In April, Google announced the long-awaited Google Drive, which is an enhancement of Google Docs. Biggest change: similar to Dropbox, there is now a Google Drive application for desktop computers to "copy" the files to your desktop (although there are only links to the Google Docs). Instead of the 1 GB limit of Docs free storage, Drive allows 5 GB for free. Any document can be shared and can have a URL for hyperlinking from an ePortfolio (in Dropbox, documents with URLs need to be in the Public folder). GoogleDocs/Drive uses Collections which act like "tags" rather than folders... which means a document can be assigned to more than one collection (i.e., English and Portfolio).
Here are some interesting comparisons of the difference online storage services:
Here are some interesting comparisons of the difference online storage services:
- http://blog.gsmarena.com/cloud-storage-comparison-google-drive-vs-dropbox-vs-sugarsync-vs-skydrive-vs-box-net/
- http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/04/25/google-drive-vs-dropbox-cloud-syncing-showdown/
- http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/24/2954960/google-drive-dropbox-skydrive-sugarsync-cloud-storage-competition
- http://www.labnol.org/software/compare-google-drive-skydrive-dropbox/21214/
- http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505143_162-57420569/comparing-google-drive-skydrive-and-dropbox-storage/
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2012/apr/25/google-drive-cloud-storage-compared
- http://lifehacker.com/5904731/desktop-file-syncing-faceoff-dropbox-vs-google-drive
- http://gizmodo.com/5904739/google-drive-icloud-dropbox-and-more-compared-whats-the-best-cloud-option
- http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/dropbox-skydrive-google-drive-which-one-is-right-for-you/4918
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I still prefer Dropbox over Google Drive because of it's flexibility and storage it provides. Now, cubby has also participated in this race to provide cloud storage services. I wish we could enjoy the services and security of private cloud at the price tag of public cloud.
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