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Dropbox for Genealogists

Thomas MacEntee
Apr 21, 2011
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Welcome
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Polls
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Speaker's Introduction
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Introduction
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What is Dropbox?
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Dropbox Account Setup
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Using Dropbox
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Dropbox Sync Addon
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How Synching Works
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Sharing Dropbox Folders
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Undelete
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Dropbox Website
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Managing Your Account
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Legacy and Dropbox
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Miscellaneous
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Questions / answers
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Announcements / prizes
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More Q/A
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About this webinar

Are you familiar with Dropbox – a program that provides 2 gigabytes of online storage for free? Learn how to sign up for Dropbox, install the program and get started ensuring the safety and security of your genealogy research data. Seems too good to be true, right? Two gigabytes of online storage for free? And storage that can synchronize files across your computer, your laptop and even your mobile device? It is true, and you can learn how to leverage the power of Dropbox – a free online program to back up your genealogy data and even share files with friends and family.

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Thomas MacEntee
Thomas MacEntee is a guy with a love of punk rock music but also art history who somehow “fell” into the technology industry years ago. He left a lucrative tech career to pursue his love of family history and genealogy. Technology and historical r
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