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Ouch! Remind me to find a way to lock out my grandchildren. b On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 7:40 PM, Cameron Slayden <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Clicking the dropbox link (sent via the method that Alice described) will > allow the user to view the file in-browser, including movies and large > images. They will then be given the option to download by clicking another > link in the upper right hand corner. This has the advantage over shared > files that the viewing party can't modify (or rename, or delete) the file. > > You can share folders the same way (by right clicking in a PC, and > whatever voodoo you have to do in Mac to simulate the command). The link > opens in the browser, allowing the viewer to see thumbnails of all files > and either access them individually, or download an automatically-generated > .zip with everything in it. > > Dropbox is the only way I deliver files these days. I highly recommend > you give it a second chance, once you get this trick down it will simplify > life fantastically. In addition, it keeps your files in the cloud (useful > when you have a crash) and keeps older versions of files in case there's an > iteration you want back. It also keeps deleted files until you tell them > to be permanently deleted. That feature was handy when my 3-year-old > deleted all of my contracts for the last 2 years. > > > Cameron > > > On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 5:32 PM, Linda Feltner <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> Yes, I didn't want any downloads at all to begin with. Dropbox rather >> sounded like it was a not a download (in the photo share album, but I've >> abandoned DB for that purpose. >> >> Thanks, >> L. >> >> _____________________ >> Linda M. Feltner Artist, LLC >> P.O. Box 325 >> Hereford, AZ 85615 >> (520) 803-0538 >> www.lindafeltner.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Jul 22, 2014, at 11:58 AM, Bruce Bartrug wrote: >> >> Picasa might be your best option here, Linda. Why ask your >> correspondents to fight with downloads. Especially zip files, which not >> everyone understands. With Picasa you can also include descriptions and >> separate out the folder. Just my opinion.... >> b >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 12:08 PM, Linda Feltner <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> >>> Thank you, Alice. I have done that when I want a client to download a >>> file. >>> >>> I was looking more for a link that they could look in the cloud without >>> having to download or signup to be a member of something. Some on my >>> mailing list cannot or don't want to download a 12MB file, a few are even >>> still on dial-up modems, so I wanted something they could browse but not >>> download. >>> >>> Thank you. >>> Linda >>> _____________________ >>> Linda M. Feltner Artist, LLC >>> P.O. Box 325 >>> Hereford, AZ 85615 >>> (520) 803-0538 >>> www.lindafeltner.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________________________ >>> >>> Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the >>> instructions at >>> http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Bruce Bartrug >> Nobleboro, Maine, USA >> [log in to unmask] >> www.brucebartrug.com >> >> The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but >> because of those who look on and do nothing. - Albert Einstein >> >> ________________________________________________ >> >> Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the >> instructions at >> http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv >> >> >> ________________________________________________ >> >> Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the >> instructions at >> http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv >> > > > > -- > -- > Cameron Slayden, M.S. > CEO, Creative Director > Medical and Scientific Animation > Cosmocyte, Inc. > 8600 Foundry street, Box 2051 > Savage, MD 20763 > phone: (202) 747-6337 > fax: (202) 747-6545 > [log in to unmask] > > ________________________________________________ > > Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the > instructions at > http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv > -- Bruce Bartrug Nobleboro, Maine, USA [log in to unmask] www.brucebartrug.com The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. - Albert Einstein Need to leave or subscribe to the Sciart-L listserv? Follow the instructions at http://www.gnsi.org/resources/reviews/gnsi-sciart-l-listserv