Nifty Uses for Dropbox

There are lots of ways to store and share your files in the cloud, keeping them accessible from any browser.  Some of the free services available include Dropbox, SkyDrive, and Google Drive.  If you are a Dropbox user, you may be surprised at some of the clever suggestions Whitson Gordon from Lifehacker has for using the service in this post.

Some of my favorites are:
#6. Print Documents to Your Home Printer from Any Computer
#5. Host a Web Site or Start Page for Your Browser
#1. Keep the Same Apps, Settings, and Passwords on All Your PCs

How do you use your Dropbox?

New OverDrive App for Kindle Fire – Updates for Other Platforms

Earlier this month, I reported the release of OverDrive Media Console for Nook Color (also Nook HD, Nook HD+, Nook Tablet), to be found in the Nook Apps storefront. [OverDrive’s announcement]  This allows patrons to download ePub e-books and mp3 audiobooks directly to the device.  Today, I am pleased to announce there is now an OverDrive Media Console app for Kindle Fire, available in the Amazon App Store for Android. [OverDrive’s announcement]  This app will be especially helpful for downloading those titles that previously required download to a computer and USB transfer to the device, as well as those user who would like to download audiobooks from the library.

In other news, an update to the OverDrive Media Console app (ver. 2.6) has been released. [Overdrive’s announcement]  Some of the improvements include support for iPhone 5, support for the action bar in Android, a redesigned audiobook player, and the ability to share what you are reading to your social media (Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, etc.) profiles.  If you app is outdated, you will be prompted to update next time you open it.

To learn more about how to download and set up the OverDrive Media Console app on your device, please check out our OverDrive Mobile help page.

OverDrive App Released for Nook Color

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If you own a Nook color and find the process of downloading our e-media to your computer and then transferring it to you device to be laborious, we have good news!  There is now a free OverDrive Media Console app for download in the Nook app store.  Just visit the store from your Nook Color to download it, and you will have instant, on-the-go access to our ePub e-books and mp3 audiobooks.  If you already have an Adobe ID from using Adobe Digital Editions on your computer, you can reuse it when registering your device with the app.  For more information on how to set up the app to work with our library books, please see the mobile devices help page on our website .

Enjoying Library E-books Is About to Get Easier

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If you download e-books from the library, you know that the process can be cumbersome – especially for new users!  It seems our e-book vendor, OverDrive, has heard our concerns and will be releasing some features to help address them.

The feature I’d like to highlight today is a new platform called “OverDrive Read.”  This platform would allow library e-books to be read from any standard web browser, without the need to download software or authorize a device.  It is due to be released by the end of the year.  To read more about this new platform, see their press release.  Stay tuned for more news about improvements to our media download service.