Yep - been there with the older version of dropsync:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...67&postcount=7
I hope I kept that 1.68 version laying around somewhere...
Background sync isn't important to me - just being able to on-demand pull down files from my dropbox account is invaluable. I didn't think I would miss it as much as I do but tethering to my PC just to get my Calibre news is kind of a pain.
I'm assuming that the NG2 (nook glow 2?) is at least as powerful as the NST so hopefully once it's rooted (and it's sorta rooted now!) it should be able to do everything a rooted NST can do (minus the physical buttons of course).
I'm surprised at how much I like the Glow aspect of the new Nook - I thought my eyes wouldn't care for the "sorta backlight" but after using it for a month or so I like it. Also have gotten used to the touch screen for turning pages...