Getting Pages, Numbers or Kenote files off the iPad for further use or editing is a pain. But using a service like DropDAV and DropBox now it is very easy.

There are currently two services set up to allow access to a Dropbox account as a WebDAV (a fancy word for sharing files over the Internet), which is a feature built into Pages, Keynote, and Numbers.

Below, we'll detail how to set up a Dropbox clone, complete with instantaneous, encrypted syncs, cloud backups, and file versioning, using cross-platform software GoodSync.

Before Dropbox became popular, there was iDisk, which was Apple’s cloud storage system. iDisk allowed you to store documents, pictures, QuickTime files, and PDFs in one cloud-based “drive ...