Box.net is an iDisk-like service that allows you to mount an 'internet hard drive' on your desktop (they offer both free and paid accounts). Great for easily and securely backing up, syncing and sharing files between computers. Previously, they apparently only offered a client for PCs, but UNEASYsilence has published a simple tip for logging in and mounting your Box.net account on your Mac OS X desktop - no extra software necessary. Using the simple power of the Go > Connect to Server menu from the Finder, you too can have your very own WebDAV online hard drive. 1 GB is free, while 5 GB is $4.99/month, and 15 go for $9.99/month. Enjoy.
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6-06-2006 @ 6:23PM
ho ho ho said...
1GB for free?!
c'mon Apple - give away 1GB with every registered Mac!
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6-06-2006 @ 6:27PM
gotfrap said...
yea. what he says, that would be really nice, cause i'm not paying for .mac cause its too overpriced, and i heard its slow. Anyways, I got to check this one out for myself.
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6-06-2006 @ 6:33PM
Antenna said...
i just signed up - its quick and easy.
it works immediatley. thanks to the very simply tutorial in the link i can now browse my free GB from the finder.
all in under 5 minutes.
one word - awesome.
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6-06-2006 @ 6:43PM
Thomas said...
Now this is cool and useful! Thanks for the tip!
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6-06-2006 @ 7:03PM
WinnetouKoslowski said...
This so simple, just like WebDAV. You know, you can easily set up a WebDAV Server ion your own Mac? It`s all built into the Apache Web Server.
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6-06-2006 @ 7:33PM
Grio said...
WinnetouKoslowski:
Perhaps someone can write up a tutorial for that?
=)
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6-06-2006 @ 7:36PM
djscott said...
Simple and cheap are good qualities, but any word (good or bad) on security?
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6-06-2006 @ 9:12PM
David said...
This is cool, and free always makes it better!
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6-06-2006 @ 9:45PM
samfish said...
Uhm...does this not work on 10.3 or something? It doesn't even give me a log in option.
Is anyone else getting an 'error-36' when they try this?!
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6-06-2006 @ 9:58PM
Joe Jacobs said...
If you used Apache on this server, and had domain that linked you to the server, could this be used with iWeb?
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6-06-2006 @ 10:56PM
Diego Barros said...
I signed up for this service a month or so ago as I decided the $139AUD for .Mac is not worth it. Box.net works great as an iDisk replacement. Especially now with this handy tip!
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6-06-2006 @ 11:10PM
ljbad4life said...
when i look on the site the desktop sync still says coming soon... am I retarded or is everyone else looking somewhere else?
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6-06-2006 @ 11:53PM
Mark J said...
Wow is all I can say. Let's hope it sticks around. Took less than 2 minutes to sign up and have the Network drive on my desktop.
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6-07-2006 @ 2:29AM
Vincent said...
There is an automator action to correct the fact that uploads won't appear in your webdav volume if the files have spaces in their names. Not as great as plain drag-n-dropping, though :-(
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6-07-2006 @ 2:35AM
Vincent said...
From the comments to this post:
http://www.uneasysilence.com/archive/2006/05/6506/
Here is the automator action:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/automator/makenameswebfriendly.html
You can also modify the action so that it connects automatically to your webdav server and upload the files there. By saving the action as a finder plug-in, you can then upload files through the finder right-click menu.
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6-07-2006 @ 2:41AM
turnerm5 said...
Haha, this is the company of some guys from my high school. Glad to see it taking off.
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6-07-2006 @ 11:43AM
JN said...
The webdav thing isn't working for me. Errorcode 50. Weird.
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6-07-2006 @ 12:20PM
BobMac said...
They say that you can't upload any file larger than 10MB unless you pay for an upgrade. That makes it pretty much worthless.
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6-07-2006 @ 1:54PM
bufflo said...
But then again, uploading anything of substantial size (say, 100 MB) on iDisk usually results in a day at the beach...
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