Many of us lauded the invention of digital cameras because now we could take as many pictures as we wanted to without fear of having to develop multiple rolls of film – for a great expense. But with this new technology, it seems we can’t stop taking pictures. And those pictures keep piling up on our computers, rarely seen and rarely sorted. With the new invention of audio books and the digital files for these, your audio book collection has the same chance of being lost on your computer, never fully utilized. Instead of wasting money on books you never read, maybe it’s time to organize your files in a more productive manner.
Make Sure You Have Enough Room
There’s nothing more frustrating than finding out your computer’s memory is all filled up. You might want to download an audio book to your audio book collection, but can not because you have too much on your hard drive. Instead of getting out yet another flash drive (that you might lose too easily), it’s time to check your computer’s memory to make sure it can store your audio books. In a PC, go to the Computer Menu and then click on the hard drive you are using for storage – usually C. Right click on this folder and then you will see the disk space you have left. If you have too much of your computer’s hard drive filled up, your computer will run too slowly and you will have troubles adding any more audio books to your personal collection.
Organize the Books You Already Have
With audio book organizer software, you can easily manage your audio book collection on your computer. This software will allow you to sort your titles by title or by author or even genre. In doing so, you might begin to see some audio files that you don’t necessarily want to keep. When you see these files, you can then choose to delete them, giving you more room for even more audio books. This software can also help you to find audio book files on your computer if you haven’t saved them all in one location – a common mistake for new computer users. The catalog you create with this software can be easily updated as you see fit, while also allowing you the opportunity to see what books you might still want to purchase and download.
With your audio book collection under control, you can take full advantage of this wonderful technology. Whether you listen to your books on a CD or on an mp3 player, you will always know what books you have available and what you still need to ‘read’ when you have free time during a workout or a drive home from work. Instead of ‘losing your books to disorganization, let your computer do all the work. Sure, you might need to input some information at first, but when that’s done; the audio book software will organize it and arrange it in an efficient way.
