The following table compares general information for a number of popular document and file sharing/collaboration services.

NOTE: Comparison chart was created based on available information and features are subject to change.

	Google Documents docs.google.com	Dropbox dropbox.com	Zoho zoho.com	Box.net box.net	ThinkFree Online Office thinkfree.com
Document Editor Included		No
Types of Files Supported	doc, xls, ppt, pdf rtf, html, txt, odt, csv, ods and sxw	All file types	doc,docx,LaTeX,wpd, xls,xlsx,sxc,tsv, ppt, pptx, pdf rtf, html, txt, odt, csv, ods,pps,odp, sxi and sxw	doc, docx, wpd, xls,xlsx, ppt, pptx, pdf rtf, txt, odt, ods, odp, ai, psd,csv, html, jpeg, png, gif, swf, flv, mp3, tiff, bmp, css, java, php, sql, xml	Write, calc, show, html, note, doc, html, xml, text, rtf.
Pricing	Free w/ options to purchase Apps & Extra storage	Free Pro 50: $9.99/Mo Pro 100: $19.99/Mo Teams: $795/year	Free: Personal Use Standard: $3/user/mo Premium: $5/user/mo	Free: Personal Use Business: $15/user/mo Enterprise: Customizable	30-day free trial
Upload Limit per Account	Free: 1GB 20GB – $5/year up to 16TB – $4,096/year	Free: 2GB Pro 50: 50GB Pro 100: 100GB Teams: 350+ GB	1GB 500MB Add-Ons available for $10/mo	5GB More options with paid accounts	1GB
File Size Limit	Up to 10 GB	Desktop App: no limit Website: 300MB	5MB	25MB More options with paid accounts	10MB
Single / Multiple Document Uploading	Single, Multiple and Folder uploads	Single, Multiple and Folder uploads	Up to 5 documents per upload	Single file upload	Single, Multiple and Folder uploads
File Organization and Sorting Features	List & detail panes. Sort by collections, sharing, groups and filters.	Use folders to organize and sort files.	Use folders to organize and sort files.	Use folders to organize and sort files. Search by keywords.	Use folders to organize and sort files. Search by filters and tags
File Sharing Features	Private, By Invitation, Permission Based and Public viewing	Private, By Invitation, Permission Based and Public viewing	Private and Invitation Only	Private, By Invitation and Permission Based	Private, Permission Based and Public Viewing
Document History Features	Viewable history & roll back to any version	View and restore files from online account	Viewable history & revert to previous version	Version History only available with paid accounts	View and restore files from online account

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The good: it allows users to browse, view and share backed up files on the move at anytime.

The bad: you cannot edit anything. I can live with that. But what I could do was email the file to myself and edit it on the iPhone with the document editing app I have (DocsToGo), then email the edited file to someone, so at least that’s something.

It doesn’t support viewing all file types, so while I was able to listen to an MP3 audio, I wasn’t able to watch a video of any type or size. Not even a MOV video, even though I read somewhere that you can. Again, not a deal breaker for me.

So far that I see, it supports viewing of image files, all Office docs such as .doc, .docx, etc., txt files, pdf’s, presentations, spreadsheets, and probably several others. I was able to view a php file even after the app said it might not be able to display the file. I told it to “Try anyway” and it opened.

The ability to easily email any one of those files right from this app is AWESOME and makes this app completely worth downloading. Even if it could not open a file, the ability to email it was still available. I tried this with a zipped file and with a small video and it worked like a charm. A very cool feature!

Did I mention it’s free?

This could be the deciding factor for those who are trying to decide between Carbonite and other similar online backup solutions.

As long as you have one or more computers being backed up by Carbonite, you’ll be able to access the majority of those files. It keeps the folder structure in place, too. So if you’re like me (someone with a bazillion files in a multiple folders for organization), you’ll see your file folders all nice and orderly via the Carbonite iPhone app. This makes it easy to locate the file.

The Carbonite blog mentions the ability to access cached files offline or even without Wi-Fi or 3G connection, but I didn’t try that out. Sound nifty, though.

I don’t do much traveling, but I imagine this would be a crazy-awesome tool for people on the go.

See? I told you it was cool.

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Craig Cannings along with co-instructor Michelle Schoen had the opportunity to chat about the state of Virtual Events in 2010.

You can access this 18 minute interview as well as all the details on this new program by going to the below link.

PLUS, VAClassroom are offering a special course bundle package (Just for May) that includes both the Virtual Events Specialist Program as well as the new Camtasia Video Training for VA course together for one special price. Camtasia is the most widely used video and screencast production software on the web and will be a perfect compliment to your Virtual Events Training. Enroll today and receive two high calibre training programs at a $150 savings!

This special bundle offer will be available until the end of May 2010 so grab your seat now.

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