Dropbox and automatic downloads

thightower

Hi NovaScotian,



This post is particularly for you (as well as any others) in the old forum you submitted a topic about having DB do downloads so they are at home when you get there etc.



I thought I would take a moment to tell you about simplenote and MobileDL. MD reads from your simplenote files and if it detects a url in a certain file it downloads it. I have been playing with it for a couple of weeks now and it works really well. I also use NotationalVelocity as my desktop client for the simplenote access. Simplenote also has there own iOS app.



I cant remember for sure if the article you posted used these things but thought I would take the time to say this is what I am using. Currently when I notice a new update to Dropbox's beta, I add it to the special simplenote note and its waiting on my imac when I get home, I don't have to wast time searching for downloads and all.



Thing needed



Simplenote [url="http://simplenoteapp.com/"]http://simplenoteapp.com/[/url] (Create notes from the iphone also 1/2 of the backbone of the whole process)



NotationalVelocity [url="http://notational.net/"]http://notational.net/[/url] (A big plus for me and create notes from the mac)



MobileDL [url="http://scottjacksonx.github.com/MobileDL/"]http://scottjacksonx...b.com/MobileDL/[/url] (it will do the downloading)



Dropbox (of course) [url="http://dropbox.com"]http://dropbox.com[/url] (the other 1/2 of the backbone)







Edit : Manually copied and reposted from the old GS forums <img src='http://forum.agile.ws/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=';)' />

Tonka

[quote name='thightower' timestamp='1281239377' post='7919']

NotationalVelocity http://notational.net/ (the reason I mention them is you can store the database on dropbox itself. A big plus for me and create notes from the mac)

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[url="http://wiki.github.com/scrod/nv/faq-synchronization"]This FAQ page[/url] linked from their site advises against the Dropbox setup that you seem to be suggesting people use.

maelcum

[quote name='thightower' timestamp='1281239377' post='7919']

MobileDL [url="http://scottjacksonx.github.com/Mobil..."]http://scottjacksonx...ub.com/Mobil...[/url] (it will do the downloading)

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I think the board killed some of the link. Should be [url="http://scottjacksonx.github.com/MobileDL/"]http://scottjacksonx.github.com/MobileDL/[/url]





Thanks thightower!

thightower

[quote name='Tonka' timestamp='1281660267' post='8558']

[url="http://wiki.github.com/scrod/nv/faq-synchronization"]This FAQ page[/url] linked from their site advises against the Dropbox setup that you seem to be suggesting people use.

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My use of dropbox is mainly just because I can it is really not needed for the process. ** Unless you have MobileDL to place the downloaded file inside Dropbox that way you can cover multiple macs and only have 1 copy of MobileDL running **



I am not suggeting you use it just mentioning my setup. I have not had any errors with db and notational. I also have not had any problems with the data replication issue the faq mentions.

thightower

[quote name='thightower' timestamp='1281978803' post='8899']

My use of dropbox is mainly just because I can it is really not needed for the process. I am not suggeting you use it just mentioning my setup. I have not had any errors with db and notational. I also have not had any problems with the data replication issue the faq mentions.

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Notational is mainly so you can create notes on the mac when your iphone is not practicle etc. If you dont like living on the experimental side leave off the dropbox sync portion of notational's database. <img src='http://forum.agile.ws/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />

thightower

[quote name='maelcum' timestamp='1281951798' post='8873']

I think the board killed some of the link. Should be [url="http://scottjacksonx.github.com/MobileDL/"]http://scottjacksonx...b.com/MobileDL/[/url]





Thanks thightower!

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Thanks maelcum the board must have clipped it. Ill fix it later tonight as im on the old iphone at the moment.



Fixed link

khad

Very cool. I'll have to play with this. Reminds me a bit of using Transmission's remote interface to kickstart BitTorrent downloads when I am out of the house. Thanks, Tommy.

The Doctor

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