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MobileMe File Sharing Now Available
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Apple DESERVED to get burned over MobileMe. They KNEW iDisk didn't work in .mac and ignore their customers for YEARS! I still don't trust it.
You know, I'd really like to disagree with that statement...but I cannot. Unfortunately it is pretty darned accurate. For a company which ha put an "i" in front of many of its products for years to harp on the internet accessibility and lifestyle, it has historically been pretty bad at the internet back end stuff. Sort of sad, really.
Nice Addition
The email it sends out look nice as well. I'm still unimpressed with iDisk's performance, though. If I have a very large file to upload, I generally end up using something other than idisk, as it usually poops out on me.
Nothing beats it though for connecting my bandmembers recordings from multiple machines and Ebay auctions on GarageSale, so I'll keep on keeping it around.
But back to this feature: I like it a lot. It's classier (and easier) than sending a lengthy link to a client. The "download" button is nice.
The email it sends out look nice as well. I'm still unimpressed with iDisk's performance, though. If I have a very large file to upload, I generally end up using something other than idisk, as it usually poops out on me.
Nothing beats it though for connecting my bandmembers recordings from multiple machines and Ebay auctions on GarageSale, so I'll keep on keeping it around.
But back to this feature: I like it a lot. It's classier (and easier) than sending a lengthy link to a client. The "download" button is nice.
Ya, I'm kind of wondering about this too. What's the big deal? You could also link to your public folder...
h++p://idisk.mac.com/username-Public/filename.zip
I hope this doesn't mean they're breaking these older methods...
This is all great, but...
Will it sync my rather large YoJimbo library?? I have since gone to dropbox to sync my YoJimbo library. So many wasted hours trying to get Mobile Me syncing to work as advertised. I have performed so many "Nuclear Resets" it is ridiculous.
Also, am I correct in saying that Dropbox is based on 'Subversion' open source code? Where Mobile Me is WebDav?
I hope Apple changes the underlying engine that is Mobile Me, to something that scales better. Dropbox does not miss a beat, and is very, very fast in propagating the deltas to even the largest files. Apple should rethink their sync engine, and go with what really works.
Will it sync my rather large YoJimbo library?? I have since gone to dropbox to sync my YoJimbo library. So many wasted hours trying to get Mobile Me syncing to work as advertised. I have performed so many "Nuclear Resets" it is ridiculous.
Also, am I correct in saying that Dropbox is based on 'Subversion' open source code? Where Mobile Me is WebDav?
I hope Apple changes the underlying engine that is Mobile Me, to something that scales better. Dropbox does not miss a beat, and is very, very fast in propagating the deltas to even the largest files. Apple should rethink their sync engine, and go with what really works.
Or maybe most of us aren't just knee jerk people that clog up our legal system with frivolous lawsuits...
In case it's not obvious, you needn't send email to share a file. Leave "Send this link to" blank and you can share files now and decide who to email the URLs to later.
But I'm not impressed so far. I shared two files, one with a password and one without. They download fine from within my MobileMe session, but I go to the URL of the password-protected one I get this, both in the web browser of my MobileMe session and in a separate web browser.
Then, if I remove the password and try again, I get this message in my web browser:
But I'm not impressed so far. I shared two files, one with a password and one without. They download fine from within my MobileMe session, but I go to the URL of the password-protected one I get this, both in the web browser of my MobileMe session and in a separate web browser.
Internal Server Error: For input string: ""
Seems to work ok. I just wish it was set up to share multiple files too (like an entire folder), and not just one at a time.
It's not, really. But this process is much easier for everyone, especially the end-user. You have no idea how many times I've tried to share files the way you suggest, and people just don't understand what to do. Pressing "download" in an e-mail is much easier....
It's not, really. But this process is much easier for everyone, especially the end-user. You have no idea how many times I've tried to share files the way you suggest, and people just don't understand what to do. Pressing "download" in an e-mail is much easier....
What if you want to share a few files ? would you have to send out a few e-mails ? That's the only draw back as far as I can tell.
If you need to share several large files, sending a link to the iDisk is probably better instead of sending a few emails.
Wasn't this feature originally supposed to work directly from the Finder? That's what I'm remembering from the video tutorial Apple posted when MobileMe was first released (or escaped).
You don't have to give out the password to your public folder.
For instance, I use my public folder to share files with a couple of close friends, so they have the password. I might want to share a single file with someone else, but don't want them to have access to my public folder, which would give them the ability to see what my friends and I are exchanging, or upload files to my public folder. Being able to send them a URL which just allows them access to the one file I want to give them is a nice solution. Previously I just resorted to using yousendit in those cases, but now I don't have to.
so i understand you can do that only from your mac because you need to go into idisk?
well, since our company is locked into IE6 i won't be able to use that anyway from work.
You can use a PC by logging on to http://www.me.com and uploading your file there under the idisk module and then email the link from there. In fact, Apple has not enabled this feature for native use on the mac yet.
about time
Interestingly enough, I was having a convo with a friend about YouSendIt and the thought popped into my head.... " I wonder if apple ever got the ball rolling on that iDisk share feature" I logged in, and saw it was there.. tested it.. then migrated on over to MR only to find it had just been announced. I must be psychic or something, who knows.
Although I'm glad to see this here, nothing beats having the YouSendIt app in your dock, dragging a file from anywhere in the finder on top of the yousendit icon in the dock, then typing in an email address and clicking send. You get an added bonus that all your delivery options are right in the window next to the email field and it remembers anyone you've ever sent an file to before (which I'm not sure if MobileMe web interface can do). Plus it automatically generates and sends the (arguably less slick looking) email with the bright bold DOWNLOAD button, and even sends you a confirmation that its been delivered. Top notch.
Apple do need to make a tie-in with the OS X Finder for direct sending to someone without having all the steps of having to 1) upload file to the SLOW iDisk, then 2) migrate over to a browser and log in to mobile me web then 3) navigate over to idisk section, select file you just uploaded, and click share. Not that difficult really.. but still much more inelegant than the YouSendIt standalone app approach.
Interestingly enough, I was having a convo with a friend about YouSendIt and the thought popped into my head.... " I wonder if apple ever got the ball rolling on that iDisk share feature" I logged in, and saw it was there.. tested it.. then migrated on over to MR only to find it had just been announced. I must be psychic or something, who knows.
Although I'm glad to see this here, nothing beats having the YouSendIt app in your dock, dragging a file from anywhere in the finder on top of the yousendit icon in the dock, then typing in an email address and clicking send. You get an added bonus that all your delivery options are right in the window next to the email field and it remembers anyone you've ever sent an file to before (which I'm not sure if MobileMe web interface can do). Plus it automatically generates and sends the (arguably less slick looking) email with the bright bold DOWNLOAD button, and even sends you a confirmation that its been delivered. Top notch.
Apple do need to make a tie-in with the OS X Finder for direct sending to someone without having all the steps of having to 1) upload file to the SLOW iDisk, then 2) migrate over to a browser and log in to mobile me web then 3) navigate over to idisk section, select file you just uploaded, and click share. Not that difficult really.. but still much more inelegant than the YouSendIt standalone app approach.
You don't have to give out the password to your public folder.
For instance, I use my public folder to share files with a couple of close friends, so they have the password. I might want to share a single file with someone else, but don't want them to have access to my public folder, which would give them the ability to see what my friends and I are exchanging, or upload files to my public folder. Being able to send them a URL which just allows them access to the one file I want to give them is a nice solution. Previously I just resorted to using yousendit in those cases, but now I don't have to.
excellent point. however, if you are only sending stuff to the same group of people it shouldn;t really matter. I can see how this is more convenient if it's just one big file as opposed to many. iDisk combined with sharing is an overall good solution.
You mean the OSX iDisk Sync does not use SSL?
I use Jungle Disk for this same reason SSL but sometimes I use iDisk to move small files between Mac's and PC's and Public Folder , but didn't know iDisk Sync is Open Clear.
I know Mail.app @me.com. Contacts Sync uses SSL.
Just wondering if this is linked to future file uploading capabilities of an iPhone also - e.g. video sharing, picture sharing etc. Apple might have bargained, like PNS to have got the feature release-ready much earlier, and have had issues getting it to that stage.
