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I use the computer a lot for homeschooling. I save ebooks, schedules and calendars I create, and so much more.

To complicate the issue, I have more than one computer that I use, so it's a pain to have to copy the file from one computer to the other to make any changes to it.

But it's not a problem any longer. I've been using Dropbox for quite a while now, and not only does it give me 2GB of free online backup of my files, but I can access the files from any computer, and the file is updated automatically on all the other computers. Talk about nice!

That only bad part about Dropbox I've found so far is that it offers just 2GB of free storage, and I do so much on the computer, that 2GB is not as big as it sounds.

But at least I can earn more free space by referring people to Dropbox!  (Like I'm doing right now. :) )

So if you like free (and who doesn't?) and you have files on your computer that you don't want to lose, you should check out Dropbox. I think you'll be glad you did!

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The Homeschool Handbook has posted their premiere issue online for free. I haven't read through the whole publication yet, but what I was impressed with what I did see.

If you don't want to read the magazine online, you can click the "Download" button at the site, sign up for a free Issuu account, and download the entire pdf file to your computer.

Enjoy!

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