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Mac App Monday - Pando
Next week I'll try to have this up before midnight. Another pseudo mac app monday it is.
An old problem is solved using this great new tool called Pando: sharing FOLDERS via email without having to use archiving programs like tar, rar, zip, sit, gz etc. I know trying to explain why entire folders can't be emailed to my dad is painful. Well now they can. And big ones.
"Pando lets you send your home videos, giant presentations and entire folders of original quality photos to anyone with an email address."
Why do I use Pando?
1. No more email attachment limit
2. download accelleration
3. no file size limit (halleleujah)
4. all email based
5. my personal favorite: drag and drop folder goodness
6. oh and my other personal favorite: so far, it's free...
I actually was able to drag a folder of thumbnails to the window, type an email address to send the files to, fill out info like any normal email, and hit send. Kick ass. The program zips the file up using a proprietary archiving format called .pando and ships it out. Only requirement is that the end user has to go download and install the app on their end before they can open the file.
So my dad is still screwed, for now, but if this catches on, and the technology can be repurposed/sold to the right email company I think we could be in luck (aha, it appears that's their business model, I wondered how this was going to make money...). There is already a plugin for yahoo messenger and a pending plugin for Microsoft Outlook... when it's built in my dad might be in luck :-) Sorry daddy, for making you my token web/computer noob, but you really are... *kisses* heehee
The beta v0.9 is available to both windows and mac users, which makes me very happy because it seems mac beta apps are always behind the windows ones.
Keep an eye on this one. You might be getting files from me sent this way, so you might as well go download it now :-)
www.pando.com/beta/ (and how good is their tagline?... it's THAT good)
Mac App Monday - Pando
Next week I'll try to have this up before midnight. Another pseudo mac app monday it is.
An old problem is solved using this great new tool called Pando: sharing FOLDERS via email without having to use archiving programs like tar, rar, zip, sit, gz etc. I know trying to explain why entire folders can't be emailed to my dad is painful. Well now they can. And big ones.
"Pando lets you send your home videos, giant presentations and entire folders of original quality photos to anyone with an email address."
Why do I use Pando?
1. No more email attachment limit
2. download accelleration
3. no file size limit (halleleujah)
4. all email based
5. my personal favorite: drag and drop folder goodness
6. oh and my other personal favorite: so far, it's free...
I actually was able to drag a folder of thumbnails to the window, type an email address to send the files to, fill out info like any normal email, and hit send. Kick ass. The program zips the file up using a proprietary archiving format called .pando and ships it out. Only requirement is that the end user has to go download and install the app on their end before they can open the file.
So my dad is still screwed, for now, but if this catches on, and the technology can be repurposed/sold to the right email company I think we could be in luck (aha, it appears that's their business model, I wondered how this was going to make money...). There is already a plugin for yahoo messenger and a pending plugin for Microsoft Outlook... when it's built in my dad might be in luck :-) Sorry daddy, for making you my token web/computer noob, but you really are... *kisses* heehee
The beta v0.9 is available to both windows and mac users, which makes me very happy because it seems mac beta apps are always behind the windows ones.
Keep an eye on this one. You might be getting files from me sent this way, so you might as well go download it now :-)
www.pando.com/beta/ (and how good is their tagline?... it's THAT good)