When you save to Dropbox, you're just saving to your local machine. Then the Dropbox app pushes the changes to the Dropbox server. When you wake up or turn on another authorized computer, the Dropbox app on that machine polls the Dropbox server, and pulls the changes.
Conceptually, it's the same as using a hosted git remote repo, like Github. The only thing it saves you is having to type the git push and pull commands...not a huge savings IMO.
Besides that, the only advantage I can see is that the Dropbox process is private by default, whereas Github repos are public unless you pay.
Conceptually, it's the same as using a hosted git remote repo, like Github. The only thing it saves you is having to type the git push and pull commands...not a huge savings IMO.
Besides that, the only advantage I can see is that the Dropbox process is private by default, whereas Github repos are public unless you pay.