[nabs-l] drop box

Thu Feb 12 01:47:15 UTC 2015

Ashley,=20I=20don't=20actually=20use=20dropbox=20on=20the=20pc=20just=20my=
=20IPhone,=20so=20
I=20don't=20know=20if=20it=20stays=20open.=20=20As=20for=20how=20to=20acces=
s=20your=20folder,=20
you=20have=20to=20click=20on=20the=20link=20once=20you=20have=20an=20accoun=
t,=20and=20then=20
click=20through=20a=20couple=20pages=20to=20accept=20that=20you=20want=20to=
=20be=20added=20
to=20the=20folder.=20=20After=20that,=20it=20will=20appear=20as=20a=20subfo=
lder=20under=20
your=20dropbox=20folder.

=20-----=20Original=20Message=20-----
From:=20Ashley=20Bramlett=20via=20nabs-l=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
To:=20"National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students=20mailing=20list"=20
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date=20sent:=20Wed,=2011=20Feb=202015=2019:40:45=20-0500
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20drop=20box

Aleeha,
So=20it=20sounds=20like=20I=20need=20an=20account.=20I'll=20work=20on=20tha=
t.
Once=20I=20download=20the=20application=20to=20the=20pc,=20does=20it=20just=
=20stay=20
there,=20running
in=20the=20background=20and=20updating=20the=20files,=20assuming=20I'm=20co=
nnected=20
to=20the
internet?
I=20think=20that=20is=20what=20you're=20saying.
How=20much=20storage=20space=20do=20I=20have?

The=20coordinator=20sent=20me=20an=20email=20from=20drop=20box.=20it=20said=
=20she=20
wanted=20to=20share
files=20with=20me=20and=20inside=20the=20email,=20it=20has=20a=20link.
Is=20this=20link=20the=20shared=20folder?
I=20assume=20once=20I=20set=20up=20the=20account,=20I'll=20see=20my=20share=
d=20folder=20she=20
created=20if
it=20is=20set=20properly.

Thanks.

Ashley

-----Original=20Message-----
From:=20Aleeha=20Dudley
Sent:=20Tuesday,=20February=2010,=202015=2010:02=20PM
To:=20Ashley=20Bramlett=20;=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Student=
s=20
mailing=20list
Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20drop=20box

Once=20you=20create=20an=20account=20and=20download=20the=20app=20to=20your=
=20computer,=20
you=20should
be=20able=20to=20add=20the=20folder=20to=20your=20dropbox,=20which=20means=
=20it=20will=20
continuously
update.=20That's=20only=20if=20this=20has=20been=20set=20up=20properly.=20Y=
ou=20may=20
need=20to=20do
some=20talking=20with=20your=20disability=20services=20people=20on=20how=20=
they=20are=20
sharing
these=20files=20with=20you.=20The=20best=20way=20would=20be=20for=20you=20t=
o=20set=20up=20an=20
account,
download=20the=20application,=20and=20then=20have=20them=20invite=20your=20=
email=20
address=20to=20a
shared=20folder.=20Once=20you=20accept=20that=20invitation=20by=20clicking=
=20on=20a=20
link,=20you
will=20have=20that=20folder=20added=20into=20the=20application=20on=20your=
=20
computer.=20Then,
your=20computer=20does=20all=20the=20work=20for=20you,=20updating=20the=20f=
ile=20list=20
every=20time=20a
new=20document=20is=20added.=20Hope=20that=20helps.=20=20As=20to=20your=20f=
irst=20
question,=20the
interface=20has=20changed=20a=20little=20since=20I=20have=20looked=20at=20i=
t=20on=20a=20
computer,
especially=20without=20an=20account.=20I=20not=20sure=20I=20am=20the=20best=
=20to=20answer=20
that
question.

Sent=20from=20my=20iPhone

=20On=20Feb=2010,=202015,=20at=206:50=20PM,=20Ashley=20Bramlett=20via=20nab=
s-l
=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>=20wrote:

=20Aleeha,

=20Good=20to=20know.=20Okay,=20what=20happened=20was=20they=20sent=20me=20a=
=20link=20to=20the=20
drop=20box
=20folder=20with=20subject=20line=20of=20email=20was=20=20xxx=20wants=20to=
=20share=20file=20
with=20you.
=20I=20put=20xx=20instead=20of=20her=20name.
=20They=20gave=20me=20the=20folder=20link.
=20I=20=20clicked=20on=20the=20link.=20And,=20bang!=20I=20ran=20into=20issu=
es.
=20I=20saw=20only=20=20a=20note=20saying=20there=20was=2037=20files.
=20So,=20how=20can=20I=20download=20them=20from=20=20folder=20link=20she=20=
sent=20me?
=20She=20won=E2=80=99t=20tell=20me=20and=20I=20looked=20several=20times=20f=
or=20a=20button=20to=20
save=20or
=20download=20files.
=20.=20All=20I=20saw=20was=20a=20form=20to=20sign=20in=20and=20links=20to=20=
create=20account.

=20I=20think=20its=20best=20to=20create=20an=20account=20for=20the=20reason=
=20you=20said,=20
to=20save
=20files=20to=20the=20pc.
=20But=20here=20is=20my=20question=20and=20concern.
=20There=20is=20so=20many=20files!
=20IMO,=20it=20would=20be=20easier=20to=20simply=20zip=20a=20file=20up=20fo=
r=20me=20and=20me=20
download=20and
=20unzip=20it=20with=20all=20files=20there.
=20So,=20I=20suppose=20this=20means=20I=20have=20to=20sit=20down=20and=20do=
wnload=20every=20
single
=20file.=20Is=20that=20right?
=20Is=20there=20a=20way=20to=20download=20all=20contents=20of=20the=20folde=
r?
=20I=20really=20hope=20=20I=20don=E2=80=99t=20have=20to=20download=20every=
=20single=20file=20one=20
by=20one.

=20Thanks.

=20Ashley

=20From:=20Aleeha=20Dudley
=20Sent:=20Tuesday,=20February=2010,=202015=204:33=20PM
=20To:=20Ashley=20Bramlett=20;=20National=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Stud=
ents=20
mailing=20list
=20Subject:=20Re:=20[nabs-l]=20drop=20box

=20You=20can,=20however,=20download=20files=20from=20a=20folder=20link=20th=
at=20someone=20
sends
=20you.=20If=20you=20sign=20up=20for=20an=20account,=20there=20is=20no=20ca=
ptcha=20and=20the=20
process=20is
=20very=20easy.=20It=20is=20best=20to=20get=20an=20account,=20that=20way,=20=
you=20can=20save=20
files=20to
=20your=20computer

=20Aleeha=20Dudley=20and=20Seeing=20Eye=20Dog=20Dallas
=20Vice=20President,=20Ohio=20Association=20of=20Guide=20Dog=20Users
=20Vice=20President,=20Ohio=20Association=20of=20Blind=20Students
=20Both=20proud=20divisions=20of=20the=20National=20Federation=20of=20the=20=
Blind=20of=20
Ohio
=20Email:=20blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com
=20The=20National=20Federation=20of=20the=20Blind=20knows=20that=20blindnes=
s=20is=20not=20
the
=20characteristic=20that=20defines=20you=20or=20your=20future.=20Every=20da=
y=20we=20
raise=20the
=20expectations=20of=20blind=20people,=20because=20low=20expectations=20cre=
ate=20
obstacles
=20between=20blind=20people=20and=20our=20dreams.=20You=20can=20live=20the=
=20life=20you=20
want;
=20blindness=20is=20not=20what=20holds=20you=20back.
=20=E2=80=9CThe=20wind=20of=20heaven=20is=20that=20which=20blows=20between=
=20a=20horse=E2=80=99s=20
ears.=E2=80=9D=20-=20Arabian
=20proverb

=20=20On=20Feb=2010,=202015,=20at=204:20=20PM,=20Ashley=20Bramlett=20via=20=
nabs-l
=20<nabs-l at nfbnet.org>=20wrote:

=20=20Hi=20all,

=20=20My=20school=20shares=20accessible=20files=20via=20drop=20box.

=20=20As=20I=20mentioned=20last=20email,=20I=20have=20not=20used=20it.
=20=20Can=20you=20tell=20me=20=20=20if=20its=20accessible.
=20=20Can=20I=20simply=20download=20files=20from=20a=20folder=20link=20or=20=
do=20I=20need=20an=20
account?
=20=20If=20I=20create=20an=20account,=20is=20there=20a=20captua?

=20=20If=20I=20create=20an=20account,=20how=20do=20I=20link=20up=20to=20the=
=20other=20
person=E2=80=99s=20account=20to
=20get=20the=20files?

=20=20I=20know=20people=20asked=20before=20about=20drop=20box=20on=20list,=
=20so=20I=E2=80=99m=20not=20
the=20only
=20one=20who=20must=20be=20confused.

=20=20Thanks.

=20=20Ashley
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