gHacks technology news » gspace http://www.ghacks.net A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:43:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Gspace Firefox Extension http://www.ghacks.net/2007/03/07/gspace-firefox-extension/ http://www.ghacks.net/2007/03/07/gspace-firefox-extension/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:54:29 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2007/03/07/gspace-firefox-extension/ I took a quick look at the Gspace extension for Firefox in 2005 and it happened so much that I thought it was a good idea to take another look at it. Gmail gives its users lots of space, currently about 2.8 gigabytes of it which is of course to much for most mail accounts and this is where the Gspace extension for Firefox steps in. It basically makes it possible to use gmail storage in a way to store files online which seems a lot securer in my opinion than using a file hoster. The interface looks similar to most ftp clients out there, it should not be a problem getting used to gspace quickly.

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The only prerequisite for Gspace is a gmail account. Just log into your gmail account – the extension picks it up automatically and is ready for interaction afterwards. You can browse your local files on the left pane and browse the gmail storage on the right. If you want to transfer files you simply mark them and click the <- or -> button to start the transfer.

The transfer pane shows the current status of all of your transfers and the status bar displays useful information such as used and available free space. It is possible to create folders as well.

Another nice feature is the ability to play multimedia files right from your gmail storage. Gspace offers a player and a photo mode for this. Just switch to either mode and you can browse and play or view those files directly in your browser.

There are currently only a few limitations that users should be aware of. Gspace has currently problems with some special characters displaying them incorrectly. It should also be noted that Google might put a temporary ban on the account if more than 1 gigabyte is transferred in 24 hours.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2007/03/07/gspace-firefox-extension/feed/ 4 Gspace Gmail File Space Extension http://www.ghacks.net/2005/12/08/gspace-gmail-file-space-extension/ http://www.ghacks.net/2005/12/08/gspace-gmail-file-space-extension/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2005 21:18:05 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=209 You probably wondered why Google is giving you two gigabytes of space for your gmail account. The reason could be pretty simply, no one will ever use those two gigs anyway. Even if you receive lots of emails including attachments you´d need years to fill the space.

Some clever folks came up with an idea on how to use the empty space of your Google account. The answer: Use it as online storage. Gspace is one of those freeware tools that let you use your Google mail space as an online storage for your files.

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The tool has some limitations as of now that exist because of gmail restrictions. Those are a 10 megabyte file size limitation and a limitation to some file extensions that are not considered harmful. The program page gives a good introduction to program mechanics and limitations.

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