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The Next Dropbox?
Monday, September 19th, 2011 | Beta, Open Source, Tools, Utilities, WebApps | No Comments
Has dropbox’s reign finally started to decline? We’ve all heard and/or experienced their lack of security, and it seems others have stepped up with their own versions. Some already launched, some still in open beta.
Take a look and see for yourself if any of these options can replace your dependance on dropbox:
Minus
This is an open-sourced application that is almost identical to dropbox however it initially gives you 10 gigs, the source-code is hosted on github, has an iPhone, Android and browser apps and uses encryption up the wazoo. It also allows you to share your files in a global directory or keep them private for only those who you give the url to. Ohh, did i forget to mention you can upload up to 2 gigs per file? It’s definitely a huge condenser in this match.
SugarSync
Once again similar to dropbox, it’s made to sync files across all platforms from a cloud-hosted source. This gives you a free 5 gig account to play with but unlike dropbox, it has a built-in music player for any media files uploaded. It also has apps for just about every phone OS on the market as well as automatic sync apps you can install on your desktop. Sadly it only lets you share files that are no bigger than 25megabytes at a time.
Sparkleshare
This is not just a web-hosted service, but rather an open-source, github hosted platform that allow you to host your own version of the dropbox service. Not only that but there are already builds out for just about every type of software/server/OS. Every interaction with the service is encrypted (unlike dropbox) and you can even use github as a share instead of a server.
ownCloud
This is yet another self-hosted cloud sync service, though it uses WebDAV access, slows for OpenID authentication and also can sync between multiple servers (i.e. you can literally create your own cloud). It also has functionality in place for user and group access, streaming, and is current working on the next version which will include bookmark & calendar syncing as well. Should be interesting once it’s finished.
LIBOX
This is currently already in production, its a web-hosted file sharing site with NO SIZE limitations on the media you upload to share…it also can sync to most platforms and just about every mobile device. Some what cool, check it out. Completely 100% free.
iFolder
Here’s another self-hosted version, though it lets you use multiple servers that sync creating as big of a cloud as you’d like to connect your devices to in order to sync. It also allows for users to have multiple folders, enabling different users access to different material shared, including the ability to give users disk quotas (i.e multi-level administration). It can be installed on any server with openLDAP and viewed from just about anywhere.
There are just a few of many new ways you can achieve the same type of file synchronization that dropbox has enabled us, just some with added bonuses and encryption.
Find out who else is hosted on your IP
Saturday, September 18th, 2010 | Research, Site Information, Tools, Utilities | No Comments
Ever wonder what other websites were hosted on the same IP as yours (this might be useful if you’re using a shared hosting account to see just how crowded the server you’re on really is)? Heck, ever wonder what other websites might be on a competitors IP or domain name? Well you might already be aware of a few websites which have claimed to be able to provide this data, which is essentially just a reverse-ip check, however not only have most of them been fly-by-night websites (meaning they’re no longer around), or they don’t seem to be able to display all the results. Worry no more! A site i’ve been using for a long while now just keeps getting better and better when it comes to finding the complete list of domain names hosted on any IP, and even lets you enter in just the hostname you’d like to lookup (no need to have to convert the domain name to ip, it does it for you). The site is called My IP Neighbors and couldn’t be easier to use, just go to the website, enter in the ip or domain you wanted to lookup and bam, there are the results!
My-IP-Neighbors.com – My IP Neighbors lets you find out if any other web sites (virtual hosts) are hosted on a given web server.
11 Free Sets of Awesome eCommerce Icons For Your Store
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 | computer graphics, design, eCommerce, Marketing, Tools | No Comments
Here are 11 FREE awesomely amazing icon sets to help out your eCommerce/Store design.
These are all free for both commercial and personal use (so have at ‘em!).
Glossy eCommerce icons
Shopping Cart Icons
css Globe Icons
Shopping Basket Icon
Milky – A ‘green’ themed vector set.
Credit Card Logos
Credit Card 3D Icon Set
Chalkwork Payments
Weby Icon Set
e-Shop Icons
Sienna Icons
your.FlowingData – Collect Data About Yourself With Twitter
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 | analytics, Marketing, Research, Tools, Twitter, WebApps | No Comments
Now you can track all your twitter movements automatically with the latest FREE research tool just released by FlowingData. Appropriately named your.flowingdata, it’s only a quick 2 minute setup and then the webapp will start collecting all of your twitter data for you to later explore with built-in tools that resemble IBM’s Many Eyes dashboard. As with any behavioral analysis tool, the more data you have the better the results will be so I can easily see this tool being widely used by researchers and interactive planners alike for a seriously long time (I wonder if they have any personal database limitations that would prevent one infinite 365 day data-stream?). Worried about exposing your private twitter habits? Have no fear my friend, all the data collected is automatically set to ‘private.’ If at a later date you’d like to release it to the masses then that’ll be up to you, but for all you tin-foil hat wearing twitter users – you’re secrets are still safe.
Here are some screen shots showing a sampling of the reports that are built-in to the dashboard, they look amazing!
JamLegend is Free Online Guitar Hero!
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 | Beta, Games, Music, WebApps | 1 Comment
Like Guitar Hero but wish you could play it at work without your boss catching you air-guitaring in the break room? Now you can with the recently opened beta online game JamLegend.com!
Pretty much it’s guitar hero meets the keyboard….even allowing you to change up which keys are assigned to which strings, enable or disable having to strum & it even gives you the option to disable 3+ note chords (for the weaksauce soft-rockers). They’ve come up with a way where you can use your keyboard (this is where a wireless keyboard is strongly suggested) similar to how you’d hold the console-version plastic guitars….though if you’re at work I would recommend you not playing in this fashion as it may draw unneeded attention from coworkers.
You can play against the computer, be auto-matched against another online player or even challenge other users and friends to duels/showdowns (A duel lets you take a high score and challenge a user to match or beat it, a showdown allows for real-time multiplayer matches). In addition to achievements there are levels, XP earned/lost as well as a rapidly growing list of songs. Want to hear the song you and your drunk friends recorded on the site? Not a problem – they’re actively seeking new material, all the artist has to do is fill out a short form agreeing to allow their material to appear on the site.
Already have a guitar controller and want to use it with JamLegend.com? No Problem! They’ve got a wiki with instructions for how to use your Wii, PS2/PS3 and even Xbox260 controllers with your computer….so if nosy bosses aren’t a problem feel free to rock away on your fake plastic guitars against other online players in a fight to top the charts as the JamLegend superstar!
Anyhow, there you go – the latest site to take up all the time I should be spending on writing new posts…Enjoy!
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