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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Source: http://flyingmac.com/farfinder/

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paul

I originally thought the title of this post said "FartFinder".

April 28 2008 at 6:08 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

naguib

great

April 28 2008 at 1:41 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

IndiMonk

FolderShare also does the same thing, for free - www.foldershare.com

April 28 2008 at 10:44 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Athtart

Try Telekinesis:
http://code.google.com/p/telekinesis/

April 27 2008 at 12:41 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Slartibartfast

I picked up this little app back on 4/11 when MacNN posted about it. It was available for $20 back then.

April 26 2008 at 11:47 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

BabyGotMac

iGetMobile does this too, but with more of an iPhone slant:
http://babygotmac.com/a/access-your-mac-from-your-iphone-or-from-anywhere/

April 26 2008 at 8:44 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

derek

For $35 they could at least have made a better icon.

April 26 2008 at 7:41 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jesper

Is it iPod Touch / iPhone compatible?

April 26 2008 at 6:24 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

2 replies to Jesper's comment

Yes it is...look at the screenshots

April 26 2008 at 7:03 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

brian

or, read the third sentence of the summary. ;-)

April 26 2008 at 9:30 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

cronick

Wait a second. I have to go through their server? I'd rather set up an FTP server.

April 26 2008 at 5:16 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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eclipxe

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.

April 26 2008 at 6:34 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

mrsteveman1

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.

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