Remember the days of having engineering data books for all kinds of devices. I had a bookshelf full of books for processors, companion devices, and specifications. Semiconductor device manufacturers would publish and send books for distribution to our engineering teams along with application notes.
I recently reorganized my electronic "bookshelf" of data books, data sheets, and specifications. I decided to use my free 50GB box.com account to maintain synchronization with a folder on my desktop. This has worked out better than I imagined it would. I found that renaming the files using the box.com interface is actually quite nice. I've had this box.com account sitting there for several years and really never used it. I always imagined them having some fiscal issue and closing down like ubuntuone did. Granted, I did not lose anything when ubuntuone dissolved. I simply made sure everything was on my local filesystem at the time of termination. I'm also apprehensive about the type of data that I put on such a remote site. I refrain from putting any personal or financial information on such a site. Files related to devices or areas of engineering are perfect to put on such a site. Really, if it gets compromised or somebody downloads the ARM instruction set... Would it really even matter?
I had Sparkleshare running at some point in the past on my Linux server. I really did not spend much time organizing my files back then. I think using box.com is definitely easier to manage and organize things.
Conclusion: I'd recommend using box.com to act as your virtual bookshelf. It will allow you to quickly organize your files and rename them nicely with very little time and effort.
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