[Ham-Mac] Tip of the Day: How to exchange large files - event to PC users

[Jack Brindle]

Sigh. This sounds like a good opportunity to learn a bit about web  
development. Most ISPs give their customers storage space for web  
pages and file storage for transfers. The solution might have been as  
simple as copying the file to you ISP-allocated storage site, telling  
the recipient the URL, then having him transfer the file down. Or  
even creating a small web site (using Apple's Pages, for example),  
for this purpose. An opportunity to learn is almost always good!

I also believe that there is a version of Stuffit for PCs that allows  
you to decode stuffed files and reassemble those that have been  
broken apart. Check out Allume's web site: http://www.stuffit.com/win/ 
index.html for the PC/Windows software.

As for most MacOS X users being on .mac, I seriously doubt it. This  
was probably true back when it was free, but most of us have no need  
(or are too cheap) to give Apple $99 of our hard-earned money for  
this service.

On Aug 13, 2005, at 12:35 PM, Dick Kriss, AA5VU wrote:

> I may have to rething the .mac situation. I did not need it two  
> years ago
> but times are changing and I now see the value.  Thanks for  
> reminding me of
> the services offered by .mac
>
>
> On 8/13/05 10:59 AM, "K6LMP" <k6lmp at mac.com> wrote:
>
>
>> Yeah, needs differ.  I find the service valuable for file sharing,
>> photo albums, etc.  My daughter uses it heavily for iTunes.  It's
>> also a good place to stash files with Mac's Backup.app. But I can see
>> it wouldn't be a great value for some users.
>>
>> Lew
>>
>>
>> On Aug 13, 2005, at 8:40 AM, Dick Kriss, AA5VU wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Sorry, I dropped mac.com a few years ago as I could not see  
>>> paying to
>>> advertise for Apple by using the  @mac.com  address; and I had no
>>> need for a
>>> remote storage.  Having the Public folder as you described has
>>> value but I
>>> really don't need one.  The example was the only time I really
>>> needed a
>>> public folder.  If I had a number of files that would be of
>>> interest to
>>> others, I would consider .mac again.
>>>
>>> Thanks for reminding me of the Public folder service in mac.com
>>>
>>> Dick AA5VU
>>>
>>>
>>>
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- Jack Brindle, W6FB
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