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October 28, 2013

How To Send Large Files Over Email & Web

Ever wanted to send a large file but were held back by the email providers' attachment limits? Hitesh Raj Bhagat & Karan Bajaj 

show you how to quickly share larger files using various services

Sending Large Files 

Most email providers allow you to attach up to 25MB of data to one email. This method works fine if you're sending multiple 

smaller files — you can just split them into batches. But what if you need to send a 1GB video recorded using your camera, 

without uploading it to YouTube? What if you have a slow internet connection? These are some of the best practices to keep in 

mind when sending large files. 

Zip Multiple Files 

Rather than attach & send a large batch of individual files, it's more convienient for the recipient if you just zip them into 

one file. The added advantage is that you can password protect the file for extra security. Make sure you send the password 

separately. 

Keep The Delete Links 

If you use a file hosting service like YouSendIt to send a large file, make sure you copy and save the delete link to your 

computer. While the file will automatically expire after a while, the delete link can instantly remove a file from the server if 

need be. 

Split Large Files 

One of the best free Zip managers, 7-zip (www.7-zip.org) can also be used to split a large file into smaller zip files for easier 

sending if you have a slow connection. Right click on a file > 7-zip > Add to Archive and fill in the required size in the 'Split to 

Volumes' box. 4 Best File Sharing Services -- 

 1 Bayfile 

Bayfile has no limit on the number of downloads for your uploaded files and supports file sizes up to 5GB. The interface shows 

upload speed & time remaining but does not support multiple file upload. The site removes your stored files after 30 days of 

inactivity. Once the file is uploaded, you can send the sharing and delete links to your email from the site itself to keep them 

handy. 

2 Filedropper 

This one has a clean and easy-to-use interface — it's one of the best free services for file sharing. There is no sign-up required 

and you can upload files as big as 5GB. Unlike other services, your files are not deleted if they are not being downloaded on 

a regular basis — they are deleted only after it stays on their server for 30 days. Here again, you can only upload one file at a 

time. 

 3 Slingfile 

This relatively unknown file hosting service lets you upload files as big as 50GB. Plus, it also lets you upload multiple files at 

once. Files are only deleted after 180 days of inactivity. Once uploaded, you can send the download and delete links to your 

email and also share the download link via email with three other people. There are no limits on the number of file downloads 

per month. 

 4 Yourfilelink 

This is another file sharing site that does not require a sign-up. You can upload files up to 5GB in size with unlimited downloads. 

However, unlike the other three sites mentioned here, Yourfilelink deletes the file if it has not been downloaded in 15 days. It 

also shows multiple advertisements, giving it a cluttered look. However, uploads did seem to move along a bit faster than the 

others. 

The Best New Features in... 

Yahoo 

The all new Yahoo Mail has a much cleaner and faster interface than before. When you sign in, it opens to your inbox and the 

only highlighted button is 'Compose'. Other actions get highlighted when you select a mail. There's a quick shortcut to delete if 

you just hover over a subject and you have the option of viewing all photos and attachments ever sent to you, all in one place. 

Gmail 

Gmail has a new Compose Message window that resembles a large chat window. Essentially, this allows you to compose a mail 

without moving away from your inbox (you can refer to other emails as you type). Search has also improved and now resembles 

Google's Instant Web Search — it displays matching results from email as well as files in Google Drive as you type the search 

query. 

Outlook 

Microsoft has introduced a new feature called 'Instant actions' for your inbox. Instant actions are quick access icons that appear 

next to the subject lines in your message list. Using these you can mark as read, delete or flag a mail without even opening it. 

You can also connect your account with Facebook and chat with your friends from within Outlook. Another very useful addition 

is the Outlook alias. You can create an 'alias' or additional mail address with a minute — these alias IDs can be used for various 

things, such as signing up for newsletters and preventing spam from filling up your primary email inbox. Send Large 

Files Directly From Email 

Gmail - Google Drive 

Gmail is well integrated with Google Drive. Just sign in to your email account and click 'Drive' on the top bar. Select the files you 

want to share (multiples possible), add email addresses and click send. 

Yahoo - YouSendIt 

Sign in to Yahoo Mail and on the left pane you'll see 'Applications' — expand it and click on Attach Large Files. Then you can 

attach a file as large as 100MB to your email & it will be available to download for 30 days. 

Outlook - SkyDrive 

Sign in to Outlook.com or SkyDrive with your Windows Live or Hotmail ID. Then you can easily share a single file or a complete 

folder. Just select a file/ folder, click on share and the receipient gets emailed.

Courtesy : Techtonic, Time of India dated 19-1-2013 

August 31, 2013

5 Free Screen Sharing Tools To Collaborate Together In Real Time || Free Software

5 Free Screen Sharing Tools To Collaborate Together In Real Time || Free Software

Here is a list of 5 free screen sharing tools that let you share your screen so that you can easily collaborate in real-time environment. Sometimes it becomes annoying to take a screenshot every time and share it with your friends or colleagues, or plan a meeting, as it takes a lot of time as well as money. I’ve reviewed some free screen sharing tools which will enable you to share screen in any part of the country, so that you can easily conduct discussions, meetings, and conferences. These free screen sharing tools will allow you to share your screen with the desired person and allows you to transfer file, instant messaging, file transfer, voice chats, and much more, so that you can use your time and money intelligently.
Below I’ve reviewed free screen sharing tools namely: Quick Screen ShareJoin.me,ScreenleapFreescreensharing, and Screenhero.

Quick Screen Share:

Quick Screen Share
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Quick Screen Share is a free screen sharing tool that lets you share screen online with your friends and colleagues and lets you view the screen of that person with whom you are screen sharing. This free screen sharing tool lets you quickly take control of each others screen so that you can access one another’s screen and continue to work without any waste of time. This software utilizes Java so it becomes necessary to have Java supported browser. You can simply go to the website and start sharing your screen after it generates a unique link which is to be send to the desired person with whom you wish to share screen online. It’s simple and does not require any registration.

Join Me:

Join Me
Join.me is a free screen sharing online application that lets you share your screen so that you can quickly join online meetings and other conferences. This free screen sharing app lets you create online meetings so that you can easily connect with your colleagues, associates, and other teams members, so that you can easily conduct your meetings without wasting your time. This app provides you free screen sharing facility and in addition also enables instant messaging, file transfer, voice chats, etc. It can be easily downloaded to your PC and share the unique URL provided to you, with the desired partner with whom you wish to share the screen. Grab this free screen sharing online application to join meetings and share files with one click.

Screenleap:

Screenleap
Screenleap is a free screen sharing online service that lets you share your screen with your friends, colleagues, associates, and other team members, with one click. Using this free screen sharing application you can either opt to share full screen or else you can share the screen located inside the green rectangular box. You can simply share the direct share link and unique code with those people with whom you wish to share the screen. Grab this free screen sharing application to instantly share your screen with one click.

Freescreensharing:

Freescreensharing
Freescreensharing is a free screen sharing online service that lets you share screen online so that you can easily host online meetings and conferencing without wasting your time. This free screen sharing online service provides you the facility to add up to 96 persons at a time without any time limitation. As this free screen sharing service offers you free audio conferencing facility, this site becomes precious for sales presentations, product promotions, conduct trainings, and much more. Grab this free screen sharing service to conduct meetings and conferences.

Screenhero:

Screenhero
Screenhero is a free screen sharing software that lets you easily share the screen of your PC, in order to collaborate with your friends , colleagues, and other team members. This free screen sharing software lets you share you desired application with your friends or colleagues so that you can work in collaborative real time environment. No matter you working on MS Word, Excel, or on Internet, you can work collectively by sharing your screen with multiple people at a time. This free screen sharing tool lets you share you any active window or the entire screen, and also provide you the facility to chat with the person with whom you’ve shared the screen. Grab this free screen sharing software to share your screen with your friends or colleagues and vice-versa.
So, cancel all your travelling sessions and manage your meetings and conferences sitting right in front of your desktop screen. Try out these free screen sharing tools to easily collaborate in real-time environment and do let me know your views in the comments below.

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5 Free Websites to Share Huge Files Online

5 Free Websites to Share Huge Files Online

5 Free Websites to Share Huge Files Online


Uploading and sharing files online is bit cumbersome. There are many services though but few are not reliable, few are paid services and few are not reliable to share important files. And it’s irritating to search for free service which can share files quickly when we want. Thus I have complied list of 5 such free online services which you can use to share file across web.
5 free and quick online services to share files online:
DropSend:
DropSend is good way to share your files online. You do need signup for sharing and online storage of  files on DropSend but it’s an easy and quick process. You can go for free as well as paid service according to your requirements. With free service you can upload up to 2 GB of data and share 5 file per month, if you want to share more you can go ahead with paid service.
Dropsend
Link ]
Badongo:
Badongo gives you option for sharing file with signup as well as without signup, of course the services will be different for both but the good point is when you are in hurry and want to share file without registration or login then you can use Badongo. There is free as well as paid service available. In free service you will get 12GB upload and 1 file sharing every day.
Badongo
Link ]
GigaSize:
Just like other online file sharing services, GigaSize also offers paid and free services. If you register for free service you will can upload 300MB/file. When you upload the file you will get a URL of the uploaded file which you can share with your friends via social networking websites, forums or email.
GigaSize
Link ]
File.ai:
File.ai is another quick online service to share your files. You just need to drag and drop the file in a Folder added on File.ai and you will get a transfer ID and link which you can use to share file with others on email and IMs.
Fileai
Link ]
Share Send:
ShareSend also provide you the URL of the uploaded file which you can share with others. But the good part is that you don’t have to login or register to ShareSend to share your files. It also gives you the option to tweet your link. You just need to enter your Twitter credentials and tweet. You can share up to 100 MB/file.
ShareSend
Link ]
These are few online file transfer services which share your files quickly and easily with your friends. If you are using any such services which share files with good speed and easy to use then do share with us and our readers.
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Top 10 Most Downloaded Portable Apps [Movers & Shakers]

Top 10 Most Downloaded Portable Apps [Movers & Shakers]

It’s time once again for our featured Movers and Shakers post. Each week we are taking one software category and listing the top ten most downloaded apps in it.
This week we are looking at portable applications. These are the apps that can be carried on a USB thumb drive and can be used on pretty much any computer.
  1. winPenPack Flash 1GB
  2. Weighing in at first place, raking in 13,696 downloads this week, is winPenPack 1GB. It is a suite of portable applications. It has over 100 useful shareware apps that will make your life easier carrying them around on a USB drive. This is a must for tech support guys like myself! We have mentioned similar portable app suites on MakeUseOf before.
  3. Little Registry Cleaner Portable Edition
  4. Now we have all been in situations where we had to clean the registry on another person’s machine. In this situation you can run this registry cleaner to find and destroy obsolete registry entries.
  5. winPenPack Flash School
  6. Ah another winPenPack – this one is geared towards students. This pack comes with over 50 apps from 8 different categories all aimed at helping you learn and further your education. The categories are titled Computer, Geometry, Graphics and Drawing, Languages and Translators, Math, Music, Science and Utilities.
  7. Uninstall Expert
  8. For those pesky programs that leave behind remnants and other crap on your PC after uninstalling. If that iffy program you tried does not even have an uninstaller then Uninstall Expert is for you. It lets you run a deep scan and get rid of broken registry keys and files associated with the tool. Price: Free to try (7-day/12-use trial); $17.99 to buy.5
  9. PackageFactory for U3
    1. Do you have a U3 enabled Flash Drive or Memory Stick? Have you ever wanted to customize your own applications to run on the U3 platform where you can plug your USB drive in and it launches the application living on it? Well this makes it SUPER easy to do and its free. Check it out.
  10. Skype Portable
    1. Can’t install apps and you need your Skype?  Do you use a lot of other people’s computers and want to bring Skype with you?  It works the same way as the normal Skype but in a portable package. Don’t leave home without it!  Before it was available officially, our very own Mark O’Neill had a write up on how to make Skype a portable app.
  11. CodySafe
    1. There has been a lot of hub bub about Cody Safe. They say that you can use it to create a computer on a stick. After looking at it I say it is a way to create your own portable application suites and have a place to save the files you work on.
  12. CodySafe Admin Pack
    1. This is a pre-created CodySafe pack for network admins, IT specialists and anyone who needs to deal with other peoples computers. You get a suite of apps but it also lets you script them so you can add commands before/after running an app from the menu. This can let you run batch scripts or registry files so you don’t have to do it manually.
  13. winPenPack Flash Essential ““ Multilingual
    1. This one offers up support for our non-English speaking friends. This is made for a 512MB stick and has apps in 7 categories. They are Graphics, Internet, Multimedia, Security, System, Office, and Utilities. There are a few freeware and shareware apps in the genre and usually the most popular of the bunch i.e. Firefox, uTorrent, GIMP, ClamWin, Foxit, etc.
  14. FCleaner Portable
    1. FCleaner is similar to the above little registry cleaner due to the fact that it cleans your registry and supposedly speeds up your Windows computer.
    Some of my favorite portable apps that have been featured on MakeUseOf in the past are:

5 Best Free Webcam Surveillance Software || Free Software

5 Best Free Webcam Surveillance Software || Free Software

Here are 5 Best Free webcam surveillance software that let you setup home or office surveillance with your webcam.
A webcam surveillance software is  free way to monitor your home or office by using your webcam. You setup your webcam with your computer, and use one of these free webcam surveillance software. These these software will record all the activity monitored by your webcam.
These webcam surveillance software do not simply record webcam stream, but these are quite smart. They can detect motion in front of camera, and alert you by email as per your pre-specified alerts.

1) Vitamin D


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Vitamin D is really my favorite webcam surveillance software. This free webcam surveillance software comes with some really good features.
It can detect moving objects in surveillance video.
It can detect humans in surveillance video, and can distinguish them from other objects (like cars).
It can send you an email when something happens during surveillance video. For example, if someone tries to enter your gate your jump your wall, you can get an email.
Apart from these features, Vitamin D webcam surveillance software also lets you easily review your surveillance video later.
The free version of Vitamin D lets you setup one webcam or network camera. If you need to setup more webcams, you can use one of the software below. Try Vitamin D.

2) HomeCamera

HomeCamera is another good free webcam surveillance software. Unlike Vitamin D, HomeCamera lets you connect up to 4 webcams or CCTV cameras to your computer, and use them together for surveillance.
Another great feature of HomeCamera is that it lets you access your webcams from over the internet. So, wherever you are you can see what is being recorded by HomeCamera. You can even share your HomeCamera webcam surveillance software feed with other people.
HomeCamera can also be configured to send you alerts whenever a motion is detected in front of your webcams. Email alerts are available with free version, and paid version allows cell phone alerts as well.
Overall, HomeCamera is an easy to use and easy to setup free webcam surveillance software. Try HomeCamera.

3) WebcamXP

WebcamXP is another good free webcam surveillance software. It lets you connects up to 6 cameras, and view your webcam stream over internet. WebcamXP lets you pan/tilt your webcams remotely if your webcams support those.
While sharing feed over internet, WebcamXP shows if anyone else is looking at your feed, and shows their IP address, location, and country information.
WebcamXP even lets you stream your webcam feed to your iPhone.
WebcamXP is completely free for Private use, and is feature rich. Try WebcamXP.

4) My Webcam Broadcaster

My Webcam Broadcaster is another free software that lets you use your webcam for surveillance of your home or office. It is extremely easy to setup, and records the feed of any source connected to your computer: webcam, or network camera.
This free software can show you time lapse movie of activities recorded by your webcam, so that you can quickly monitor your complete feed.
Another great feature of this surveillance software is that it makes it extremely easy to monitor your webcam feed over your cell phone. Just go to website of My Webcam Broadcaster, enter your account information, and you can see your live feed. Try My Webcam Broadcaster.

5) Yawcam

Yawcam is another simple to use free home webcam surveillance software. Yawcam stands for Yet Another Webcam Software. As is with other webcam monitoring software, Yawcam comes with Motion Detection, and Video Streaming over the internet.
Apart from  that, Yawcam also supports Stealth mode. In this mode, Yawcam will start whenever your PC starts, and it will immediately start recording without anyone else knowing. Try Yawcam.
You can setup your home or office monitoring easily with these free surveillance software. All these free webcam surveillance software and quite easy to use, and provide a good use for your webcam. Other good uses  of your webcam are to draw on computer with webcamvideo chat, and another Virtual webcam.

5 Free Screen Sharing Tools To Collaborate Together In Real Time || Free Software

5 Free Screen Sharing Tools To Collaborate Together In Real Time || Free Software

Below I’ve reviewed free screen sharing tools namely: Quick Screen ShareJoin.me,ScreenleapFreescreensharing, and Screenhero.

Quick Screen Share:

Quick Screen Share
Sponsored Links
Quick Screen Share is a free screen sharing tool that lets you share screen online with your friends and colleagues and lets you view the screen of that person with whom you are screen sharing. This free screen sharing tool lets you quickly take control of each others screen so that you can access one another’s screen and continue to work without any waste of time. This software utilizes Java so it becomes necessary to have Java supported browser. You can simply go to the website and start sharing your screen after it generates a unique link which is to be send to the desired person with whom you wish to share screen online. It’s simple and does not require any registration.

Join Me:

Join Me
Join.me is a free screen sharing online application that lets you share your screen so that you can quickly join online meetings and other conferences. This free screen sharing app lets you create online meetings so that you can easily connect with your colleagues, associates, and other teams members, so that you can easily conduct your meetings without wasting your time. This app provides you free screen sharing facility and in addition also enables instant messaging, file transfer, voice chats, etc. It can be easily downloaded to your PC and share the unique URL provided to you, with the desired partner with whom you wish to share the screen. Grab this free screen sharing online application to join meetings and share files with one click.

Screenleap:

Screenleap
Screenleap is a free screen sharing online service that lets you share your screen with your friends, colleagues, associates, and other team members, with one click. Using this free screen sharing application you can either opt to share full screen or else you can share the screen located inside the green rectangular box. You can simply share the direct share link and unique code with those people with whom you wish to share the screen. Grab this free screen sharing application to instantly share your screen with one click.

Freescreensharing:

Freescreensharing
Freescreensharing is a free screen sharing online service that lets you share screen online so that you can easily host online meetings and conferencing without wasting your time. This free screen sharing online service provides you the facility to add up to 96 persons at a time without any time limitation. As this free screen sharing service offers you free audio conferencing facility, this site becomes precious for sales presentations, product promotions, conduct trainings, and much more. Grab this free screen sharing service to conduct meetings and conferences.

Screenhero:

Screenhero
Screenhero is a free screen sharing software that lets you easily share the screen of your PC, in order to collaborate with your friends , colleagues, and other team members. This free screen sharing software lets you share you desired application with your friends or colleagues so that you can work in collaborative real time environment. No matter you working on MS Word, Excel, or on Internet, you can work collectively by sharing your screen with multiple people at a time. This free screen sharing tool lets you share you any active window or the entire screen, and also provide you the facility to chat with the person with whom you’ve shared the screen. Grab this free screen sharing software to share your screen with your friends or colleagues and vice-versa.
So, cancel all your travelling sessions and manage your meetings and conferences sitting right in front of your desktop screen. Try out these free screen sharing tools to easily collaborate in real-time environment and do let me know your views in the comments below.

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