Storage Wars! Dropbox Vs. Google Drive
Google recently released their newest product, Google Drive. Which is very similar to Dropbox, Too Similar. So I’m here to show you which one is better.
Round 1 – Paid Storage Costs
Dropbox currently offers:
| Storage | Monthly Rate |
| 50 GB | $9.99 |
| 100 GB | $19.99 |
| +200GB | $200 |
| 1 TB | $795(per year) |
However Google Drive Offers:
| Storage | Monthly Rate |
| 25 GB | $2.49 |
| 100 GB | $4.99 |
| 200 GB | $9.99 |
| 400 GB | $19.99 |
| 1 TB | $49.99 |
| 2 TB | $99.99 |
| 4 TB | $199.99 |
| 8 TB | $399.99 |
| 16 TB | $799.99 |
Google Drive gives you much more flexibility at a cheaper rate, So for this round Google Drive wins.
Round 2 – Free Storage
| Dropbox | Google Drive |
| 2GB* | 5GB |
*Dropbox provides users with 2 GB of free storage space just for signing up. Users can get more by referring friends to the service, 500MB per referral, up to a limit of 16 GB.
The winner of this round is Google Drive since you don’t have to do anything to receive your FREE storage. So so far
Round 3 – Access to your storage
Google Drive is available on Android, Mac OS X, and Windows. iOS apps are on the way.
Dropbox is available for iOS, Blackberry, Android, Mac OS X, Linux, and Windows.
So Dropbox wins this round!
Round 4 – Searching for you data
Google is know for search. It uses that expert knowledge in Google Drive and it shows. Search is simple, easy, and quick because the search bar is always with you. Google Drive can even recognize objects in your images and text in scanned documents.
Navigating away from the Dropbox home page takes the search bar away and you have to go back home to find it. Search is not inscribed into every page of Dropbox.
So The search giant, Google wins again.
Round 5 – Security
Making sure your files are secure and not susceptible to unwanted access is very important.
Dropbox enlists bank-level security for your files. Its site says, “Your files are actually safer while stored in your Dropbox than on your computer in some cases.”
Google Drive links directly to your existing Google Account, allowing you to enable two-step authentication and the security features you may already be familiar with. Two-step authentication gives you an added layer because even if someone has your username and password, they still will not be able to access your files.
If someone wants to access your Dropbox account, they just need your username and password. So Google Drive wins once again.
Round 6 – Deleted Files
What happens if you delete an item by mistake? Dropbox keeps a one-month history of your work. Any changes can be undone, so files can be restored after deletion, Which is a great lifesaver. Google Drive tracks every change you make. When you hit the save button, a new revision is saved. You can look back as far as 30 days automatically, or choose a revision to save forever.
Google Drive is a better choice, the saving forever option is awesome because it’s… forever(Hopefully =D).
Round 7 – Offline Availability
As long as you have the Dropbox app installed on your computer, files can be accessed when offline from the folder that lives on your desktop. You always have your files, whether or not you have a connection without having to do anything.
Google Drive works the same way, so this one is a tie.
Round 8 – Syncin’
When adding a file to your Dropbox from your computer it’s as simple as dragging and dropping. One Dropbox issue is when syncing, the original file is removed from your computer’s hard drive and is only accessible in Dropbox.
When you upload a document to Google Drive it gives you the option to convert that file to Google Docs for easy sharing and collaboration. The process is simple and fast. In addition, the ability to open over 30 file types right in your browser. Simply Amazing.
Google Drive wins Again.
Round 9 – Sharing
Google Drive allows you to create a document and work on it at the same time with a colleague. You choose who has access and who can edit or make changes. The changes then appear instantly so everyone can stay in sync.
Dropbox prides itself on simplicity. Instead of just inviting someone to change a document you can invite someone to view a folder and all of its contents. Dropbox says, “it’s as if the folder is saved directly to the other person’s computer.” Dropbox wins in this round
Round 10 – Support
Google Drive gives links to many FAQs however there isn’t any forums or any “live” help . If you have a specific issue, then you may be out of luck. Dropbox support includes, a detailed tour of the entire product, community forums, and the ability to submit a help request where the support team will get back to you on your problem.
The ability to receive a response from a real person is much better.So again Dropbox wins again.
Results
It was a great fight. Dropbox offers some excellent features and benefits that really make the App stand out. Its ability to be accessed from virtually every mobile and desktop platform is crucial. Many people will still favor Dropbox, since they’re solely a storage company.
Google Drive is declared the winner. Google’s flexible storage plans, deep search integration, security, and ability to open more than 30 different file formats from a web browser helped them secure the title.
Ending Scoreboard:
Google Drive: 7
Dropbox: 4
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[Nonsense] Apple Rejects Apps Using Dropbox
Apple has taken obsess with their rules a bit too far this time. Apple is now rejecting that use Dropbox as a service because in some circumstances a user may be able to “purchase” storage with Dropbox through the app and bypass the In-App Purchase model.
Most apps rejected are given the following reason:
“Reason for rejection is the fact that if the user does not have Dropbox application installed then the linking authorization is done through Safari (as per latest SDK).
Once the user is in Safari it is possible for the user to click “Desktop version” and navigate to a place on Dropbox site where it is possible to purchase additional space.”
You know all those crappy apps that got on the AppStore due to lazy people in the review process? Well here’s the complete opposite, they took their time to dig through the app beyond where a normal user would care to go, just to find something wrong.
Dropbox has released an SDK update to help deal with this current dilemma, but Apple has already shown what kind of game they want to play.
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Review: ToldU Football
Hey guys, today we are reviewing a fun new application called ToldU Football. Since the Superbowl is tomorrow, we thought that we should help you guys have even more fun than you’d already be having tomorrow! So how can we do that? By helping you rub it in your friend’s faces by flexing your football know how muscles. ToldU Football allows you to predict the next play during live football games and compete against your friends to see who knows more about their team.
Basically, how it works, is you log into the application by making a free account or by using Facebook, then going into the games list, then you select your “risk”, and then you select what you think the next play will be. If you are right, you get more points, after the game’s over, see how your friends did and earn ultimate bragging rights.
You can choose from a lot of various options for the next play, with options including, but definitely not limited to:
* Pass or Rush?
* Will they convert for a 1st down?
* Completion or incomplete?
* How many yards will he gain?
For a lot of people the only reason they watch the Super Bowl is the commercials. Now you can make the game a lot more interesting. So go ahead and download ToldU Football today, it’s available free for a limited time, and is a must have for tomorrow’s Giants vs. Patriots game.
Have fun!
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LEI Mobile 6.0.1 Now Available!
Hey guys, we would like to let you know that we are releasing our first update to LEI Mobile 6 today. We released LEI Mobile 6 and already had it’s first update ready to be sent for approval and it is now live on the App Store! Go download it, it’s a free update and it fixes a lot of various bugs and also improves performance and overall stability.
Here is the full change log:
* Fixes a critical bug that, in rare instances, could crash the application.
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Simple Mobile iPhone MMS Settings For iOS 5
These are the settings you need to get MMS working on your iPhone running iOS 5.0 and above. There are 2 ways to get MMS working on your Simple Mobile iPhone. The first requires you to jailbreak. This is the easiest way.
1. Add our Cydia repo to find the iPhone MMS Fix for Simple Mobile.
Our Repo is http://beta.leimobile.com/repo/
Once you install the fix you will need to reboot your phone and go into settings->general->network and make sure the APN is correct.
The settings should look like this:
Apn: simple
Mmsc: http://smpl.mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
Mms proxy: 216.155.165.050
Mms max: 1048576
Mms ua prof URL: http://www.apple.com/mms/uaprof.rdf
If you are using the $40 TalkTextILD plan, you cannot use MMS as a data plan is required. When your current plan expires, upgrade your plan to one of the data capable plans – 50MB or 150MB – that Simple Mobile offers.
2. If you are unable to jailbreak and/or have a factory unlocked iPhone you can use iBackupBot which allows you to modify files on your iPhone without jailbreaking.
1. First things first. Make a full backup of your iPhone in iTunes.
2. Download the program iBackupBot. Make sure to select Mac or Windows. You may use the free trial, but it is best to purchase!
3. Launch iBackupBot and just hit OK to all of the messages that may pop up. It may take a while to load all the device information if you have multiple backups saved on your computer.
4. Once loaded you will want to find your most recent backup on the left had side and select it.
5. Next you will see a list of files show up in the righthand box. Scroll down until you see Library/Preferences/com.apple.mms_override.plist.
6. Double click on the mms override.plist and it will pop up a box to edit the file.
7. Download this com.apple.mms_override.plist and paste the contents into the box or manually write it out. It should looks similar to the picture below which is for T-Mobile. Simple Mobile’s will look a bit different. The MMSC string should be http://smpl.mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc
8. Now put a checkmark in the box next to Library/Preferences/com.apple.mms_override.plist and then click on File at the top and select restore.
9. iBackupBot will restore this new edited file onto your iPhone.
10. I will make a video Tutorial soon.
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