Read on to see our fixes for this week’s reader dilemmas.

It seems like adding Dropbox into the menu should be part of the Dropbox installation package!

Sincerely,

Dropboxing in Des Moines

Dear Dropboxing,

We agree, it would be a nice installation option.

Ask How-To Geek: Dropbox in the Start Menu, Understanding Symlinks, and Ripping TV Series DVDs

Can you clear up this whole symbolic links business for me?

I’ve been using computers for years and I’ve never even heard of it!

The concept of symbolic links is pretty simple but the execution can be really tricky.

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How do I get the shows off the discs?

I tried downloading some applications to rip them but those didn’t work at all.

Surely there is an easy and/or automated way to do this, right?

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Free My DVDs

Dear DVDs,

Oh man is this a frustration we can relate to.

We’d recommend a two-part punch to solve your ripping woes.

It’s not quite as smooth as the CD-to-iTunes workflow but it’s still pretty easy.

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Check out all the steps and parameters you’ll want to togglehere.

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