The Dropbox Dropquest

I have recently converted to using Dropbox for all of my important files. If you are not using Dropbox, you should sign up here. We'll both get extra space if you sign up using my link. Dropbox is a great system to use for backing up your files because it gives you automatic backing up and file versioning. The best two things about it are that it is free and easy to use. When using it, you're covered if your hard drive crashes, you lose your laptop, or you didn't realize you erased half of that paper you were working on and saved it. I haven't been able to find a backup solution that I'm happy with until now. I plan to write more about how I use Dropbox later.

The reason I'm mentioning Dropbox today is that I just completed their Dropquest. Completing the quest gave me an extra 1GB of space with which to sync my files. Also, it was fun. You can start your Dropquest after signing up. There are some basic hints available if you get stuck. There are also hints that are a little more revealing. And, since this is the internet, you can cheat your way through. What fun would that be though? The quest must be completed before 2011-01-29 to get the bonus space in your account.