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  1. Originally posted by clover68:Job bonanza as hi-tech giant backed by U2 opens HQ here
    herald

    And now the company, which has been dubbed as 'the next Apple', said that it will create between 30 and 40 jobs in Ireland in the new year.

    jeez the unemployment problem in Ireland is gonna be solved

    no kidding...30 to 40?! that's a job bonanza?!
    And what do they mean exactly by next Apple?
  2. a little bit optimistic, isn't it?
  3. The article is not written very well, to be honest.

    I think when they said 30-40 new jobs, I think they mean 30-40 new positions that multiple people can fill.
    ie. a technician team of 4-5 people counting as one job.

    And when they talk about this being the next Apple, it seems like they refer to the way that Dropbox is essentially revolutionizing cloud storage. Obviously, cloud storage requires an internet connection, but having a folder on your desktop that will automatically sync the files within it to be sent to cloud storage is amazing. So I can move a bunch of files into the Dropbox folder offline and it'll automatically update my online storage once I've got access.
  4. will we automatically have a U2 folder when sign in?
  5. they could use it to cover U2 Ltd cash fall

    U2 firm needs elevation after €1.7m cash fall
    Irish Examiner
  6. ouch...
  7. Originally posted by ahn1991:The article is not written very well, to be honest.

    I think when they said 30-40 new jobs, I think they mean 30-40 new positions that multiple people can fill.
    ie. a technician team of 4-5 people counting as one job.

    And when they talk about this being the next Apple, it seems like they refer to the way that Dropbox is essentially revolutionizing cloud storage. Obviously, cloud storage requires an internet connection, but having a folder on your desktop that will automatically sync the files within it to be sent to cloud storage is amazing. So I can move a bunch of files into the Dropbox folder offline and it'll automatically update my online storage once I've got access.

    Dropbox is a great idea. When I first heard of it (before using it, obviously) I thought it was a strange idea, not being able to save your stuff locally. But then when you're able to access it anywhere with an internet connection, that's when it becomes something else.

    Then I also realised I'd been using cloud storage a lot longer than I thought - i.e. Savefile. Now who remembers that?
  8. but ... talking as almost ignorant .. is it that revolutionary idea? aren't there many online storage sites yet?

  9. that's what came to my mind too. But I believe Dropbox was the first or one of the first to successfully enable you to just copy your files to a folder on your computer and then access it anywhere you want. Other services before that had you uploading files to a webpage and they weren't as reliable.
    Nowadays there is iCloud, there is Google Drive, Microsoft's Skydrive...
  10. Dropbox is awesome. Period. /offtopic


  11. The idea of online storage isn't revolutionary. You are correct, there are several online storage sites.

    But what is revolutionary, at least in my mind, is the idea of having a folder on your desktop that your online storage will automatically sync up with. Instead of dealing with clunky uploading mechanisms, I can just drag and drop my files. I haven't tested this yet, but I think if you remove a file from the specific dropbox folder, you also remove it from cloud. This is as opposed to uploading sites where removal is more of a hassle.

    I know there are other cloud storage systems, such as Apple's, but those can only be accessed by specific devices (ie Apple devices). Dropbox is useable wherever there is an internet connection.
  12. ^ that.

    I use Dropbox on a daily basis and I couldn't love it anymore. You can also do specific folders to be shared only with one particular person, which is really useful.
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