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Simple File Storage and Sharing on Dropbox.com
USB flash drives are soooo 2002. Today it’s all about using “the cloud.” One popular cloud solution for storing and sharing documents is Dropbox.com. With Dropbox, you always have your documents, spreadsheets, PDFs, images, photos, and other files with you, and you don’t have to keep track of a separate plug-in device. Setting up Dropbox It’s easy to get started with Dropbox. Set up an account on their site and then download Dropbox software to any device where you might want to access your Dropbox files. Dropbox works across most operating systems, including Mac, Windows and Linux as well as… Continue reading...
Studying Gets Social and Shareable
Are you looking for a new way to make studying fun for yourself or your children? Students of every age and stage can find help at Quizlet.com. At its core, Quizlet is a flashcard-making web site, for studying facts, vocabulary, spelling and more, but it is much more sophisticated than a deck of index cards. Choose a Topic When you arrive at the site, you have two primary options: make flashcards or find something to study. The latter option lets you search or browse thousands of subjects, test types, careers, languages and more to find flashcards already created and shared… Continue reading...
Visual and Social: Pinterest Makes an Impression
Pinterest.com appears to be the hottest new social network around. Perhaps you’ve heard the name and wondered what people are talking about. Maybe you’ve even been to the site and left a little confused or inspired. In fact, according to Experian Hitwise, Pinterest site visits grew by 4,000 percent during the last six months of 2011. What is Pinterest? You can compare Pinterest to a virtual scrapbook, a bulletin board or a filing system. Users “pin” images or videos of their favorite things onto boards labeled with categories. Choose your own board categories or start with those suggested by Pinterest.… Continue reading...
Spotify.com Hits the Spot for Casual and Serious Music Lovers
If you’ve found yourself settling for randomly generated music on Pandora or increasingly expensive tracks from iTunes, Spotify.com may be the answer to your woes. For most people Spotify.com may even eliminate the need for online storage solutions like Amazon Cloud Drive and the Amazon Cloud Player as well as household collections of CDs and cassette tapes. Free Finds Like Pandora, Spotify.com offers limited, free access to its library of 15 million tracks if you don’t mind the occasional advertisement. The key difference is that Spotify gives you instant access to any track in its library. Search for a song… Continue reading...