File sharing application

Large files sending web services are a category of online collaboration tools that is made up of those applications that allow you to send huge files, even larger than 1GB, to one or more people, and without resorting to email attachments. In this week's Sharewood Guide, Robin Good and I have selected for you the best free tools that you can use to send very large files to your contacts and workmates.

Now that AIR 1.0 has officially shipped, it"s time to start experimenting with applications based on the shiny new platform, like the AIR-based file management application for AOL"s Xdrive, Xdrive Desktop Light. I got a quick demo of this new application at CES in January, but now that it"s out we can take a look at how well an AIR-based application can compare with a mature desktop application. Xdrive gets AIR. ***

Box.net, the file-sharing and storage system, has two announcements coming later today. First up is the launching of the second version of its Facebook application, followed by the announcement of its Files application being opened up as a development platform for other Facebook developers. With version 2 of the Facebook Files application, Box.net will offer new file privacy options, which is incredibly important for Facebook users when taking on these applications (and an important consideration for developers as well). As Facebook newsfeeds and profile settings are social by default, most Facebook applications don’t allow much room for self-management tools, like calendars, to-do lists, etc. Box.net’s latest version will also work well with Facebook’s new email-out option as well. ***

Box.net, the file-sharing application, has launched a few more plug-ins due to the success of its plug-in developed for Microsoft Office. There are now box.net plug-ins available for Open Office, Photoshop, Acrobat and 3ds max. These plug-ins allow you to back up files and share directly from each application. There was already a few other plug-ins, such as FireUploader and mobox, and box.net’s recent API included a Firefox plug-in and a mobile application. Use of the plug-ins are free during this beta test phase. With all these plug-ins becoming independently available, hopefuly a bundle package will be released soon? In other box.net news, its file-sharing features have been optimized for the iPhone, and was among the first to launch a Facebook ***