That’s funny. I remember the excitement of the 3G Winamp locker and the (I think it was) 20MB X-Drive for free. I also remember when it went away (at least for free). And now, its WordPress and Facebook. Who’da thunkit?
I don’t know if its the “next big thing” but it certainly could be. I just zip up my pictures and files I dont want to lose and upload them to my web host. It’s a good way to protect all those movies and files and pictures if a fire or whatever should destroy my computer.
Heh. I remember those. Xdrive and the like. Used almost exclusively for warez, which is presumably why they never went anywhere.
…wow, come to think of it, I remember getting annoyed when one of them wouldn’t work with my preferred browser at the time. Netscape 4. Did we actually have computers back then?
I don’t think anyone likes a thin client so why did CNET think web storage would fly? They are under pressure I guess like any publisher to print something.
Agreed about X-Drive! I remember thinking ‘WOW, 20mbs online!’ being a big deal at the time.There were a few I used at the time, and then suddenly they all started becoming fee-based(or disappearing)
Box.NET is my favorite… It’s a little more than some places, but has a free 1gb trial and is LOADED with features!
It’s very easy to use and has multiple interfaces to manage your files (Flash Widget, browser, etc). I think they are even testing WebDAV access to it, and hopefully it’ll be faster than .Mac’s WebDAV capabilities, which I remember (when I used it 2 years ago) was dirt slow.
That’s funny. I remember the excitement of the 3G Winamp locker and the (I think it was) 20MB X-Drive for free. I also remember when it went away (at least for free). And now, its WordPress and Facebook. Who’da thunkit?
I don’t know if its the “next big thing” but it certainly could be. I just zip up my pictures and files I dont want to lose and upload them to my web host. It’s a good way to protect all those movies and files and pictures if a fire or whatever should destroy my computer.
Amusing. Most people I know use gmail if they quickly want to dump some documents or files online for further usage later on.
Heh. I remember those. Xdrive and the like. Used almost exclusively for warez, which is presumably why they never went anywhere.
…wow, come to think of it, I remember getting annoyed when one of them wouldn’t work with my preferred browser at the time. Netscape 4. Did we actually have computers back then?
– Chris
i remember xdrive! but i was on dial up then … uploading anything on dial up.. no way…
I don’t think anyone likes a thin client so why did CNET think web storage would fly? They are under pressure I guess like any publisher to print something.
I think some of the (kind of “shadowy”) people behind X-Drive was the original creators of MySpace. But I can be mistaken…
Using the free version of xdrive. It’s 5 gigs with an upgrade to 50 gigs.
I um, use it for sending large files to clients. Yeah, that’s right.
Agreed about X-Drive!
I remember thinking ‘WOW, 20mbs online!’ being a big deal at the time.There were a few I used at the time, and then suddenly they all started becoming fee-based(or disappearing)
20 megs was epic, i remember trading up from a geocities account that had 2mb of storage – to send my friends… uh.. media.
Box.NET is my favorite… It’s a little more than some places, but has a free 1gb trial and is LOADED with features!
It’s very easy to use and has multiple interfaces to manage your files (Flash Widget, browser, etc). I think they are even testing WebDAV access to it, and hopefully it’ll be faster than .Mac’s WebDAV capabilities, which I remember (when I used it 2 years ago) was dirt slow.
I stand corrected. You can not upgrade currently over at xdrive. Comes back with an error. Has for a couple of days now.