files

I just came across a handy web app for sharing big files with friends without having to first upload them to one of those file server type websites. (You know, the kind that barrages you with ads when you go to download the file? Upgrade! Premium features! Etc.) Instead, iSendr (Beta) is a direct…

If you’re a fan of Dropbox, the service for storing, sharing and syncing files between Internet-connected devices, you’ll be glad to hear that a Dropbox client is now in development for Windows Mobile phones. The first beta will be available in just a few days, announces the Ruttensoft website…

A friend of mine just tweeted an interesting tip from LifeHacker: you can add your Dropbox folder directly to the Windows 7 Start Menu. For those of you that don’t know, Dropbox is a file synchronization service that lets you keep files on multiple computers in sync similar to Windows Live Sync or…

The online service YouSendIt is a popular destination for sharing large files over the web. They also offer an Outlook plugin and a newer Microsoft Office plugin which integrates the YouSendIt service into all the Office programs. This type of service is useful since the majority of email servers…

Do you think tag clouds are the best way to explore a topic? Some people prefer tag clouds over traditional search options since they let you think find things based on general categories instead of exact keywords. Now I happen to think that Windows Search does a pretty good job at finding the…

Although many of today’s email programs allow for large attachments, you never know if the person on the receiving end is using an email program that can receive them. This is especially true if you’re trying to send a file to a corporate email account, as most email admins put limits on attachment…

If you've been using the Office Live Workspace (Beta) which allows you to save and share your Office documents from an online collaborative workspace on the web, then you probably also installed the Office Live Add-in which gave you access to open and save files to or from the workspace right from…