Okay, after a lengthy hiatus, I have finally returned to the tasks (thank you for being over, AP Exam!). I just set up my account with Dropbox, and unfortunately, I wish I had done it at home first; I have a feeling it would have been easier, and I would have the emails for friends I would invite to join--I assume everyone here, or at least those who would be interested, know about it through this BBI work.
Anyway, it was not difficult to set it up on this computer, but it is an ancient machine, and it took much longer than I expected. Once it had loaded on the computer, it was quite simple to transfer files to the folder, though I must say that it was a bit disconcerting when the folders disappeared from my documents folder--I like knowing where my files are. However, the new folder is even easier to find, and it shows up under my folders when I open a Word document, so all is good. I just have a few questions about adding files from home, which I plan to do later today. Will Dropbox merge folders and files with the same titles? Most of the files I would add from home are the same as the ones here, so I'm not sure that I would need to add many. I am just curious what will happen when I accidentally add a file that is already in Dropbox. I guess I will find out.
This seems like it will be a handy tool to have at my disposal, even though I doubt I will use it as often as others (I don't use any mobile devices). On the other hand, it will be nice not having to use my flash drive, and if I do need something while out of town, I'm sure I could locate a computer if I had to. Overall, I look forward to trying it out more next year.
