In essence, it is a shared networked folder that lives on the desktop of your computer. Like YouSendIt, DropBox’s concept is terribly simple. One of my new favorite services, DropBox, has eliminated my need for carrying flash drives back and forth to work and has greatly simplified working with offsite designers when sharing large numbers of files. I use their free desktop application, YouSendIt Express, which lets me drag and drop files and which remembers previous email recipients. You can upload files via their website, but there are also plug-ins that allow you to upload from Outlook, Acrobat and MS Office. Monthly subscriptions and corporate suites are available, but I just use their free plan with gives me a file maximum of 100MB and the ability to only send one file at a time. The service is fast, secure and comes with loads of options and features. The service then sends an email to your recipient(s) with a link for them to download the file anytime they like. Select a file on your own computer, tell YouSendIt who you want to receive it, and then upload it to YouSendIt’s website. There are hundreds of solutions for transferring large files back and forth between colleagues and clients including ftp sites and custom file server solutions, but here are my two favorites that I use almost daily… And many will not give you a bounce back message indicating your file never made it to your recipient. Most corporate email systems impose a 5MB limit on attachments. It’s always a good idea to keep files as small as possible without sacrificing image quality (there’s no need to use 300dpi print-ready imagery in on screen presentations), but more often than not, presentations simply exceed the size limits imposed by many email systems.
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