Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Open Source
Open source FeelHome provides simple, cross-platform remote access to your files
by Lee Mathews Mar 10th 2010 at 12:00PM
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 you can access files on your local hard drive anywhere via your web browser (also SSL encrypted). FeelHome is totally free to use -- there's no charge for the software, accounts, or accessing the web interface.
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 you can access files on your local hard drive anywhere via your web browser (also SSL encrypted). FeelHome is totally free to use -- there's no charge for the software, accounts, or accessing the web interface.
Access can be restricted to whatever local folder you choose (and its subfolders), or you can leave things wide open (which allows opening parent folders). Files can be browsed in two different views: Explore and Virtual Desktop. Virtual Desktop mode comes with three OS-inspired themes and a handful of different wallpapers to choose from, but functionally it's the same as the Explore view. Click to open a folder, click .. to go up a directory. Need to send a file back home? Upload it to your remote desktop by clicking the up arrow icon.
FeelHome even supports multiple connections -- launch the server on all your home systems and the web interface will prompt you to choose which system you want to interact with. It's an incredibly simple way to remotely transfer files to and from your computers, and it feels much more logical to me than emailing files to myself.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Larry said 12:56PM on 3-10-2010
Along the same lines would love to see it sync files across systems. Sort of like dropbox. Any open source programs that would allow a private dropbox like service?
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daj said 1:04PM on 3-10-2010
nice idea. Shame the bandwidth per month is so small -- 33Mb.
Interesting login -- surname and password; I thought everyone was moving to email address and password
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Adam said 1:41PM on 3-10-2010
The 'surname' thing is an odd translation error. I think they were intending 'username'.
DAJ said 7:01PM on 3-10-2010
I'm not sure it is a translation problem -- all your are asked is a forename, surname and password; never a username. very strange
blud said 3:56AM on 3-11-2010
From 4-10-2010 (today), the bandwidth per month is now up to 2GB and the max file size is 100Mo.
Matt Shamus said 10:07PM on 3-10-2010
What does this do that Dropbox.com doesn't???
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DAJ said 4:53AM on 3-11-2010
Excellent news from "blud"
Matt -- DropBox keeps local files in sync between several computers so files are stored in the Cloud and on the PCs. This allows you to access your files from another computer -- they remain on the 'other' computer and not on the cloud.
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peegee said 11:34PM on 3-19-2010
Adam, surname is the same as lastname.
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Ernie said 8:56PM on 3-27-2010
On what planet is today 4-10-2010?
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