gHacks technology news » file upload http://www.ghacks.net A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:31:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 File Upload Software http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/03/file-upload-software-2/ http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/03/file-upload-software-2/#comments Sun, 03 May 2009 16:11:48 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/03/file-upload-software-2/ So called file hosts have become very popular in the last years. They allow users to host files on their web servers which can be advantageous when distributing the files to multiple recipients. While some file hosts offer software programs to upload files to their web servers others only provide access to a web interface. The File and Image Uploader is a free software program that can be used to upload files to more than 150 file and image hosts. This is great for users who work regularly with different file hosters but also for those who use a file hoster that does not offer a software for uploading files.

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The main functionality is easily accessible from the main menu. A click on the + icon opens a menu that can be used to add files or folders to the upload queue. The user has to select an appropriate file hoster from the pulldown menu. Several option settings are available including if an account should be used or if to large files should be split into smaller parts. It is possible to add multiple files or folders this way which will then all be added to the upload queue.

Accounts for websites that support them can be added in the program’s settings. The options contain a large amount of settings. Next to the account selection are different profiles, connection settings including proxy configuration and the removal of file hosts from the list of available sites. The program will upload two files at the same time which can also be changed in the options.

File Uploader is a portable software program for the Windows operating system.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/03/file-upload-software-2/feed/ 5 File Upload Software http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/23/file-upload-software/ http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/23/file-upload-software/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:19:51 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9297 Using a software for file uploads on file hosts on the Internet can be beneficial in several ways. It is usually faster than loading the website in a browser. Many software programs do also keep track of files that have been uploaded so that it becomes easier to manage the links that are created in the process.

File and Image Uploader (via Download Squad) is just one software program for that task. It supports the surprisingly large number of 70+ file upload sites on the Internet including the popular file hosters Rapidshare, Megaupload and Filefactory. It should also be mentioned that several premium services are supported as well if the user has access to a premium account.

It usually takes only a few clicks to upload a file to an image hoster. A click on the + sign in the software will display a file browser which can be used to select one or multiple files from the computer system. After that it is only a matter of selecting the right file host for the task to start the upload.

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Premium account owners can specify that they want to use their premium account for the uploads. It is also possible to queue or pause the uploads and select to upload files or images. Possible restrictions of the currently select file hosts will be displayed in a form at the bottom.

The files will be added to the main interface and the upload progress will be displayed. The name of the file and the link to the upload host will be displayed once the upload has been completed. The embed codes of uploaded images will be displayed in the software as well. This ensures that all relevant information are displayed directly in the software program and that the links can be checked even at a later time. Parallel uploading is supported by File And Image Uploader.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/23/file-upload-software/feed/ 3 DropBox Is Available For Everyone http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/14/dropbox-is-available-for-everyone/ http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/14/dropbox-is-available-for-everyone/#comments Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:28:22 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6996 The file syncing and hosting service DropBox was covered before at Ghacks and I recently had to check it out again because I needed a way to sync some files with a business partner of mine. Dropbox uses a combination of software client and web client which provide both access to the files unlike normal file hosts like Rapidshare who provide no way to sync files across computers.

The software client basically uses one source folder on the hard drive where all the files and folders are stored in locally. Uploading files is just a matter of moving files and folders into the Dropbox zone on the computer or by creating and editing files already in that special folder.

When the Dropbox client is running the files and folders will get automatically synced with the online client which keeps the most recent copies of the files and folders including file revisions. The web client of DropBox can be used to download or view files without having to run the software client. The client can also be used to upload new files to the service.

Dropbox currently has a 2 Gigabyte limit for every user which is definitely enough for many purposes. One of the interesting features of Dropbox is being able to share a folder with another person. It pretty much works the same as sharing a folder between different computers.

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