Box.net another place to share online files

I have to admit, I am beginning to wonder if the end of human originality is at an end. I mean every day I look for new and exciting things going on to review and offer to the public at large and for some reason after a while they all begin to look the same. Sure there is the occasional difference in design and occasionally execution, but all in all anymore it seems the internet is full of copy cats, each taking a good idea and trying to use it themselves. Of course this could be just a bit of a thanksgiving hangover that is making me a little on the unenthused side. Whatever the case, I stumbled on Box.net and after looking it over a bit decided it was worth writing up a review on.

The main function of Box.net is to act as a place to store your files online, and by files I mean pretty much any file you want to store be it a pic, a text file, a spreadsheet or even bits of code. Then you can let people who you are working on a project with gain access to the file and they can download it, make changes to it, or simply just read it. While there are a lot of similar services online (google docs, edocr) this site does have some things the others don’t. First with box.net you are not limited to only a few templates as with google docs, and others can make changes to the files unlike edocr. Second it is fairly easy for almost anyone to use and figure out considering that if you want to modify a file you simply download the file make changes on it in its native format and then upload it back on the site.

While really there is little of use to someone who is pretty much a solo act, this would be a great place for teams of people to combine together and work on shared projects together. Also it can have use for a group of friends who all want to keep tabs on each other without using other social networking sites. All in all I have a positive feeling for the site, but honestly don’t feel that it really does anything super unique. However if you are currently considering a place to collaborate online you should give Box.net a try here.