Tag: TRANSFER

SkyDrive is a fantastic cloud storage option that many people still don't know about. With 25GB of free space for your synced files, Hotmail attachments, and Office Web docs, it's worth signing up for an account (if you don't already have a Windows Live passport). What's even better is that SkyDrive storage can be accessed by other apps -- like sorami-skydrive for Android. Install the app, ...

There are plenty of big-name sync tools available for Android -- like Dropbox, SugarSync, and Fiabee. Those of you who prefer taking the DIY approach, however, might want to check out BotSync, a new app that can connect to your own SFTP server. Configuring BotSync is simple enough. Enter your server address and credentials, the appropriate port number, local and remote directories to use as ...

Flattr offers a handy way to support the people, places, and things you enjoy without having to pull out your wallet. It's a very slick micropayment service, which lets users tip people they normally couldn't -- such as independent bloggers or digital artists whose work they enjoy online. But with the introduction of their new Android app, users can now easily donate via Flattr in the real world. ...

Fiabee is a relative newcomer to the cloud-to-mobile storage game, having only released its iOS app [iTunes link] back in June. The company has now begun focusing on Google's platforms and has made beta versions of the Fiabee app available for Android devices and Google Chrome. The Fiabee Chrome app is no bookmark -- it's an extension app (all its HTML, JavaScript, CSS, images, and fonts are ...

Cyberduck has long been a favorite app of Mac owners, and with good reason. The free, open source app is a powerful way to transfer files between your desktop and the cloud, supporting FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Amazon S3, Google Docs, Windows Azure, and more. Now, Cyberduck has finally arrived on Windows. The release of version 4.0 beta packs the same great features as the Mac version, including SCP, ...

Ever found an awesome download on the Web and thought, "Man, why don't they offer a torrent download?!" It's so much nicer pulling down Ubuntu ISOs at 690K per second via µTorrent instead of 250K or so via HTTP. A newly-launched service called Burnbit is set to give Web downloads a much-needed punch in the face. Head over to their website, drop the URL to an HTTP download in the blank, ...

Zscreen is an absolutely phenomenal screenshot tool. One of the features I like about it most is its awesome integration with online hosting services -- and not just for images. ZScreen also support short URL services, text hosts like Pastebin, and file hosts such as RapidShare and Drop.io. It's certainly a handy feature, but what if you're not a ZScreen user? Wouldn't it be slick to have ...

µTorrent's WebUI has been providing browser-based management of your torrent transfers for quite some time, but setting it up can be a bit complicated for casual users. Port forwarding, dynamic DNS... it's a pain to sort out if you're not-so-skilled with routers and remote access. The new µTorrent Web beta changes all that, adding totally hassle-free access to your queue from ...

Now that you can upload any file to your Google Docs, it only makes sense that Google would start tapping into that cloud storage elsewhere. The crew from Mountain View has just announced that both iGoogle and Orkut chat now have built-in file transfer. Next stop: GMail chat, where you'll soon be able to send files to chat participants. Start a chat, click actions, send your file. Ba-da-bing! ...

Want to make sure you can access the files on your home (or work) computer from wherever you are -- on any computer or web-enabled device? FeelHome is a hassle-free way to get the job done. The open source server app is available for Linux, Mac, and Windows (Windows users can choose between an installer or a portable version). Register for an account, launch the server and sign in via SSL, and ...

I've been using Fab's AutoBackup for ages on my workbench. It's a nice alternative to MigWiz, and I love the fact that Fab's backs everything up in plain old folders - not a single-file format. If you've ever had a MigWiz backup go awry and wound up with a corrupted file, you know where I'm coming from. The only downside to Fab's is that it wasn't Windows Vista or Windows 7 compatible. That ...

Ever need to send a file to a friend, relative, or colleague, only to be stymied by your email provider's 10 or 20MB file attachment limit? There are plenty of sites out there that help you get around this restriction, including YouSendIt, MailBigFile, and Driveway. But while each site lets you send large files, there's still a cap on free file transfers. PipeBytes doesn't cap your file ...

Are Mac users ready for another version of Skype? It's still not level with the Windows offering, but its here. Skype 2.5 was released for Mac way back in November, with Skype for Windows currently sitting at 3.1. The announcement has just been made that the new version of Skype for Mac has been released. The main focus of this release was quality, but there are a few more features that snuck ...

Amazon recently released its fourth quarter results, and the fact that developers joining Amazon's web services grows over 55% each year struck struck Larry Dignan. I didn't think that this many developers were into this feature as I haven't heard too much about apps that have been created. We wrote about wrote about Amazons S3 service when it launched in March 2005. The service allows developers ...

With Vista approaching our PCs next year like a 1970's shag-mobile that has a weird start-and-stop brake problem, many PC users will be hard pressed to find an easy way to move everything from your XP machine, to that spankin-new Vista machine you'll get during the holidays this year. I won't have this problem, since I back everything up and am accustomed to reinstalling everything anyway, but my ...