I have three computers on which I need to keep a few gigs of files synchronized all the time. Rather than lug them around on a thumb drive (and you know what a pain that is), I use a free service called SugarSync.
Once installed, SugarSync automatically uploads your specified files to your password-protected sub-site of sugarsync.com (syntax is www.your-logon-name.sugarsync.com) and also downloads the files to your other computers where you set up the software. All your computers are sync'd at all times.
You can also install the software on your smartphone or tablet. This app lets you access a directory of your sync'ed files and download files to the device if you wish. You can email files from every device you have installed the software without regard to file-size limits; what you send in the email is a permalink to the file which the receiver uses to download it. You can do this directly from the web site, too. Here's an example - in Windows Explorer I right-clicked on a file and selected the SugarSync menu, then clicked on "Get Public Link." That yielded this permalink, which you can click on and download yourself (the file is PM's used car checklist): https://www.sugarsync.com/pf/D6661692_8692402_649070
You can also designate a whole folder to be shared.
And that's my tech tip for today. If you want to give it a try, just click here.
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