Dropbox

My favorite cloud based storage service, Dropbox, is giving up to 16 GB of storage away to users who refer Dropbox to their friends.

If you aren’t familiar with Dropbox, think of it as a FREE 2GB USB drive that exists within “the cloud”, or, up on the internet, and can be accessed from pretty much any computer, tablet, or, smartphone (including BlackBerry devices) that can connect to the internet.

Personally I think that Dropbox, in a lot of ways, is better than a USB Drive, because you don’t have to remember to carry it around with you and Dropbox always provides you with the most up to date copy of your files as it constantly remains synced regardless of where you use it.

A standard Dropbox account gives you 2 GB of free cloud based storage, but, you can increase it by 16 GB in 500 MB chunks simply by referring your friends to a free Dropbox account.

If you already have a Dropbox account refer a few friends to increase your amount of storage.  If you don’t have a Dropbox account, sign up for one here, then refer a few of your friends to increase your amount of free storage.

We just got word that Dropbox for BlackBerry has been updated to beta 5 and 1000 test slots have been opened into the closed beta.  Dropbox is a cloud based file synchronization service that allows you to keep files synchronized between computers, the web, and various smartphones.

A post over on the Dropbox forums letting beta testers know that Dropbox for BlackBerry beta 5 is now available and that 1000 new test slots have been opened went up about 8 hours before this post, so, act fast if you want to try to get in.  I just got into the beta at about 10:30 a.m. EST, but, have no idea how many slots are left.

Even if you can’t get into the Dropbox for Blackberry beta, I highly recommend Dropbox to anyone that may ever need to access files on more than one computer.  You must  have a Dropbox account before you can get into the Dropbox for BlackBerry beta, so, why not give it a shot.  Dropbox is free, so, you definitely can’t beat the price.

Dropbox, a file synchronization and sharing application that allows you to install on multiple computers and many smartphones, has gone into a limited beta on the BlackBerry.  Unfortunately, the Dropbox for BlackBerry beta is currently closed to new participants, however, I am hoping that they open it up to more beta tester or that the software is soon to be released to the masses.

I personally use Dropbox and am pleased and excited that Dropbox for BlackBerry is on the horizon.  It is currently installed on every one of my computers and my Droid Incredible.  Even the the Dropbox for BlackBerry beta is currently closed, I recommend that anyone who doesn’t already use Dropbox, give Dropbox a try.

Sign up for a Free Dropbox account