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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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More good stuff from The VAR Guy this day, this time on the likelihood that virtualization is starting to harm server sales:
Each time The VAR Guy talks with a CIO or solutions provider, he hears about yet another server consolidation project. Through virtualization and more effective storage management, companies can simplify their data centers while raising server utilization rates….The VAR Guy doesn’t think the economy is destroying server sales. Rather, businesses are becoming far more efficient at leveraging the servers they already have.
This is difficult for an established server vendor to accept, but I suspect it’s an opportunity for any new entrant to the market. On the Linux side, this includes both Novell and Ubuntu. Yes, Novell has been around for a long time, but its server sales are still nascent. As for Ubuntu, its primary task is to take a stick to the incumbents. Incorporating virtualization into its business model may help.
… Source:The Open Road
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It’s official. Mark Shuttleworth (Ubuntu) and I are going to be in Buenos Aires on August 14 through 15. I’m corresponding with several of you about putting together a community event there (or more). Mark is obviously the huge draw, so let’s put together some cool gatherings …
Source:The Open Road
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