I’ve been using dropbox to share files with friends. it’s free version has a 2GB cap. Since I’m a mobileme subscriber, and I had 10GB to use, I tried to use it instead. Sadly I can’t share that space with groups.
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I refuse to pay another fee for cloud space, so I bought a pogoplug, a gadget that puts your USB external harddrives (or a USB hub of it) on the cloud - totally accessible via web.
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Like the reviews said, the thing is really easy to install. I had issues with the journaled format, but I expected that. Formatting aside, I got my entire external HD with all my files available on the web, and even assigned some shared folders for friends.
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As usual, I sent an email to the company with suggestions:
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Subject: happy customer here…

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Three ideas:

1. RSS feed is cool, but it could be RSS 2.0, with enclosures: this way any video or music file automatically becomes a podcast link. it can’t be that hard, and frankly that’s the feature I want the most.
2. Shared groups are really nice, is it possible to have a link where I can email everyone, right away? I’m not asking for a full-on mailing list, just a better way to communicate with members (maybe even a @pogoplug.com email that redirects to members automatically).
3. Is it possible to link to folders or files? For instance, if I upload a .ai for a coworker, how can I notify the person (with proper permissions, etc) accordingly? is it something on your mind?

keep up the good work, i’m a one day customer and I’m pretty happy already - I just cancelled my mobileme, in fact.

…and I’m just waiting for it to appear to openmoko to get rid of my iphone. it will take a while, I know.

• ad-hoc communications the gadgets communicate with one another without a central connection
• voip carriers will NEVER allow a corporate phone to have it. it spells death to them.
• cryptography with USA government into this spying frenzy, no carrier would offer this option

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frankly, i’m waiting for an openmoko + flex app because the adobe thermo presentation really inspired me. assuming adobe is as pissed off at apple as we consumers are, I assume adobe + open source can tap into all this innovation that apple arrogantly snubbed.

nice rant. if the anal types at apple say no, let’s just all move to an open source solution.
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also, a specific comment discussing the possible reasons: fear of VOIP

i’m selling my Nokia 6682 Phone (unlocked, marvelous to sync with the computer), to gather some $$$ to buy the new N93.
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dude, it has wi-fi on it. and a 30 fps, 640×480 video camera! that’s TV quality!
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ah, you may love computers, but the computers won’t love you back! :Ëœ-/

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update: craigslist went downhill and became just a scammer’s nest. from the 15 emails that answered, all where @yahoo.com accounts asking to pay thru USPS. too bad i gotta return to ebay.

from brasscheck tv:

• Ken Lay died knowing the whole Enron story
• He had very close ties to to George W. Bush
• The stated cause of death - heart attack - is only “suspected” at this point
• Of the three top men at Enron when it colapsed, two are now dead (only Jeff Skilling remains in the land of the living).

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ok? now go to this video and fast forward to 23:36.
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cool!

a dra’n'drop interactive coffe table from philips… of course a working version would be drowning on ads, but if you add craigslist to it, that could be totally local community.

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scientists developed a liquid armor, a mixture of hard nanoparticles and nonevaporating liquid. when agitated or hit with an impact it stiffens and behaves like a solid caused by the nanoparticles forming tiny clusters inside the fluid.
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from geekologie.

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