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FarFinder: your Finder on the web
FarFinder is a file sharing tool from the maker of Webjimbo (our coverage). Like the latter, FarFinder basically turns your Mac into a web server, but instead of serving up your notes from Yojimbo it instead serves up web pages that look like Finder windows. Using any web browser (Mac, PC, iPhone, etc.) you can easily download files from your home computer. And since dynamic IP addresses are a problem for many home users the service includes an optional stable URL through Flying Mac's servers.While Back to My Mac and various VNC screen sharing options are available, FarFinder's promised straightforward ease of use both on the Mac server and on the other end in the browser definitely has a certain appeal.
FarFinder is $35 and a demo is available from Flying Mac.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Designr said 5:17PM on 4-26-2008
Wait a second. I have to go through their server? I'd rather set up an FTP server.
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Chris said 6:35PM on 4-26-2008
No, their server is only providing an ip redirection service so if you do not have a static ip or Dynamic DNS service (no-ip.org) it will redirect from their URL to your system ip.
mrsteveman1 said 8:12PM on 4-27-2008
They are just allowing users to use their domain, the only servers involved are the companies DNS servers.
Just like back to my mac, your system tells their server what your IP is, and they link it to the url you chose.
Jesper said 6:24PM on 4-26-2008
Is it iPod Touch / iPhone compatible?
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TH said 7:04PM on 4-26-2008
Yes it is...look at the screenshots
brian said 9:30PM on 4-26-2008
or, read the third sentence of the summary. ;-)
Derek said 7:41PM on 4-26-2008
For $35 they could at least have made a better icon.
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BabyGotMac said 8:44PM on 4-26-2008
iGetMobile does this too, but with more of an iPhone slant:
http://babygotmac.com/a/access-your-mac-from-your-iphone-or-from-anywhere/
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Rubbinz said 11:47PM on 4-26-2008
I picked up this little app back on 4/11 when MacNN posted about it. It was available for $20 back then.
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Athtart said 12:41PM on 4-27-2008
Try Telekinesis:
http://code.google.com/p/telekinesis/
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IndiMonk said 10:45AM on 4-28-2008
FolderShare also does the same thing, for free - www.foldershare.com
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naguib said 6:44PM on 4-28-2008
great
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paul said 6:08PM on 4-28-2008
I originally thought the title of this post said "FartFinder".
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