This is technology at its finest. Walk with me through this, because it’s a little hard to explain. I’m gonna do my best, but at the end, you’re gonna go to dropbox.com, download the software, and your life will be changed. Pinky swear.
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So imagine this. I have a folder of files on my computer (for clarity sake, this folder will be The Roots’ new album How I Got Over). How I Got Over, usually, would be a bitch to give someone, intangibly. What I would have to do is compress the folder, upload it to a filesharing website, wait 40 minutes, send it to someone, then they would click on the download button, wait 40 minutes, and then they’d have it on their computer. That process sucks; a lot of waiting with a large amount of errors bound to happen.
Now, take How I Got Over, and instead of going through that same tedious process, full of waiting and fuck ups, you put it into another folder that’s located conveniently on your desktop , wait a minute or two at most, and now you can share The Roots’ new album with anyone else, in the world.
That was really vague, right? You want to know more? Sure thing.
It’s called dropbox. It’s a filesharing system without the need to go through websites or massive upload times, or anything that sucks. You download the application, and place this folder called dropbox right onto your desktop. Inside this folder, are a bunch of other folders. For the most part, all those other things in there are examples of what you can do, and instructions on how to do shit. I’m what those files are for you, but cooler and have a more free use of language. You can pretty much delete everything in the drop box folder, and start fresh (’cause you’ll need all the memory you can salvage). When you’re ready with your blank canvas of a folder, you can start creating new folders. For this, you want to go to your dropbox account via a web browser, because it’s easier.
When you’re there, click on the sharing tab, then click on share a folder. You can share an existing folder (if you’ve already created folders before) or share a new one that you can create right there. With whatever option you choose, after that, you’ll need to type in an email address of another person who also is apart of dropbox, and the invitation will be sent. Once the other person has accepted, you have the ability to, literally, place anything on your computer into that folder you are sharing (it’s located within the dropbox folder). F’n brilliant, right? I know.
You’ve got some limits, though. The free account allows you to use up to 2gb of space. It’s not a whole lot to work with, but there are ways to gain more space. One thing that’s actually a pretty big part of this program is inviting others to join dropbox. With each email address you refer to use dropbox (and they accept) you receive 250mb of space added to your all ready existing space. I have created a dropbox community within the store I work out. I have invited about 7 or 8 coworkers who love it, and I have separate folders for each of them. For the most part, I’ve been sharing music, but I’ve also started sharing pictures, and word documents, and so on, and so on (one key aspect, before you put the item you want to share in the shared folder, you duplicate or copy it, or else you may lose it when your friend takes it from the shared folder…I’ve made that mistake before, just passing along the tidbit).
So here’s the link to your future. Jump on this quickly, and get your friends involved to. It’s literally changed the lives of everyone that I’ve gotten involved with it. Join the pool party now, cause it’s f’n hot right now.
Dwb.
