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WS_FTP Server Ad Hoc Transfer Module for Person-to-Person secure file transfer

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A brief reminder that the File Transfer Planet Forums are now fixed (had a small issue for those trying to create a new registration profile).

Also, don’t forget to utilize the FTP Guides and share with friends. They include basic information on FTP, how to setup an FTP Server, or simply transfer files from your FTP client to a Server/Host.

Winter Computing - Need to Transfer Files?

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Do you use the WS_FTP Professional client? One nice feature in the product is the ability to setup advanced synchronized tasks for files in a specific location. Check out this quick video for a step-by-step tutorial from the Ipswitch File Transfer Technical Support team:

By Erik Small -

FileTransferPlanet.com has been a long-running resource for FTP Help and How-To-Guides. The community site also hosts a Forum area to ask questions, seek advice, or troubleshoot issues relating to FTP, file transfer, website updates, digital photography, software deals and more! Feel free to check out the Forums. Registration is free to post or reply to questions from others.

FileTransferPlanet Forums

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Carey, Ipswitch File Transfer’s Senior Technical Support Specialist, demonstrates how to create a site profile in Ipswitch WS_FTP Professional.

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Question/Problem:
What is a Hot Drop Folder and how do you create one?

Answer/Solution:
A Hot Drop folder is a shortcut to a remote folder. Once created, you can drop files/folders onto the Hot Drop folder and they will automatically be transferred to remote site.

To set up a HotDrop:

-Connect to a remote site, using a Site profile.
-Navigate to the directory you want to use as your HotDrop destination.
-Right-mouse click in the remote pane and select Create HotDrop. The Create HotDrop dialog appears.
-Verify or enter the location of the destination in the Destination Folder box.
-Enter the local folder WS_FTP Pro opens if you double click the HotDrop shortcut.
-Click OK.
-Select where you want to save the HotDrop file, and what you want to call it.
-Click Save.

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Some people still think “what’s so great about youtube”.. its full of useless, awful movies produced on crummy devices, awful comments, and seems outclassed by the likes of Hulu.com and Netflix streaming services. Well – turns out there’s quite a bit “greatness” that you can derive from Youtube, with the help of a few other services and some know-how. Check out some of these cool tricks we found on www.makeuseof.com – from ringtones to free music, the possibilities go way beyond the ‘cover value’!

There are plenty of sites that allow you to view and upload videos and share your memories, experiences and knowledge with the world. However, with its extremely large user base and plenty of tools at your disposal, few may argue that YouTube is the place for your videos to be.

Some time back we showed you some YouTube URL tricks that allow you to change how the player behaves. Right now, allow us to present forth some of the most popular tools out there to go along with YouTube and the super cool stuff you can do with them.

via 10 More Cool Things You Can Do With YouTube Videos.

By Erik Small -

just how secure.. is your security?

I just figured I’d share with the group some recent data and security breach news stories from the last few days…does it ever end?

• Snooping through the Power Socket (BBC)
• Elance hit by Security Breach (TechCrunch)
• Someone Call Security (Twitter)
• Questions on Cloud Security (Network World)

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Today we stumbled across one of those issues that comes up just once every few years – sharing files on your Windows network via different Windows OS installations. One would think this should be easy without issue – however Microsoft notoriously makes it difficult to make your computers talk to eachother if they have different version of Windows running.

Lifehacker – Setup File and Printer Sharing From XP to Windows 7 – Windows XP.

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Even if you’ve upgraded to Windows 7 in some form or another, chances are you’ve still got a computer somewhere on your network running trusty old XP. If so, it’s time to set up Windows 7 to play nice with XP on your network.

Over at the How-To Geek web site (my home away from Lifehacker), Mysticgeek writes up a detailed guide to sharing printers and folders between Windows 7 and XP—a process that never seems to be simple enough.