![]() ![]() This may work well if you just need to synchronize files from a single folder, such as a ‘public sharing’ folder which is separately managed from all your documents. Dropbox only allows you to sync one (1) specific folder. Between all these, SugarSync has one of the better synchronization capabilities. In this respect, Dropbox, SugarSync and Box.net has sync clients for your use. Worse still, you would also need to make sure you remember to upload new versions of the files you’ve updated on the desktop. Without a desktop sync client, you would need to manual upload any files you want to have access to. This is key criteria to choosing the right cloud storage solution. Thus, here I go selecting between Dropbox, SugarSync and box.net.Ģ. If you are looking to access these files from your iPhone, there’s also GoodReader for iPhone.Ĭonvinced? Great! Now, which one of the cloud storage servers should you choose then? In GoodReader for iPad‘s case, it supports the now defunct MobileMe iDisk, Dropbox, SugarSync, box.net and other WebDav, FTP and SFTP server. One of them is the ability to unzip files (wow!) and also zipping up multiple files and send them via email, all within GoodReader for iPad. But my tool of choice is GoodReader for iPad because it does a lot more than just viewing documents which I’ve come to find REALLY useful. If all you want is just to be able to download and view them using the internal document viewer, then yes, that works too. What about using the cloud storage’s own iPad app which are all free? Well, again, it depends what you are expecting from those apps. That last point is one of the main reason why I went and bought GoodReader for iPad and will be one of the main criteria for choosing which cloud storage servers to go with. It does all the fancy stuff you need a file viewer app to do, plus, with PDF, it even does things like annotations, signatures, drawing, and much more! Plus, it also supports lots of methods to grab files online such as from email servers, its built-in browser, ftp servers and best of all a good bunch of cloud storage servers. ![]() ![]() Seriously, this is the only file reader app you’d need. If you are looking for a file viewer app, seek no more and go ahead and purchase it now. I use GoodReader for iPad and it’s an awesome app. Easily accessible from your tablet or mobile device. Here’s a quick assessment that made me to choose SugarSync versus the rest.ġ. As you might have guessed from the article’s title, the solution that I found to fit my needs well was SugarSync. Cloud storage is definitely the solution forward, the question was then, which one and how you can use it seamlessly with your tablet, in my case, the iPad.Īs mentioned, there was a few options available for your cloud storage solution. Also, it would be one heck of a file management nightmare.īut wait, isn’t there one of those cloud storage solutions like iCloud, Dropbox, SugarSync, etc that you can use? And which one should you use? Just like you, I too wanted to find a solution to leave my notebook at home. It sure don’t make sense to copy all your files from your notebook to the iPad with one of those file reader app. Shucks indeed and there goes the idea of carrying just your iPad anywhere you go. That’s until you realize that you need that particular powerpoint file that you have on notebook and had not expected you’d need on the go. Going for meetings and conferences without the notebook would be a real godsend. So you thought. So you have a tablet like the iPad with you now and you figured that you can ditch that notebook of yours. ![]()
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