Now that the biggest tech companies in the world are taking aim at Dropbox (with Microsoft, Apple, and Amazon all offering their own cloud storage services), we thought we would compare the FREE cloud storage plans that are out there, in terms of how much free storage space they offer, how easy it is to →
How much free cloud storage space do you really need? — SkyDrive’s 7 gig free plan examined
Do you have a free Dropbox or other cloud storage account? If so, how much of your free space do you actually use? According to the guys at Microsoft Skydrive, 99.94% of users who have had access to 25 gigs of free space only ACTUALLY use up to 7 gigs of it, and less than →
Upload your audio files with Scup, a SoundCloud desktop uploader
You may have heard of SoundCloud, a free ‘audio locker’ type service that will let you upload your audio files and then access them from anywhere. You may even have seen its distinctive player embedded in blogs and other sites, with it’s distinctive displayed waveform that users can insert comments into (see screenshot). If you →
Get free films, music and books fast and easy at Vodo.net
Vodo is a free peer-to-peer social media network that allows its users to download and watch films, music and books by independent artists 100% legally and at no cost. In addition Vodo provides independent filmmakers, musicians and authors with a platform to publish their work and potentially get both exposure and a compensation. Peer-to-peer networks →
Share large files without file-size, download speed, or monthly bandwidth limits with the ‘Share’ app
Share is a free, desktop-based large file sharing app that has no limit on file sizes, download speeds, or monthly download bandwidth. However, files can only be shared among users that install the ‘Share’ application on their computers. Although not a peer-to-peer sharing app, Share employs the BitTorrent file sharing protocol within a simple and →
Video chat with multiple people at once with ooVoo, a multi-platform text and video chat client
ooVoo is an instant messaging, chat, and video conferencing solution with a ton of great features, at no cost. While there are lots of messaging programs out there, and no shortage of new contenders for the heavyweight title of ‘Best Multi-Messaging Program”, ooVoo wants to be the ultimate comprehensive package to stay in touch with →
Minus: share large files and photos with this stylish cloud hosting app
If I’ve seen one file sharing web service in the past few months I’ve seen a about twenty. But this one stands out from the pack in several respects; most notably its (ad-free) stylishness and support for multiple platforms and devices. Minus is a file hosting service that will let you upload and share large →
MDownloader: automate downloads from file hosting sites such as Rapidshare, Megaupload, and more than a dozen others
MDownloader is a free software for downloading files from popular media hosting sites such as Rapidshare, Megaupload and more than a dozen others. It removes the need for human intervention when downloading files, allowing you to queue the files you want to download and forget about them; MDownloader will check for file availability, wait for →
SkipScreen for Firefox automates downloading from file hosting services
Anyone who has every downloaded files from file hosting services such as Rapidshare or Megaupload is well familiar with the ritual “dance” involved in the process, which consists of waiting for on-screen counters to count-down then moving through multiple screens until at long last your download link becomes available. (Not to mention having to re-do the →
Jdownloader: automates downloads from Rapidshare, Megaupload and other file hosting services
Jdownloader is free software designed to download files from Rapidshare, MegaUpload and other one-click file hosting services (as well as many video sharing sites) in an automated manner without user intervention. It will automatically decrypt “encrypted” download links, manage wait times, recognize enter CAPTCHAs, and attempt reconnections from dynamic IPs in order to circumvent wait →
Shup
Shup is a small memory resident app that can upload files to Stashbox. It can also instantly upload images (or other types of files) to several online storage services straight from Windows’ right-click context menu (Flickr, Imageshack, Photobucket, Stashbox, Waffle Images , or even a custom file hosting service). The tool also performs several other →
Civil Netizen
Civil Netizen is a P2P file sharing platform that can be used to share large files up to 4 Gigabytes in size privately with friends. It does not host your file or upload it on your server, but allows you to share files straight from your hard drive using your and your friends’ bandwidth for →
