing power than a laptop. Google gets around this by offering everything in the cloud. Why work with a local application on your hard drive when you could work with one in your browser that is not only better but usually cheaper and sometimes free? Welcome to Google’s Web Store…

Great Web Store Applications to Get Started On

Here are some great Web Store Applications to get started on…

1. Box.net. Similar to Dropbox only with over double the storage. Five gigs of storage that you can access from any device you own.
2. Aviary Image Editor. Many don’t have access to Photoshop and now you don’t need to. Aviary offers a free photo editor within the browser that can do quite a bit more than just touch up a photo. If you are just looking for a solid basic editor you can also try using Picnik Photo Editor. Use either the next time you need to quickly edit a photo for the web.
3. Don’t have Word but want to create a Word document? Try out Office Web Apps and create Word, Excel, PowerPoint or OneNote documents. Not only that but get 25 gigs (not two, not five, twenty-five) of storage to use in the cloud. Of course you need a Live account with Microsoft but all of it is free so why not?
4. To make using any of these apps more enjoyable you need some music. Grooveshark is a great app to use or you can just go directly to the Grooveshark website. Put in an artist, choose some songs and start listening.
5. If you write at all and are into a very focused and non-distracting environment than Write Space is free and easy to use.
6. Need to capture a screen shot? Try using Awesome Screen Shot, really easy to use and offers additional items manipulation features.

Apps Provide Exposure

As time moves on I would expect to see more variety brought to the Chrome Web Store. Of course the advantage of being in any app store is exposure. However, as Copyblogger pointed out in a recent podcast, an app should do more than what functionality a user can find on the site already. For example, Grooveshark is great but you could just go directly to their site for the same experience. To get people talking about and sharing the app they should add some additional feature to it.

Comments?

What is your own experience with the Chrome Web Store? Share in the comments below.