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Configure Dropbox in RHEL/Centos/Fedora and File Upload From Linux To Dropbox

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Jay

Dropbox is a free file hosting service operated by Dropbox, Inc. that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos

from anywhere and share them easily. Dropbox allows users to create a special folder on their computers, which Dropbox then synchronizes so that it appears to be the same folder (with the same contents) regardless of which computer is used to view it. Files placed in this folder also are accessible through a website and mobile phone applications.

Follow the below steps to configure Dropbox:

Step:1 Create an account on www.dropbox.com

Step:2 Login your Linux System

Step:3 we need to install dependency packages

# yum install curl bash

Step:4 Now go to /tmp directory and download dropbox up loader script and give appropriate permission to run script

test@localhost:~$ cd /tmp
test@localhost:~$ wget https://raw.github.com/andreafabrizi/DropboxUploader/master/dropbox_uploader.sh
test@localhost:~$ sudo cp dropbox_uploader.sh /usr/local/bin/droptobox
test@localhost:~$ sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/droptobox

Step:5 Now you can run the program anywhere from the terminal by running droptobox command

test:~$ droptobox

Here will ask you for the “App Key and App secret”,
Then create it from the Dropbox web and copy below url and paste in browser
# https://www.dropbox.com/developers/apps
Here we click “app” button and create an app. Give “Full Access” while filling the App details.
It will display an “App Key” and “App Secret” after successful creation.
Copy both App key and App Secret key and go to terminal and paste and give “f” in the access option.
# App key: xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
# App secret: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
# Access level you have chosen, App folder or Full Dropbox [a/f]: f
Then it will display a Link, Copy and paste it on the web browser and Allow the API access.

How to upload file from Linux terminal to dropbox:

Here we can use ” /usr/local/bin/droptobox ” or ” droptobox ”
## List Directory
# /usr/local/bin/droptobox list
## Upload a file to drop box
# droptobox upload file1
## Upload the files to your drop box /Test directory
# droptobox file1 Test/file1
## Delete a file “file1″ in “Test” directory in dropbox
# droptobox delete Test/file1
## Download a file “file1″ in “Test” directory in dropbox
# droptobox download Test/file1

See also : Andolasoft launches “Patia” – Free App to Find your file in Dropbox & Google Drive

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Andolasoft launches “Patia” – Free App to Find your file in Dropbox & Google Drive

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Jay

Now-a-days usage of cloud storage services like Google Drive, Dropbox are very popular. In general it is too hard to find a specific file from large heap of files in these cloud storages. We at Andolasoft released of a new FREE app named Patia to make your life easy.

Patia is designed to help you search Google Drive and Dropbox to find the shared files and documents from cloud storage without having to check them individually.

How does Patia work?

With Patia, you can type a keyword in the search bar and it will scan your Google Drive and Dropbox account for relevant files using the search term.

Setting Up Patia

To set-up Patia, you just need to run GetPatia.com in your browser.

Just tap into the ‘Signup’ link and it requires only email address and password.

Setting Up Patia

To set-up Patia, you just need to run GetPatia.com in your browser.

Just tap into the ‘Signup’ link and it requires only email address and password.

Once you are linked with your accounts, simply click on the search bar and enter what you are searching for. Patia will quickly scan the integrated accounts to find the items matching the term you entered.

You can narrow down your search by selecting specific options.
For example, if you would like to search a file from the Google Drive then just select the “Google Drive” button and start search.

If you would like to disconnect the Google Drive from Patia, then simply click on ‘Unlink Google Drive’ under Setting menu. It will unlink your Google Drive account. Do the same for Dropbox to unlink from Patia.

Patia requires no installation and you can access it using your Smartphone or Tablet on the go.

Check out some of our free apps and free responsive web templates.

If you have any questions/comments we will be happy to get them in the comments section.

Orangescrum Premium Plan is Live Today!

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Jay

We are excited to announce that the Orangescrum Premium Plan is gone LIVE today. The beta testing is over successfully. Today, Orangescrum is open for individuals, small businesses and enterprises. It’s an efficient Project Collaboration Tool that gives you full visibility and control over your projects. It is an agile project management tool for perfect team collaboration, project tracking, document sharing and a discussion board for the team.

Inside Orangescrum:

Orangescrum offers all the basic features you need to smooth running of your project.

Here are some key highlights of Orangescrum:

Create/Assign/Track Tasks
Project & Team Collaboration
Secured File sharing using Google Drive and DropBox
Get conversations under single thread
Faster communication with Email Notification
Create & Track Milestones
Respond via email/mobile
Observe activities on a single page
Can be used as a Bug/Issue Tracker/Ticketing system

Pricing:

Orangescrum pricing is simple and flexible; pay-as-you-go and no long term obligations.
Orangescrum is available rightaway in Basic, Premium and Enterprise Editions. For more information visit Orangescrum at,

http://www.orangescrum.com/pricing

Top 10 simple tools you should know for working with remote team

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Jay

There has been a sharp increase in Remote Development team in different parts of world, who provide product development, support and maintenance services.

Looking into current demand for skilled pool of Dedicated Developers, it is efficient to hire skilled developers and designers who are located at remote locations and use the right tools to chat, video conference, share screen and keep all the tasks in single place to develop your product efficiently and cost-effectively.

Here are the 10 must have tools to set up a virtual office and work with your remote team:

1. Skype:

Skype is a voice and text based Instant messaging system that works on the VOIP technology. If you have a microphone and speaker, you can make phone free calls from your computer to other people on Skype and make cheaper calls to landlines and cell phones. Other features include instant messaging, file transfer, video conferencing and screen sharing. Skype also has an Internet connection box that lets you convert your regular telephone to use the internet for telephone service.

2. Google+ Hangouts:

It is a free video chat service that offers both ‘one-on-one’ and group chats with up to ten people at a time. It focuses more on “face-to-face-to-face” group interaction as opposed to one-on-one video chats, and makes use of sophisticated technology to seamlessly switch the focus to the person currently chatting. It provides a ‘Hangouts on Air’ to broadcast live video conversation which are accessible to anyone with web browser.

3. join.me

join.me is a free one click screen sharing and conferencing tool. Just download the app, run and share the URL and you’ve got instant screen sharing along with text chat, voice conferencing as well as mouse sharing (if you allow it). You can also voice chat while watching the demonstration on the shared screen and even share files.

4. Cisco WebEx:

It is an on demand collaboration, web conferencing, online meeting and video conferencing app. It is a full-fledged service that offers Screen sharing, audio and video recording, meeting scheduling and future event scheduling tools for both presenters and participants.

5. Orangescrum:

There are numerous project collaboration tools available. However, we used Orangescrum which is developed by our development team. It is a project collaboration tool for project handling and effective communication between the developers and customers. It facilitates file attachments of any size and format; assigning tasks to a group. Set e-mail alerts as well as prioritize and target them to the concerned team members. It has got everything that a project collaboration tool demands.

6. Google Docs:

Google Docs is a free web based application in which documents and spreadsheets can be created, edited at the real time. Files can be accessed remotely form any PC with an internet connection and a Web browser. Users can import and edit docs and spreadsheets in various fonts, formats, formulas, lists, tables and images. Multiple users can work together in real time from remote locations.

7. DropBox:

DropBox is a personal cloud storage service which is used for file sharing and collaboration. It automatically updates the file changes across multiple devices which can be accessed from the DropBox repository. It can also be used with Android, iOS and windows mobile devices. Along with file sharing it also offers file versioning which are saved automatically.

8. Google Calendar:

Google Calendar app facilitates users to create private and public calendars. It store the calendars within its own servers hence, can be accessed from anywhere through a Web browser. This is probably the best app for scheduling and managing your events and meetings.

9. Sqwiggle:

Sqwiggle is browser-based group video chat service. They also have a stand-alone client for OS-X. According to TechCrunch- “It’s got the office-like immediacy that Skype lacks, but without the noise of a Google Hangout”

10. HipChat:

HipChat is a private chat and instant messaging service that allows users to create and join chat rooms and send one-on-one messages with other users. Other primary features include searchable chat history, sharing images, uploading files and also SMS messaging for one-to-one conversation.