Plug: the brain of your devices

I think this is a very neat project and am looking forward to seeing how it turns out. One thing I would like is the ability to have a software only solution. I already have a NAS and have no desire to buy another USB. I get why for simplicity reasons they are going with the hardware but I would love a software version.

Re: Plug: the brain of your devices

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Post by joejohnson » Thu, Jul 11, 2013, 5:30 PM UTC

I'd love to hear more about how this works on iOS. How does the Plug app have access to files in the local filesystem outside of the Plug app's sandbox?

Re: Plug: the brain of your devices

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Post by Shish2k » Thu, Jul 11, 2013, 5:32 PM UTC

"When Plug is installed on your computer, our application intercepts all the input/output operations performed on your files, using several patent pending technologies. When Mac OS X, Windows or Linux want to store or access data, they ask our application instead of manipulating the hard drive."

They've patented FUSE now? Or is that NFS?

Re: Plug: the brain of your devices

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Post by Shish2k » Thu, Jul 11, 2013, 5:33 PM UTC

comex wrote: post #4

everettForth wrote: post #3

The "PRISM-free" bit is misleading and not even mentioned in the kickstarter.

It is prominently mentioned near the bottom.

    > Ctrl-F
    > "PRISM"
    0 results

Re: Plug: the brain of your devices

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Post by ancarda » Thu, Jul 11, 2013, 5:37 PM UTC

So this essentially turns a flash drive into a NAS that's accessible over the internet? I'd like to know how it's web-accessable. Is there a web server built into the plug device?

Re: Plug: the brain of your devices

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Post by ancarda » Thu, Jul 11, 2013, 5:39 PM UTC

Shish2k wrote: post #8

comex wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is prominently mentioned near the bottom.

> Ctrl-F > "PRISM" 0 results

Look for "Your storage is fast and private" (it's near the bottom). This image is directly below the title:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/000/719/145/cd13e6df1821...