Best Add-ons For Personal Cloud Storage..!

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Cloud storage gives you anywhere access plus a secure space to store files. However, there are many useful add-ons and extensions available for the popular service providers -apart from adding specific functionality (like a music player), some can also make your life easier and make you more productive, explains Karan Bajaj

Dropbox

http:www dropbox com

SendtoDropbox..!

This handy little add-on is understandable by its name.

Using it, you can send files to your Dropbox via email. Sign up for the service, connect your Dropbox account and you will get a unique email id.

Whenever you want to send a file to your Dropbox storage, just email it to your unique email id and it will be uploaded and stored in the `Attachments' folder of your Dropbox.

Keep in mind that you can not share this `Attachment' folder with anyone else.

SupplyDrops..!

What do you do if you want to share or get a file from a computer or user that does not have Dropbox? You can login to your account on a browser and upload the file, but that requires you to share your username password or stay logged into your account on the browser till the transfer is finished.

SupplyDrops is a good solution.

Head to http:www.supplydrops.com,

connect your Dropbox account and then create a drop zone. You will get a unique link for each dropzone -share the link with the person you want and he she can use it to upload files to your Dropbox securely.

If required, you can even set up a passwordprotected dropzone. You are only limited by the free space available on your Dropbox to use the service.

Dropbox Automator..!

With Dropbox, you can also automate easy or boring tasks such as file conversions or transfers. The Dropbox Automator from Wappwolf lets you do all this and more. Head to http:wappwolf.comdropboxautomator -you will need to grant it permission to access your Dropbox account. Post that, you can connect other services to your account (Flickr, Evernote, Facebook etc.) and then create an `action' -for instance, convert to PDF.

Once you place a file inside that folder (from your computer or mobile device), the Automator will instantly convert it into a PDF and store it in the same folder. You can try out numerous actions for many common tasks that will improve your productivity.

DropTunes..!

If you have enough free space on your Dropbox storage, you can store your music on it and access it all on the move. Visit http:www.droptun.es and sign in with your Dropbox account to activate the service. Once done, you can access all your audio files using a web browser app and play them without transferring them to any device.

iPhoneiPad users can get the free DropTunes iOS app to stream the files directly to the device -it's a great way to solve problem of limited storage on devices.

Conflicted Copy Pro..!

If you use Dropbox with a team and work on the same document from different location, chances are you have encountered the issue of conflicted document copies. While the conflicted copies ensure that no data is lost, it also increases the workload in managing multiple copies. 

Using the free Conflicted Copy Pro software, you can now see if a document is already open on another location and avoid making another copy of the same file.

The software even shows that a copy is being used on the Dropbox webapp. Note that you must have the desktop app of Dropbox and Conflicted Copy Pro (http:www.conflictedcopypro.com) installed on all the computers where the documents are being accessed for it to function properly.

Google Drive

http:www.drive.google.com

VideoNot.es

As indicative from the name, this add-on lets you create and save video notes directly on your Google Drive. What makes it stand apart is that using the tool, you can add notes alongside a video. The video could be from YouTube, Vimeo, Coursera etc. You just need to inset the video URL in VideoNot.es interface and it will load the video.

On the right side is the notes column to add your notes -they are automatically synchronised with the video. You can click on any note to jump directly to the particular portion in the video for reference. All the notes are directly stored on your Google Drive and you can access or share them anytime.

UberConference..!

The free version of UberConference allows up to 10 callers to be on a conference call simultaneously with HD quality audio. Using their collaborative tool for Google Drive you can edit documents while doing an audio call -this makes it easier to collaborate on a document. You can spot errors, add notes and make corrections in real time.

UberConference also allows you to record these calls and download them for reference.

HelloSign..!

HelloSign integrates with your Google Drive storage and lets you digitally sign any document saved on the Drive. The initial setup takes some time to get permissions, integrate with your Google account and install the free Chrome extension.

Once done, you can directly open any document or photo from Google Drive in your browser window, insert your signature and then mail it directly. The free version restricts you to three documents per month, but you can buy a $15 per month subscription for unlimited documents. There are also free apps for iOS and Android available for HelloSign.

Save to Google Drive..!

This free extension from Chrome lets you save any image or link from a webpage directly to your Google Drive. It adds a button next to the Chrome address bar and also to the context right click menu. When you right click on any image, an option to save the link or the image directly to your Google Drive comes up.If you want to save text from a webpage, another free extension -Save Text to Google Drive, lets you save highlighted text along with relevant search tags directly to your Google Drive.

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