Have you ever wanted/needed to send large files via email but never have been able to due to file size restrictions on the sender/receivers mail server? Not only are there file size restrictions but there can be a hefty wait time in sending large emails.
I recently found myself needing to email large media files that were only stored locally to family who were 400 miles away. While there are many techniques in sharing media (i.e. flickr, vimeo, imeem), I started to think about ways to send these files as an email instead of sharing them and then sending a link to the content on the shared site. This is when I came across DropSend.
DropSend allows for the users to send large files, up to 1GB. The process works like this:
- Sign up (it’s FREE for the basic accout)
- Select “Send a File”
- Add the recipients email address
- Choose file
- Send
The file then gets uploaded to DropSend’s servers and emails your recipients that you have sent them a file and it is ready for download. After your recipient opens the file for download you are sent a follow-up email that details that your file has been received by your recipient.
The beauty of DropSend is that you bypass the restrictions of email size but you force your recipients to take an unfamiliar extra step in retrieving the media sent. There are more benefits that DropSend offers such as 250MB of online storage FREE of charge, with the basic account, and the ability to encrypt the files sent with a paid subscription.
Technology DropSend, email
One of my New Year’s resolutions was to submit to as many new/existing technologies as possible. In the last two months here is what I have been engaged in:
Pandora - Internet radio that utilizes the Music Genome Project and allows its users to create stations based on their music tastes. Pandora is a great way to find new music and enjoy the music you love.
Facebook - A great social networking site that boasts over 100 million users. Keep friends and family updated with the latest and greatest along with sharing pictures and engaging in the many add-on’s available. Facebook’s UI is easy to use and has a very clean, organized and professional look that I admire.
Lastly…
Twitter - A social networking site that simply allows its users to give short (140-word) updates or tweets on their personal on-goings. Twitter allows you to “follow” other users who could in-turn follow you and makes for a fun social environment that allows you to stay connected…or not.
So it’s been a while but now I’m back.
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Yes! So with the help of a friend I finally got this thing going. I didn’t really realize what I was asking for when I initially went with wordpress but man am I impressed. I thought I’d be getting my hands dirty with design and code but I guess not. Although wordpress does much of the work for you, they still leave much to be determined by the user.
So this blog was initially set up to be a tech blog but I’m guessing it’s going to be more of a personal journal with, hopefully, some helpful information on tech issues. I’ll probably throw some other stuff in like my favorite recipes, thoughts on sports, updates on my position in life along with many rants and raves on who knows what. But whatever, it’s a blog.
Yaay, post #1 is DONE.
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