Ok, cool, finally managed to get it set up. I'm not sure what happened the first 3 times I tried using it, but it wasn't even taking me to the log-in screen or anything, and was installing the latest, but this time around, it installed without a problem. Thanx for all your help, and can't wait to start using it again. On Jan 8, 2013, at 10:34 PM, Phil Halton wrote:
> its the simplest thing in the world. I just installed it on my fresh > reinstall of Mountain Lion. > > First, make sure you have the latest version for mac (ver 1.6.10). download > it from dropbox.com and follow the link for "getting started". once > downloaded, mount the .dmg file by pressing command-o on it. then you can > just command-o on the dropbox.app file. > > You'll be asked to log into your dropbox account, and from there its just > following the prompts. I usually skip the tutorial, but you might want to > take it. > > Honestly, there's nothing to it! You don't have to do anything with Terminal > or any other gymnastics to get it installed. > > Once installed, it places a "dropbox" folder in your home directory, and a > menu item in the Extras menu (VO + m twice). > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jessica Moss" > <shakespeare_jul...@hotmail.com> > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2013 7:53 PM > Subject: Re: program to read pdf's well on the mac? > > > How in the world do you get dropbox to run on the mac? I installed and > launched it, and always end up getting some message telling me "dropbox has > no windows." > I found something somewhere that has this long list of instructions on how to > make it accessible with voiceover, that I can't even remember, but remember > it had something to do with going into the terminal, which I'm not familiar > with, but managed to follow the steps it provided, only to still have it not > work. Can someone please help out with this? > On Jan 8, 2013, at 8:48 AM, Steve Holmes wrote: > >> The first 2 gigs of space is absolutely free and there are ways people can >> increase that free space by getting referrals and stuff; more info on >> Dropbox site. You can also buy 100 GB for something like $10 / month. >> >> On Jan 7, 2013, at 5:24 PM, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi there >>> What's the fee for using drop box? >>> Regards >>> Gigi >>> On Jan 7, 2013, at 1:49 PM, Steve Holmes <steve.holme...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Yet even another way is to use Dropbox. With that setup, you can just >>>> copy the PDF or Epub formatted file, for that matter to the desired >>>> folder within the Dropbox folder on the computer and then fire up the >>>> Dropbox app on your iPhone and access the file. It will give you the >>>> choice to put it into iBook or possibly other apps you may have on >>>> your device that are compatible with these files. >>>> >>>> HTH. >>>> >>>> On 1/7/13, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote: >>>>> Hi there >>>>> Another quick way to get PDF files into your iPhone is to email it to >>>>> yourself. Then when your iPhone picks it up it will ask you if you want to >>>>> open it in iBooks. Of course you choose yes. It works quite fine. >>>>> Regards >>>>> Gigi >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>> On Jan 6, 2013, at 4:28 PM, Anne Robertson <a...@anarchie.org.uk> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello Lisette, >>>>>> >>>>>> To get a PDF into iBooks on my iPhone, I open the PDF in iTunes where it >>>>>> goes into the Books category, and the next time I sync my iPhone with my >>>>>> Mac, the PDF goes into iBooks. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> >>>>>> Anne >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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