Dropbox [link] is a highly recommended service that lets you share large files amongst different groups and machines that I’ve written about before [here].  MobileMe is a very not-free service that provides marginal utility for Mac users.

If you’re like me, the only reason to use MobileMe on a daily basis is to keep my machines in sync.  So if there was a technique to use DropBox rather than MobileMe to handle all that syncing of data, wouldn’t we all just drop MobileMe in a heartbeat?  I know I would.

Well, so far, I’ve managed to replace the syncing for my third-party apps with sym linking, terminal, and DropBox.  I won’t go into detail here.  Instead, I’ll refer you to a very excellent walkthroughхотелско обзавеждане of the technique provided by the makers of TextExpander over at SmileOnMyMac. Link to the story here.

You’ll want to signup and download DropBox for free if you haven’t already done so.

Now, if we can figure out how to sync first-party apps, we can finally kick MobileMe to the curb and spend that $100 a year on something better.

One of my must-have utilities on the Mac has just revved to v.2. TextExpander explodes snippets of typed text into full blown glorious text.

For developers, TextExpander is a boon. Think Dreamweaver’s snippets, but easy to use and universally accessible. It also makes you look like you care when you have to whip off a reply to a “I lost my password” email on one of your clients’ sites. Simply type ‘youreanidiot’ and you get “I’m sorry you’re having trouble logging in. Have you tried our password recovery tool located here…”

For existing TextExpander owners, v2 is a free upgrade. That’s a bonus in this day and age. For new folks, there’s a 30-day trial, but you’ll plunk down your $29.95 about 5 seconds after your first Text Expansion. This tool’s brilliant.

Link: TextExpander for Mac OSX v.2