It happens to the best of us. We forget where we put things. Car keys. Flash drives. Yes, sometimes we even forget where certain files are on our computers. We can't really help you with the car keys and flash drives (although we inexplicably find things like that in the refrigerator here), we can help you out with finding missing files.
Coming from a Windows environment, you might be familiar with the graphical Search Files/Folder application. You know the one, it has the weird little cartoon dog that sometimes finds your files and folders, sometimes returns a lot of stuff you don't need, or sometimes doesn't return anything at all, even though you know it exists.
Linux also has graphical search applications. With them, you're able to configure your search parameters a little more tightly than with Windows (or maybe it just seems so, because we're not rushing to get the search done and make the freaky little dog go away). However, this usually isn't the quickest, or easiest, way to find your files.
This is definitely one of those times it's more productive for both old pro and new Linux users to use the command line. The confusing thing, even for some more experienced Linux users, is choosing which command to actually use to find the file or folder in question.
DivShare, which we have covered before, is not just another online storage site. It lets users upload and download unlimited files, and also well as offers a Facebook application and a power uploading tool. They have now released a no download web document viewer.
Even though we love downloads at Download Squad, keeping things online sure does have its remotely accessible benefits, and that's just what DivShare is doing with their flash based web document viewer. The new tool allows for viewing all types of documents from videos, photos and audio material anywhere. These documents can either be kept private, or embedded in websites, blogs or social networks.
Also released into the DivShare stables is a new iPhone app that allows for searching, downloading and emailing DivShare files straight from Apple's device. There will also be a few other specialty items getting released this week, including a Facebook collaboration tool, developer API and private label video players. If you haven't checked out what DivShare can offer your unlimited file storage needs, now could be the time.
Docstoc is taking aim at finding and sharing documents through its free online document exchange system. This social networking site will allow users to store, share and search any type of document. Whether it's a Word, Powerpoint, Illustrator or PDF document, users will be able to post, categorize and also rate documents.
The service is said to be similar to Flickr or YouTube in concept, but targets three applications, namely Business and Legal, Educational, and Self Expression.
Docstoc is currently in beta testing mode, we are trying to get in to take a peek, and will see whether they want to be a part of our Free Invites program.
It was only a little while ago that Zoho got into the Facebook game and offered up its applications inside of accounts. Now it seems like so many other companies have also developed their own Facebook applications, mainly because Facebook is the social place to be.
Another recent leader in the race to Facebook is DivShare. They have jumped on board and added the ability to send documents, photos, music and videos to friends in Facebook. With the DivShare Facebook application users can choose to send files to individuals, post them in profiles or add them to news feeds. It's an easy way to share files to people in a network.
The application can be found at http://apps.facebook.com/divshare/ , with accounts having unlimited storage space. There is a 200MB file size cap when uploading.
With lots of competition in the market for online storage of images, text, audio, video, OneDump enters and tries to sneak in with a simplistic approach.
OneDump offers free unlimited storage for all types of files, from audio, images, and text, but what makes them different is their straightforward approach that makes it easier to upload and share files. OneDump not only lets users host files but it also lets you link to them to use on social networks, websites and blogs. The OneDump Quicksend method open to registered users allows them to directly upload images, audio and text files by sending them as email attachments, this also includes files sent from mobile devices.
Service drawbacks, you can only upload 10 files at once, with a 5MB cap on each. With a lot of competition out there, look at other image storing sites look to DivShare, PirateBay, AllYouCanUpload, Flickr, or this link that contains a list of 50 other services that host files from 10mb to 20mb, with no registration, no file size limit, and no download limit or file life.
How often have you come across a situation where you have had to compress images or digital files or burn cds to send content to friends?
Swapper is a tool that lets users share photos, videos and files with family and friends that might normally be too large in file size to send via email or IM. Swapper allows users to privately share files by dragging and dropping them onto a Start button in the application. From there you select who the recipients are, and they will be instantly notified with an email and instructions how to get the files.
Through its easy to use and well designed interface swapper claims to be 100 times faster on photo and video transfers. It is available for XP and Vista users as Freeware.
It's probably no secret that Google's 10MB size limit on email attachments wasn't set in stone. We've all probably sent and received emails with files that were a little larger than that.
But now the big G's making it official. Email attachments up to 20MB are supported. While you probably won't be using Gmail to send your ripped DVD collection to your friends anytime, soon, this comes as good news for anyone who has to frequently send moderately large files on a regular basis. As digital media continues its conquest of the the office, it's not uncommon to see PDF, Word, and Excel documents that are well over 10MB.
Of course, this means it's also a lot easier to send those large, high quality MP3 files you've got sitting on your PC across the country to your brother. Not that you'd do that, we're just saying.
CuBee takes the clutter out of your email inbox. It's a rich content email and messaging system which allows users to send out emails containing large files like video, pictures, animation, and notes.To add a little bit of Web 2.0 cuteness, messages can be sent inside a digital envelope with an emoticon to express feelings.
CuBee is integrated into ZCubes, a website where users can seamlessly browse, search, edit, paint, draw, watch, listen, print, network, work, and just about everything else you would care to do online.
DivShare is an online sharing, hosting and storage site. Similar in offerings from YouSendIt, Xdrive, and Box.net, DivShare offers unlimited uploads and downloads through an intuitive dashboard. It's an easy to use service that has been constantly evolving in the past few months since its launch, and quickly carving its own niche in this slowly crowding market space.
A new social feature has been incorporated into DivShare recently called DivShare groups. This new edition allows users to collaborate on projects through sharing photos, videos and music with other users, as well as the ability to connect with others who share the same interests.
Another service that is being tested, and has soft launched into the DivShare environment is streaming flash video. With this integration, users can now host and stream videos on the internet. It supports up to 560x420 resolutions with video sizes up to 200MB. There is no cap on the number of videos that can be uploaded to user's accounts, and videos can be resized to fit on popular social network sites.
With all of these recent new editions, DivShare is one Web 2.0 location to add to your toolbox and bookmark list that you will always have a use for, nomatter what you're purpose is.
There are many different options for sharing content and transferring files between contacts, or between different workspaces.
Egnyte is a relatively new company which provides a content sharing solution with up to 1GB of data that adds organization and search capabilities, as well as a continuous synchronization feature.
To get started with the free service, Egnyte requires you to install an uploader. Emails, word, excel, images, and pdf's can be chosen to be upload and backed up, as well as tagged with keywords creating a fully indexed and searchable online workspace. The data can then be exported onto any computer once it has been backed up. If you care to share files between contacts, specifying files to share can be done by choosing the specific files, choose folders or tags that you want to share.
Egnyte's uploader is available for Mac and PC platforms, and works with Outlook, Thunderbird, Gmail and POP enabled mail for email backup and storage.
There are many advantages to designing with Cascading Style Sheets. CSS is extremely easy to learn and rework once a basic site framework has been established. Websites, or website components can easily be changed into something totally different just by swapping a single CSS file, or a line within a CSS file.
CSS designers always seem to have a few different elements that they commonly use over and over in all designs, these can include navigation elements and form fields, among other items. Smashing Magazine has compiled a list of 53 CSS Techniques that you couldn't live without, linking out to tutorials on CSS navigation, tabbed navigation, bar graphs, rounded corners, hover effects, image map, submit buttons, custom bullets, and sidenotes. Whether you are new to CSS, or have been in it for a while, these are some great tutorials to have archived as reference materials.
It would be great if Google had one single location where every service they are offered was centralized, and it appears they're working on one.
After wondering why Google had purchased Jotspot some time ago, GuillaumeB and Google Operating system among others have come to the conclusion that JotSpot could be the start of a home for all of Google's applications and our documents; "The GDrive".
Currently with Jotspot, users can store, share and edit spreadsheets, calendars, files and photos, to-do lists, email lists, and track projects with a project manager. So, in reality it's not that far off from a possible centralized Google GDrive storage area where users could store all of their Google specific spreadsheets, documents, forums, blogs, mail, calendar, and photo galleries in a wiki type format. Could we finally see the GDrive released this year?
There are a lot of file sharing/hosting/storing sites out there. A lot. So one of my first predictable questions for DivShare co-founder David Altschul was of course, "Why use DivShare?" His answer: "DivShare sets itself apart from other free file hosts in a number of distinct ways, most notably in that we offer unlimited uploads and downloads, no waiting lines for files, auto image galleries, no popups or spam, an intuitive member dashboard, and all files stay online forever. Perhaps the biggest reason why bloggers and webmasters should choose DivShare over the other free file hosts is our co-branding options. Blogs can quickly and easily add their name, URL and logo to their hosted file pages via the dashboard. An example of co-branding can be seen here (warning: the link may also start a download - you can cancel it - but it's actually a pretty good song).
I have to admit, everything David says sounds great (files stay online forever?!). But how does it actually perform? Well, the aforementioned song downloaded at an average rate of 550KBps, which isn't bad at all. I uploaded a 10MB video, and though there's no fancy Flash-Ajax upload timer, it took less than 2 minutes to complete. On an upstream-weak cable connection, that's pretty darn good. Since DivShare launched this month, only time will tell if the service remains as excellent as it is right now. Happy uploading!
With Elggspaces, you, too can be a social network king or queen. Ellgspaces lets users set up their own community site and allows users to connect to it. Through the system, users can create blogs, podcasts, files and personal profiles, all of which can be tagged and revealed to those you allow. Your very own Elggspaces can be kept as private, or openly accessible to any viewer. Elggspaces can be used a place to store and access information from any computer. It can also be used to manage groups, clubs, and projects. Elggspaces is free, though ad-supported, for up to 50 users, and there are an additional four tiers of pricing ranging from $95 to $380/ month for up to 2000 users.
Have you ever lost information on your hard drive, especially photos, or maybe even accidentally deleted all the files on your camera memory card? Harsh stuff. Especially since many people don't even bother to print out, or backup digital photos now. That could be the reason why ProtectMyPhotos started up. It's a way to securely, and automatically backup digital photos. So, if anything ever happens to your digital photos, hard drive crashes, corruption, or maybe even a fire, images that are stored on your computer are safe, the secure archived ones can easily be accessed, and recovery of the lost ones will start. The ProtectMyPhotos online application also allows the user to look at backup photos online, with their photo viewer.
In order to get things started, you have to install a free software package. Upon installation, you will be asked what folders of images you wish to backup and protect. Your photos will automatically be uploaded, and monitoring of the images folders that you had specified will be monitored in case of changes. If you decide to get rid of red eye in some of your photos, or do some editing, the files that are stored on ProtectMyPhotos.com will be instantly uploaded to reflect the changes. Files can then be viewed online, anywhere there is internet access. ProtectMyPhotos.com is a free site when it comes to images. They do have another option if you wish to protect movies, music and documents for $39.95/ year, and it works the same way as the image protection works.
UPDATE: ProtectMyPhotos offers 2 plans for photos. Plan 1 is a free account with unlimited photos, and lower res. Plan 2 is unlimited storage for $39.95/year.
It happens to the best of us. We forget where we put things. Car keys. Flash drives. Yes, sometimes we even forget where certain files are on our computers. We can't really help you with the car keys and flash drives (although we inexplicably find things like that in the refrigerator here), we can help you out with finding missing files.
