Useful applications for LinkedIn

Please note that some of the information in this post is no longer applicable in LinkedIn.com

LinkedIn logo

This post is primarily for LinkedIn users. I don’t see many users actually taking advantage of some of the extras that can be incorporated into their profiles. I’m referring to the addition of applications. I’ll admit that I am only currently using one application, but I have viewed several of them to see whether they would be something I may want to add.

The portfolio option seems like a good app, but since I already have a portfolio website and the link is on my profile, I decided not to use that one. Maybe you’ve put together an awesome presentation that highlights your expertise; well, there are a couple of applications to choose from for that. In fact, the one I’m going to tell you about will allow you to attach that as well.

Another option for sending large files

The links in this post should redirect, but please note that YouSendIt.com is now HighTail.com

Today’s post isn’t going to be very long, but I want to tell you about an option for when you need to send a large file to someone, and it is only going to be a one-time occurrence or maybe only once in a while. In my previous post, I told you all about Dropbox, but what I’m going to tell you about today does not require the other person to use the same program.

When I was editor of my university newspaper, I learned about yousendit.com. The files that I needed to send to our printing company were too large for our school email—sometimes as large as 20MB. Yousendit is great for just this scenario.

Storing, sharing, and transferring files with Dropbox

Dropbox is something I first became familiar with at my university. It is a tool that students often use to share files when working on group projects. I promised you in an earlier post that I’d tell you more about this very useful program.

Create an Account at Dropbox.com

To get started, you’ll need to sign up to use Dropbox. The basic program is free with 2GB of storage, however, you can purchase pro versions with more storage. There are also ways to earn more storage such as through email referrals. If you’re a student—with a dot edu email address—you will receive double the credit for referrals. I recently participated in the Android app Camera Upload beta version which gave me the opportunity to earn more storage just for helping test it. (See 4-3 update at end of article.)