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I'm really happy to find this (honestly, I haven't been looking that hard in the past - just assuming that spreadsheets were the best approach). The site looks really polished - well done.


SEEKING WORK | Remote | iOS or macOS

Hi, I’m a long-term iOS freelancer who’s been developing for iOS since 2009. I’ve worked on several high-profile client apps (including several featured by Apple).

I can help with:

* Building a launch app quickly

* Helping with design or code review

* Improving development practices like CI pipelines or unit testing

I’m most comfortable with Swift or Objective-C but also have experience building back-end servers in Ruby or Java.

Check out some of my previous work here: http://www.peerassembly.com/portfolio.html

denis@peerassembly.com


They charged me $39 for annual service 4 days ago. Then today they mailed me to tell me that the 'new' rate was $756/year and I would have to pay the extra or cancel the service.


Of course, there's an app for that - http://focustimeapp.com

(disclaimer: I wrote the app)


I actually use and enjoy this app... I use the breaks every 25 minutes to do some jumping jacks and stretching - trying to avoid the detrimental health impact of the "sitting is the new smoking" issue that happens when you sit down to long. Or I will change from standing to sitting postures for each pomodoro. "Scared straight out of your chair? Good. Because the remedy is as simple as standing up and taking activity breaks. Stuart McGill, Ph.D., director of the Spine Biomechanics Laboratory at the University of Waterloo says that interrupting your sedentary time as often as possible and making frequent posture changes is important. "Even breaks as short as one minute can improve your health," he says." - http://www.runnersworld.com/health/sitting-is-the-new-smokin... Nice app!


I'm launching a product shortly that offers exactly this feature to Dropbox (or Google Drive, SkyDrive, ...). It's a native OSX and Windows app that keeps the keys on the users' computer and transparently encrypts and decrypts files before they're sent to your cloud storage provider.

The product is in beta right now but I'd love some more people to try it out. If you sign up at http://safeboxapp.com, you'll get a download link to try it out.


Just signed up for it.

How does it compare to BoxCryptor where you can also access your files using EncFS?


Unlike BoxCryptor, it's not based on an encrypted volume. Instead, files and directories in a designated folder are individually encrypted (much like Dropbox).


Wow, I had the exact same idea around a month or two ago, but didn't have time to execute.

Please tell me you are sending out invites today.


I agree that it's a risk, but they haven't done it so far. Even if they did, Safebox might still be useful for people using other cloud storage providers (or even corporate file shares).


Well, if you did not quit your job to do this project and did not spend all your savings on it - the risk might be worth it. Good luck! :)


Is it possible for Dropbox to update in any way that could let them read it? I'm not sure what you're worried about.


The answer to your question is: no, it's not possible. I was rather thinking about dropbox implementing the same feature directly to dropbox. If they do, there would be no point in using denishennessy's product.


Ask yourself how much time you'll need to invest (up to when it becomes self-sustaining). Multiply that be a reasonable hourly rate. Compare that the the $$$ + time the other founder is investing.


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