We’ve recently implemented a feature wherein you can sync  Basecamp Classic with multi-level Dropbox or Sugarsync folders, as well as Google Docs collections!

You can keep your folder structures from different services intact and continuously synced with Basecamp projects. You can now sync Dropbox/Sugarsync folders or Google Docs collections with your Basecamp Classic attachments: if your folder or collection contains sub-folders, cloudHQ will automatically create Basecamp categories for those folders too.

So for example, if your folder or collection is set up this way:

For_project/
For_project/Photos/
For_project/Photos/Review_Main_Building/Photo1.jpg
For_project/Photos/Review_Main_Building/Photo2.jpg
For_project/Photos/Review_Outside/
For_project/Photos/Review_Damage/
For_project/Meeting Minutes/
For_project/Meeting Minutes/Staff Meetings/
For_project/Meeting Minutes/Staff Meetings/Metting1.doc
For_project/Meeting Minutes/Staff Meetings/Meeting2.doc
For_project/Meeting Minutes/Design Meetings/Metting3.doc
For_project/Meeting Minutes/Design Meetings/Meeting3.doc

…you can just sync the For_project folder with “Files (attached to Project)” and cloudHQ will do the rest for you: all the needed categories in Basecamp will be automatically created and organized.

What does this mean for you as a user? 

So what does this do for you as a user? By maintaining your folder structures in Basecamp Classic, cloudHQ ensures that there is no need to re-create and reorganize your files just be sync’d with Basecamp, allowing you to be more flexible with your work documents across Dropbox, Sugarsync, or Google Docs. What’s more, all sub-folders and files are uploaded and kept continuously sync’d so there’s no need to worry.

How this can be used to improve your offering to your clients?

If you use Basecamp Classic to manage projects, you can use this new feature to improve your offering to your clients. 

You can sync your Basecamp projects with your Dropbox and then share Dropbox folders with your clients so they can have access to their Basecamp projects also via Dropbox. This is an excellent way to share movies, videos, or similar. Your clients will think you’re a project management superhero :)

So you just need to setup sync of your Basecamp Classic account with Dropbox (via cloudHQ) and then share Dropbox folders which contains client’s projects (see more info how share here: https://www.dropbox.com/help/19). Thanks to cloudHQ, your Dropbox folders are kept sync’d with Basecamp: so whenever your clients adds or updates anything in Dropbox, it will be automatically sync’s with Basecamp and whatever you do in Basecamp your clients can see it also via Dropbox.

Sign up for cloudHQ today and enjoy this new feature and other benefits of having all your cloud services replicated, backed up, and synchronized in one easy-to-use interface. 

With cloudHQ, all of your Basecamp projects attachments and messages can be stored on Dropbox secure servers and on your computer (PC or Mac). Furthermore, when you add or modify a file on your local hard disk, it will be automatically uploaded into a Basecamp project. No more worrying about whether your local copy is different from one in your Basecamp project. And, last but not least, you can access all your Basecamp projects directly from your mobile phone via Dropbox mobile application.

Here are short instructions how to setup sync between Dropbox and Basecamp:

Sign Up to cloudHQ

If you are a new cloudHQ user click “Sign up Now” button.

Select “Use Google Gmail ID” to create an account using your Gmail account. Or Select “Use Google Apps Domain” if you have Google Apps domain.

Click “Create Account” button.

Now, you will be forward to Google page asking you to allow cloudHQ to learn your Google account email.

Start synchronization wizard

After you are logged into cloudHQ, you will be asked whether to setup sync. Click on “Yes”. 

The first step is to add Basecamp. Click on “Basecamp” image button to add Basecamp service to cloudHQ.

Now you will be forwarded to page asking you for Basecamp credentials. 

• Type Basecamp account URL
• Type Basecamp user name
• Type Basecamp password
• Click “Add Basecamp Account” button

After successful authorization, you need to specify which Basecamp projects to sync.

To synchronize only Basecamp attachment, select Basecamp folder “Files”. This folder contains all project attachments.

At this point, Basecamp is configured.

To add Dropbox, click “Droopbox” image button to add Dropbox service to cloudHQ.

cloudHQ will redirect you Dropbox page to authorize cloudHQ to access your Dropbox account.

After the Dropbox is authorized, you need to specify Dropbox RSS feed of your Dropbox account.

To find you RSS fee, do to www.dropbox.com, select “Events” tab, and click “Subscribe to this feed” button:

Click “Copy to clipboard” button to copy Dropbox RSS feed to clipboard.

Go back to cloudHQ and paste Dropbox RSS feed in the specified text box. Click “Save”.

Now, you need to specify which Dropbox folders to sync with Basecamp project.

At last step, click “Start Realtime Continuous Synchronization” button which will start real time synchronization and replication between Basecamp and Dropbox.

Basecamp is a very popular web based project management tool developed by 37signals.

Dropbox  is a service that uses cloud computing to enable users to store and share files and folders from their computers with others across the Internet.

When you’re managing projects in Basecamp, there’s the common issue of attaching and then downloading files to view and edit documents from different team members, contractors, clients and freelancers.

We think that cloudHQ for Dropbox can greatly simplify asset and document management for Basecamp users.  Just enable cloudHQ real time synchronization of files between Basecamp and Dropbox.  And that’s it: set it and forget it.

All of your Basecamp projects will be stored on Dropbox secure servers and on your computer (PC or Mac). Furthermore, when you add or modify a file on your local hard disk, it will be automatically uploaded into a Basecamp project. No more worrying about whether your local copy is different from one in your Basecamp project. And, last but not least, you can access all your Basecamp projects directly from your mobile phone via Dropbox mobile application.

Real Time and Continuos Synchronization by cloudHQ will keep track of files for changes and copy files with a very short delay after the change has occurred.

Here are step by step instructions on how to setup cloudHQ to synchronize your Basecamp projects with Dropbox.

Add Basecamp to cloudHQ

In the Manage Services tab connect Dropbox and Basecamp with cloudHQ

Add Dropbox to cloudHQ

Create a new folder in Dropbox which will store your

Basecamp project(s)

Setup Basecamp and Dropbox Synchronization

In the Synchronize Files tab, enable synchronization. Select your Basecamp account and your Dropbox directory created in the previous step.

And that is all. The cloudHQ will start synchronizing Dropbox with Basecamp. 

Synchronize Basecamp, Google Docs and Dropbox with cloudHQ

The benefits of Basecamp to a business can’t be stressed enough. It’s a robust web-based platform for managing projects and collaborating with different group in the organization or freelancers. Small business and large corporations rely on Basecamp, but it isn’t without its flaws.

 For example, many freelancers and virtual teams use Google Docs to create, edit, and share their work online. Some may also use Dropbox as online storage to access their files wherever they are. The problem that arises is when you tie these cloud services together; in order to view and edit documents over Basecamp, you’ll have to save a copy from Google Docs, attach it to Basecamp, download the file and then open it to review the file. To store an online backup, you’ll have to download the file and then put it on your Dropbox folder or SugarSync. You’ll end up with multiple files and risk having different versions that have different edits.

 Asset management doesn’t have to be this cluttered – with cloudHQ, you can manage all your work documents in a single interface and keep files synched between Basecamp, Google Docs, Dropbox and SugarSync. No need to download and attach files – just edit and save files directly on cloudHQ and keep your assets all in one place.

Consolidate the assets that your freelancers, contractors and team members, or even share documents and files with your clients and customers easily. CloudHQ can contiguously backup all your assets on Basecamp, Google Docs and even Dropbox or Sugarsync easily.

Try cloudHQ today for free. Visit http://www.cloudhq.net/dropbox (if you use Dropbox) or http://www.cloudhq.net/sugarsync (if you use Sugarsync).

When you’re managing projects in Basecamp, there’s the common issue of attaching and then downloading files to view and edit documents from different team members, contractors, clients and freelancers.

We think that cloudHQ for SugarSync can greatly simplify asset and document management for Basecamp users.  Just enable CloudHQ synchronization between Basecamp and SugarSync.  And that’s it: set it and forget it.

All of your Basecamp projects will be stored on SugarSync secure servers and on your local PC. Furthermore, when you add or modify a file on your local hard disk, it will be automatically uploaded into a Basecamp project. No more worrying about whether your local copy is different from one in your Basecamp project. And, last but not least, you can access all your Basecamp projects directly from your mobile phone. 

Here are step by step instructions on how to setup CloudHQ to synchronize your Basecamp projects with SugarSync.

 Add SugarSync and Basecamp to cloudHQ

In the services tab (http://cloudHQ.net/sugarsync/services) connect SugarSync and Basecamp with cloudHQ:

Create a new folder in SugarSync which will store Basecamp project

Setup Basecamp and SugarSync Synchronization

In the synchronization tab, enable synchronization. Select your Basecamp account and your Sugarsync directory created in the previous step.

And that is all. cloudHQ will start synchronizing SugarSync with Basecamp. 

Benefits

• You’ll have a backup of all your Basecamp projects.
  All your Basecamp projects will be stored both on secure SugarSync cloud servers and on your local PC. 

• Modify or add a file to your Basecamp project by editing or adding it on your PC.
  When you add or modify a file on your local hard disk, SugarSync and cloudHQ will automatically upload changes into your corresponding Basecamp project. 

• No more worrying about whether Basecamp has the latest information or whether your local copy is different from the one in your Basecamp project. CloudHQ will ensure that your data is in sync and never obsolete.

• You can access all of your Basecamp project files directly from your mobile phone.

• SugarSync has excellent applications for Android, iPhone and BlackBerry. Since cloudHQ will synchronize all your Basecamp projects with SugarSync, you can access all your Basecamp project attachments (files, assets) and messages directly from your mobile phone. 

When you’re managing projects with different assets in Basecamp, there’s the common issue of attaching and then downloading files to view and edit documents from different team members, contractors, clients and freelancers. When you have to save a copy locally, this poses the challenge of having many different versions of files with revisions, updates and changes that you or your peers may not know of. Documents and files from team members need to be downloaded to be reviewed and modified, and then attached to Basecamp.

A lot of freelancers and virtual teams use Google Docs, Dropbox or SugarSync to create and collaborate on work documents, but these documents can’t be sent directly to Basecamp. The increasing use of Dropbox as online storage can’t be normally integrated with Basecamp. This ‘file fragmentation’ leads to decreased productivity and unnecessary delays, errors and lost opportunities.

Businesses cannot afford to keep making these mistakes – as the saying goes, “time is money.” There is a way to manage all your assets in Basecamp, Google Docs and Dropbox – cloudHQ. Using cloudHQ, you can manage all your files and documents from a Google Docs interface, all the while keeping your files safely and continuously synchronized with your Dropbox folder and Basecamp project. It allows you to collaborate with all the groups in your company and clients and sync it with your projects on Basecamp.

All your Basecamp, Google Docs and Dropbox files synchronized and ready for collaboration with cloudHQ. Don’t waste your precious time – get cloudHQ now at www.cloudhq.net/dropbox.

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Many companies today rely on cloud storage solutions (such as Dropbox or Sugarsync) and Software as a Service or SaaS solutions (such as Basecamp and Google Apps). The convenience of having your applications and storage hosted remotely gives small and medium businesses the computing ability equal to enterprise-class solutions. What’s more, it’s cost-effective because it helps businesses save on purchasing the hardware and training a dedicated IT staff to maintain servers.

There’s practically a cloud computing solution for any business’ needs. For creating documents and spreadsheets, there’s Google Docs. For storage, many companies and individuals rely on Dropbox, and Basecamp for project management; one SaaS for each business process.

The dilemma that SaaS users have is that their documents, files, and other assets are spread across different services. To modify a specific asset, you have to use the specific service. Your work is ‘locked in’ to each SaaS solution. This situation causes a fragmentation between the different cloud computing solutions that businesses use and will only become more complicated as the services they use increase.  

This is one of reasons we developed cloudHQ for Dropbox and cloudHQ for SugarSync. With cloudHQ, you can integrate and synchronize all your cloud computing solutions in one simple service and interface. You can keep your files on Dropbox and Google Docs synchronized and attach them to your projects on Basecamp. You can choose to edit your documents in Microsoft Office if you don’t have access to Google Docs and vice-versa, all the while keeping your files backed up continuously on Dropbox.

In this day and age, virtual teams and organizations around the globe are increasing their communication. For example, an employer in United States could have his or her team resides in Indonesia, or an organization utilizing services from a client in Europe. Usually, each instance has no choices but to use multiple online services such as Google Apps, Dropbox, Skype, LinkedIn, Basecamp, and a whole lot others in order to work properly.

The thing is, all of these online services are completely isolated from one another. Each has their own way to search, organize knowledge, share information, manage team, and access control. This, of course, wastes time, energy and resources to jump from one service to another. There’s no central place from which people can manage and organize all of this data. Like, say, who updated the changes in Basecamp? Who has access to the related files in Dropbox? And just who is reporting to whom? What’s more, doing it this way, you risks losing files quickly. Is the needed file actually kept in Basecamp? Or was it left in Dropbox? Oh, maybe it’s in the team’s mailbox. There’s no way to make sure or even force the separated web applications to communicate or work with one another. You wouldn’t want to waste time running in and out between all these different services and accounts, now would you? Not if you can help it, I’m sure.

Enter cloudHQ, a web application that revolutionizes team communication and collaboration. It works wonderfully like your very own private Workbook and specifically designed to combine all the above isolated “islands” by building a private and secure network, integrating all of those cloud resources and your team(s) into a social-type network interface and thus unifying search, sharing, and team management functions. With this new way, cloudHQ allows you to manage all of your team(s) and data from a single place. Best of all, cloudHQ is fully integrated with Google Apps and can access all these services directly from your current Google Apps web pages. It even comes with mobile web interface that enables you to access all cloud services from iPhone, Android, or Windows phone. You can easily access your networks and update status, search information in Basecamp, Google Apps or Dropbox.

CloudHQ is simple to use, but not simplistic. It might even easier than using Facebook or Twitter.  Any data from LinkedIn, Dropbox, Google Apps, Basecamp and other services can be easily and securely shared with team members, partners, clients, or advisors. Their expertise, past experience and contact information can be automatically synched from LinkedIn, and all of which are discoverable across your organization. Everything that was once scattered all over the web services can now be easily search through at once, just like searching your hard-drive.

CloudHQ allows you to easily create Company Directory and organizational chart—containing information about all the connecting employees, customers, suppliers and partners. You can even personalize directory for the organization’s external contacts to synchronize directly with employee data in LinkedIn. User information can be updated by the users themselves, including status (notifications such as “on holidays”, “working from home”, etc), telephone number; email address, organization postal address, skills, experience, you name it.

CloudHQ supports other important features of building a Knowledge Base similar to Wiki, which unifies your knowledge from information stored in different online services and team members. It also centralizes news panel such as corporate newsfeed and personal newsfeed from other users in the organization, complete with information based on followers (like Facebook or Twitter).

In essence, cloudHQ simplifies teamwork in a cloud. What’s more could you ask from a SaaS (Software as a service) web-based application to secure and maintain the success of your company in a sophisticated and sane way?