@Cobaltasaurus said:
So my college has apparently setup a "public drive" that you can access from any computer on campus, to turn in computer or get special material from your instructor. Neat? Convenient? They insist on calling it DropBox, which is all over the syllabus for any teacher using it. "Assignment list is also in dropbox".
No.
DropBox is an online service that you can access from any computer with the internet. Not one I have to go to the library with a thumbdrive to either give or take crap from.
I can guarantee that if you point out that this is confusing, people will just stare at you uncomprehendingly. Those who lack imagination, experience, and (sometimes) smarts as well frequently don't understand when something is confusing because they pretty much just run on automatic.
I've had this problem with files on games as well. If a nonsensical or ambiguous thing has been that way for ages and everybody has learned to deal with it, when someone comes in and says "Wha?" the problem must be with that person, not with the badly or confusingly named or implemented thing.