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TonidoPlug unboxing and first look gallery: your own private cloud-in-a-plug


Before I get started, yes, I do realize that this is not Engadget. However, TonidoPlug is a bit of a different situation for us. It's an excellent example of a software product making the jump to hardware -- and doing it well.

In case you missed the earlier posts, I took a look at the Tonido beta a while back. Anyone who is leery about offering up confidential documents and media files to the Cloud Gods, Tonido is for you. If you can read and follow directions and spare some of your valuable time to configure the suite, it's a simple, secure, and effective way to rock a cloud setup without giving up control and complete privacy.

Here's a quick recap of what Tonido provides:
  • File sharing
  • Photo gallery
  • MP3 streaming with playlist support
  • Thots, a simple blogging platform
  • A collaborative workspace with calendar and task management
As for the plug itself, it utilizes Marvell's Sheevaplug base running the 1.2Ghz Foreceon processor with 512Mb of DDR2 memory and 512Mb of flash storage onboard. Ubuntu 9.04 provides the embedded software muscle and leaves plenty of room for expansion.

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Filed under: Hardware, Web services, Open Source

Tonido now lets you roll your own OpenID provider, also debuts Tonido Plug

First, Tonido let you set up your own, private cloud. It's been an excellent fit at the office, providing plenty of useful collaboration features at no cost and with very little learning curve for our staff.

Now, CodeLathe has rolled out a new plug-in feature which allows your Tonido server to act as an OpenID provider. Instead of relying on someone else's server, just activate the Tonido service and you can being using yourname.tonidoid.com:10001 instead.

As they describe it in the official blog post, "Tonido OpenID is unique in the sense that it is a truly a decentralized and private OpenID provider. What it means is that Tonido OpenID does not use any third party server to manage your identity." To install, just head to your Tonido admin panel and open the apps page.

On to the hardware: TonidoPlug is similar to Pogoplug, which allows you to share your files via the internet. TonidoPlug goes a step further, offering all the core Tonido functions: Photos, Jukebox, Webshare, Workspace, Thots (blog), Explorer, Torrent and Search.

The Plug runs on an embedded Ubuntu Jaunty base, and retails for $99USD. That's not too shabby for a device which adds a ton of functionality to your existing USB hard drive.

Filed under: Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Office, Freeware, P2P, Beta, web 2.0, Windows x64

Tonido does cloudless private file sharing, collaboration, and more


Not everyone wants to work in the cloud, but keeping a group connected by other means can be a little tricky. Tonido's cross-platform desktop suite makes the process about as easy as it can get.

Tonido installs as a server app on your primary computer (Linux, Mac, and Windows downloads are available). Once configured, users simply connect to the machine with their web browser by browing to http://host:10001. You can, of course, customize the port number - Tonido makes that easy as well, with uPNP support to take care of router re-configuration. Access can be limited to local IPs only or opened up for WAN access and you can select how much bandwidth.

The suite include four main components: workspace, file sharing, photo gallery, and jukebox. As I've been experimenting with the beta I've been taking screenshots - which you can view in the gallery.

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