Increase Your Dropbox Space By 4.5 Gigabyte

We have talked about Dropbox’s new camera import feature previously which allows you to import photos from digital cameras that you connect directly to your PC to your Dropbox storage. This can be useful if you use Dropbox to store your photos anyway. Free users may run into space issues pretty soon though, as individual photos these days take up Megabytes of free space.

Dropbox is currently running a promotion that extends the available storage space for users who use the service’s photo import feature.

Storage space is increased in 500 Megabyte chunks by a maximum of 4.5 Gigabytes. For this to work, it is necessary to run the new Dropbox 1.3.12 client. This client is experimental and only linked at the Dropbox forum and not on the main site.

It is not clear if users will keep the additional storage space forever, or if it is only available in the beta period.

During this beta period, we are also offering additional free space to test automatic uploading of photos and videos. For every 500MB of photos and videos automatically uploaded, you’ll receive another 500MB space bonus, up to 4.5GB total.

It is however likely that users will receive the space upgrade permanently.

To receive the update, users need to upload photos via the new photo import feature. If you do not have that many photos on your camera, you could simply shoot a lot of photos, connect your camera to Dropbox to get the additional 4.5 Gigabytes of online storage space.

Some users have reported that the feature is not available on their computer, even after installing the latest experimental Dropbox client. It is not clear why it is not there at this point, but there seems to be no option available to force it to appear. Dropbox also notes that photo import is currently not working under Linux or Apple Macintosh 10.4 systems.

The photo import feature relies on Autoplay, which needs to be enabled. This is done under Start Menu > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > AutoPlay in Windows 7.

Check out the forum post and let me know if you were able to get the import option to work on your computer. (thanks Caschy)

If it works on your computer, you could use it to get an extra 4.5 Gigabyte of Dropbox storage. Not too shabby if you ask me.

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Simple steps to Increase Brain Power

Many people seem searching ways that can allow them to increase their brain power. Because it's a thinking of normal person that with an excellent level of brain power one can perform his/her daily life activities perfectly. There is no doubt about it every one of us know about what a healthy mind can produce and what are the problems faced by a person called absent minded.

Healthy brain means greater brainpower, and in such condition one have much better opportunities and better chances of making things work for them in desired way. Here are some marvelous techniques that can help you improve your brain functionality and can increase your learning power and speed.

1. Increase Brain Power by making use of Online Mind boosting games: Aside from the old board and puzzle games, there are many tools available online that can be used to challenge your mind and you can test your IQ. These games ask you some random questions make your brain to think about different topics. Some guessing and mind games allow you exercise your brain in a very healthy and positive way.
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Proper supply of minerals and vitamins makes you sure about sharpness of your mind and you can enjoy healthy life with nice and on time decisions. Easy way of doing this is to include fruits and vegetables in your daily food.
3. Increase Brain Power by doing Regular Exercise: Exercises like heart pumping workouts and cardio will always keep you fit. And if your body is healthy your brain also will be; active body makes you feel good and fresh all the time.
Doing an exercise allows you provide a required level of oxygen to your brain which will helps arteries get widens. Result of this activity provides your brain a better and required mental functionality. Additionally, exercise also helps you cause change of hormones with in compartment of neuron cells and also changes the way the neurotransmissions work. The result of this whole activity results in optimal functionality.

With the help of these simple techniques you can easily increase your brain power; with this you not only make your brain function optical but also able to keep health of your brain and body which allows you think perfectly and positively. Try to change your life style if it is not up to the mark. You must keep yourself away from alcohol and all other types of foods which are not good for your brain and body health. Rest and proper sleep are also important things regarding increasing your brain power. So start doing above mentioned things if you want increase brain power and keep yourself present in your daily activities.

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