Remembers me of drop.io (sadly not arround anymore)
Crate. Web-based file sharing done incredibly easy.
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Re: Crate. Web-based file sharing done incredibly easy.
#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
What could we add to change your mind?
I'd like to be able to change my password. Am I missing something?
http://letscrate.com/settings lets me do that (linked to from http://letscrate.com/home)
Re: Crate. Web-based file sharing done incredibly easy.
#33Oh, and Crate is already profitable. No worries about losing your stuff because the business tanks. That's helpful, but not a guarantee. The site seems a little too bare to trust with my credit card, though the free version sounds really great. It seems like it's missing something. Like a weekend project that still has some details to flesh out.
What could we add to change your mind?
More links in the footer, mainly. A page to contact you either by form, email, or phone number. This goes a long way knowing that I have a way to contact you if I have problems. A Team or Company page would be good to learn a bit more about the personal side of the business and to know that it's not a 1-person shop.
Re: Crate. Web-based file sharing done incredibly easy.
#34And how is drag n drop easier than having an upload button? I don't want to open explorer, find my file there, resize the window and drag with the mouse. Clicking on "upload" button and locating my file is much easier.
scp at the command line is easier still, especially if you define an alias in your .ssh/config file. Do any of the "cloud" file storage services support scp/sftp access?
Re: Crate. Web-based file sharing done incredibly easy.
#35Does anyone know what technique they're using to get the drag and drop uploads working in Webkit?
From the Pastie above, it looks like they are using this:
http://developer.apple.com/library/safari/#documentation/app...
Re: Crate. Web-based file sharing done incredibly easy.
#36Will take a lot to get me to make the switch from Dropbox. I also use Cloud app ( http://getcloudapp.com ) and like it.
My sole issue with CloudApp is that linked files are embedded on a page. I freaking hate that.
It's certainly difficult to send a decent screenshot. If Evernote had a feature like the drop-upload of cloud app, they've be money.
Re: Crate. Web-based file sharing done incredibly easy.
#37And how is drag n drop easier than having an upload button? I don't want to open explorer, find my file there, resize the window and drag with the mouse. Clicking on "upload" button and locating my file is much easier.
scp at the command line is easier still, especially if you define an alias in your .ssh/config file. Do any of the "cloud" file storage services support scp/sftp access?
mftexpress offers support for ftps and sftp as well as web based file transfers over https. http://www.jscape.com/services/mftexpress/
Re: Crate. Web-based file sharing done incredibly easy.
#38How is this any different from dropbox or tons of other file hosting sites out there?
I guess it's geared towards some different use case, just compare the workflow with something like Dropbox:
- with Dropbox I've a public folder which is linked from my Finder sidebar so I can simply drop an existing file into it and copy the public URL by right-clicking on it
- with Crate I've to open a tab with the website, navigate to the file, drag back to browser (not Finder, where I am when navigating to the file), then copy the URL, then decide what to do with the original file on my harddisk
Maybe that's easier for some tasks or for some users, I don't know. Maybe the last bit is crucial: do I want to keep the file locally (Dropbox) or just put it out there?
For me, the initial download & setup of something like Dropbox is worth the benefits it provides.