XDrive
August 16, 2005 in 0 out of 5 stars, A service, Hosted softwareXDrive: An online hard-drive that you can use for file sharing, backups, and other goodness. XDrive, Inc. Because it allows me to backup my critical files online through an easy to use backup program, but it also just acts as a 'folder' that I can access from anywhere with an internet connection.
Even better, I can send out invitations to people and they can access my files, and even be given permissions to administer files/folders, etc and even invite other people.
The price is also great. $10/month for 5GB of space (and 2 months free if you sign up for a year). They've also done a great job of documenting how to use it. It took me about 2 minutes to set it up and get it going. The only thing that could make this cooler would be the ability (for a fee, obviously) to CNAME, or alias part of my domain over to them, so that I could do something like send clients to : http://clientfiles.mysite.com/clientx/ etc. That would make this thing unparalled. As it is, I can still send clients out to a folder created specifically for them (and them only), but the url is for a resource on xdrive.com $10/month or less for 5GB of space (unlimited transfer) Reviewed by Michael K. Campbell Editors note: See also StongSpace.What is it?
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Send2Fax
June 29, 2005 in 0 out of 5 stars, A service, FaxingSend2Fax: An email based faxing service. Send2Fax, LLC All together now: "Efax sucks!"
The idea is great, and they get a brownie for pioneering it into the public sector. But they also suck. They use a proprietary file format so you have to download their clunky spam ridden software to view faxes. Their customer support is atrocious. They are expensive ($12.95/mo + $0.20/page for toll free). Note: you can get free efax, but if your usage goes above the smallest amount (don't recall the limit) then they force you to upgrade, or they'll cancel your number. It's real cute.. But I'm not here to (only) rail on efax. Send2Fax is where it's at.
With Send2Fax, they send (email) your faxes in PDF format. No stupid proprietary reader required. They are reasonably priced, and from what I've seen, reliable. They rule because they are everything good about efax, with none of the evil. $1.95/mo + $0.15/page ($4.95 setup fee) billed from $20 deposits. More. Reviewed by Carson McComasWhat is it?
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Demoted! Now recommending FaxPipe.