Sending large files ----------- PC Tips

How to use a flash drive

The first thing you'll want to do is go to your desktop and double click on the My Computer icon. Leave that open and then continue on with the next step. Next, you need to actually plug the flash drive into your computer. If you use Windows XP or Vista, you don't need any drivers to get the flash drive up and running. Just plug it into one of your available USB ports and your computer will automatically recognize it. A "Found New Hardware" bubble will pop up in the bottom right hand corner of your desktop, so always look for that before you do anything else. Now, make sure you have your eye on the My Computer window and when you plug your flash drive in, look there to see where the flash drive goes. More than likely, it will bring up a new drive for you and it will be labeled as "Removable." On my computer, it comes up as "Removable Disk (L:)," but yours could be different, so just keep an eye on it. Once you find the correct drive letter, double click on it and you should see an empty window. (Don't worry, it's only empty, because you haven't put anything in it yet!) You can then go and find the files you want to save to your flash drive and just drag and drop them into the window. That's all there is to it. Once you have all the files you want saved on there, you can then go and put them on another computer or whatever you need to do. Flash drives really are awesome little devices.

Sending Large Files

Sending large file attachments via e-mail can be tricky once you start heading north of 10 to 20 MB in size. E-mail clients often limit attachment sizes and any small businesses that work with large presentations, audio or video files that are hundreds of megabytes or larger in size have to resort to using FTP sites or overnight delivery. All of that just to send an electronic file? Oi vey!

On the other hand, you never have to worry about that with YouSendIt.com. YouSendIt is a Web based subscription service that is designed to allow you to send large files (photos, MP3 files, artwork, videos, etc.) to anyone, anytime, anywhere. And you can do all of that without either you or your recipient having to install any software. Keep reading for the whole scoop!

Basically, you just select a file to send and you upload it to YouSendIt's server. The person you're sending the file to then receives an e-mail from YouSendIt that contains a link to your file. They can then click on the link and download the file. Now, what's even more exciting about the new YouSendIt software is that it can resume uploads as well. I'm sure you know the frustration that comes when you're uploading a 100 MB file from a Web uploader, when suddenly, the Internet connection breaks or your browser crashes for some unknown reason. With the new YouSendIt uploader, all of that is a thing of the past, because it will resume any file upload from the exact point of where it stopped earlier. Then once the file is successfully uploaded and sent to your intended recipients, you will receive an e-mail confirmation automatically.

How it Works

First of all, say bye-bye to bounced e-mails, clogged Inboxes, FTP servers and overnight courier services. YouSendIt.com allows you to send, track and receive files electronically. It is also one of the most popular digital delivery services on the Web today. You can't beat that!

To send a file:

1.) Enter the recipient's e-mail address and an optional message if you wish to do so.

2.) Attach your file and then click Send It.

3.) Your recipients will then receive an e-mail that allows them to immediately click and download the file you sent over.

Kinds of Services

1.) Business use: With YouSendIt, you can send multiple files up to 2 GB each, it's an ad-free experience and there is no registration required for your recipients. There is a branded dropbox, branded download and e-mail pages, file delivery tracking, download security with password protection, certified delivery and return receipts are available. There is an unlimited size to the downloads per file as well. You can have all of this for just $29.99 per month or $329.99 a year. But if you don't want to pay anything, keep reading!

2.) Personal use: For a Pro account with fewer facilities, it will cost you $9.99 per month or $109.99 a year. The free version is coming!

3.) Free use: With the free version, you can send files up to 100 MB with a 1 GB monthly download limit. So, if you only have a few files you need to send every once in awhile, the free method will work just fine for you. You don't have to pay for this service if you don't want to. The other features are there for your additional needs, but the free version is just as useful.

So, if you have a lot of large files to send via e-mail, give YouSendIt a try. It may be just what you've been waiting for all this time!

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Welcome to WOWIO! This Web site is dedicated to bringing you free books you can download to your own PC and read at your own leisure. The best part is that it’s the only place on the Web where you can download such high quality copyrighted books legally!

To get started, you need to register. To do so, click the Account button at the top of the page and choose "I am a new user." This will take you to the Registration page. This site requires authentication of your identity and you can do this in three ways:

One way is to provide an e-mail address that is not anonymous, which means no Hotmail, Yahoo! or Google addresses will be accepted. The good news though is that if you have Internet service, you most likely have access to an e-mail address that’s not anonymous. For example, YourNameHere@YourInternetProvider.com. The second way is to provide a credit card, which will not be charged and it is only used to authenticate you. Or, the third way is to provide a scan of your ID, which will be deleted as soon as you are authenticated and are transmitted securely

I used my e-mail address to be authorized. It seemed to be the least invasive. Now, I know that’s going to put some of you off. I mean, why do you have to be authenticated at all? Well, here’s what the site had to say about it:

“Signing up for a WOWIO account requires that you agree to the terms of a licensing agreement. Since an agreement is only meaningful when it is between two real parties, we require that people offer some proof that they are who they say they are. This licensing arrangement is what enables WOWIO to protect the content of our publishing partners and provide you with free e-books.”

Now, it's your call, but I think this service is truly worth the authentication. You’re getting free books that you can download to your computer to be yours forever! You can get the classics, college textbooks, comics and more.

Once you are authorized, you just need to confirm the information you authorized with and then fill out an optional survey. Then you are ready to start downloading books, with only a limit of three per day!