hey...
just thought i'd share about this phenomenal tool i've been working with for the last coouple of years... it's called "DropBox"...
whut?
yep! - think of having a folder in your PC that is continuosly sync'd with others! it's really something - and has saved my behind on more than one occasion, as it constantly bbacks up any changes you make to files in that folder
it's a real hoot for collaborating on projects as well... a LOT more user-friendly than GIT or SVN... it integrates to windows explorer in a way you don't even notice it's there :thumbup:
i think this is really cool for addon devs working together on a project...
i found today it works best if you create NTFS symbolic links to your project's folder inside the Dropbox folder - then you don't even have to move the files...
for those who don't know, "symbolic links" are a somewhat hidden, yet VERY awesome feature of windows Vista and newer.... they can only be created via cmd, and they work like "shortcuts on steroids" (it's like a wormhole from a folder to another)
this and dropbox make for a killer combination... now i have my addon project folders (which are inside my orbiter dir) constantly backed up and sync'd to my work rig and laptop...
without the linking thing, i'd have to place my whole orbiter install inside the dropbox... which, obviously, would quickly overrun the 2GB limit for the free version...
but creating a link enables a folder to effectivelly exist in two locations at the same time - so now i can have only the needed files placed in the dropbox, whislt keeping the file structure unchanged for Orbiter
here's where you can get your Dropbox
and here's info on [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS_symbolic_link"]how to create NTFS links[/ame]
just thought i'd share... it really helps and makes life easier
just thought i'd share about this phenomenal tool i've been working with for the last coouple of years... it's called "DropBox"...
whut?
yep! - think of having a folder in your PC that is continuosly sync'd with others! it's really something - and has saved my behind on more than one occasion, as it constantly bbacks up any changes you make to files in that folder
it's a real hoot for collaborating on projects as well... a LOT more user-friendly than GIT or SVN... it integrates to windows explorer in a way you don't even notice it's there :thumbup:
i think this is really cool for addon devs working together on a project...
i found today it works best if you create NTFS symbolic links to your project's folder inside the Dropbox folder - then you don't even have to move the files...
for those who don't know, "symbolic links" are a somewhat hidden, yet VERY awesome feature of windows Vista and newer.... they can only be created via cmd, and they work like "shortcuts on steroids" (it's like a wormhole from a folder to another)
this and dropbox make for a killer combination... now i have my addon project folders (which are inside my orbiter dir) constantly backed up and sync'd to my work rig and laptop...
without the linking thing, i'd have to place my whole orbiter install inside the dropbox... which, obviously, would quickly overrun the 2GB limit for the free version...
but creating a link enables a folder to effectivelly exist in two locations at the same time - so now i can have only the needed files placed in the dropbox, whislt keeping the file structure unchanged for Orbiter
here's where you can get your Dropbox
and here's info on [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS_symbolic_link"]how to create NTFS links[/ame]
just thought i'd share... it really helps and makes life easier
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