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I love reading science fiction stories.
That’s why making the story believable requires an extensive amount of research.
But science fiction is not the only genre that requires research.
Any kind of writing involves some process of data gathering.
That’s why research tools are an indispensable part of every writer’s life.
Basically, this tool acts as a filing cabinet for all of your digital research data.
We’ve discussed Scrapbook before.
One reader suggested Scrapbook+, a modification of Scrapbook with some improvements here and there.
I use the plus version based on the developer’s claim that it’s faster.
It’s also possible to share folders with other Dropbox users.
As time has gone by, I found other uses of Dropbox aside from being a mere backup tool.
One of them is using it to remote trigger file and torrent downloads.
The first thing to do is to create a folder inside the Dropbox folder to put your Scrapbook data.
Mine’s called “Scrapbook” but you could name it anything you want.
You will be taken to the Dropbox site under your account.
Write down the email addresses of the Dropbox accounts to whom you want to share this folder with.
These accounts would be the accounts of computers where you want to access your Scrapbook data.
This arrangement opens up another possibility: you could collaborate with others on data collecting.
Configuring Sharing on Scrapbook
The next step is configuring Scrapbook.
Open Scrapbook using the key combinationAlt + Kand hit the little arrow button next toTools.
Choose “Options” from the po up menu.
Choose the “Organize” tab and smack the “Save data to” option.
Click “Browse” to determine where Scrapbook should put your data.
Choose the “Scrapbook” folder inside the Dropbox folder.
Alternatively, you could choose “Enable Multi-ScrapBook” to have several sets of data collections.
nudge the little arrow next to the “Multi Scrapbook” icon on the left of Tools and choosemanage.
On the next Scrapbook management window, you couldAdd, EditandRemovea scrapbook.
Give a name to the new scrapbook and choose a location to save the data.
Just remember to pay attention to your Dropbox quota and the size of your Scrapbook library.
