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Show HN: JustBeamIt v2.0 - file transfer made easier

32 points| UnsungHero97 | 13 years ago |justbeamit.com | reply

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[+] halefx|13 years ago|reply
JustBeamIt is great, but why are you posting this again now?

A Lifehacker article[1] about it was posted a year ago, and you even posted it on HN[2] a year ago.

1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3116057

2: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3109081

[+] UnsungHero97|13 years ago|reply
we just released an updated version and wanted to tell the world about it
[+] ericdykstra|13 years ago|reply
I think the "v2.0" part of the title addresses why it was posted again.
[+] dylanpyle|13 years ago|reply
Very cool idea - you might want to make it a bit clearer that the sender has to keep the window open (initially I assumed it simply wasn't loading because of technical issues).
[+] twodayslate|13 years ago|reply
Also a loading gif or something. The pages makes it look like nothing is happening. There is no progress indicator.
[+] UnsungHero97|13 years ago|reply
thanks for the suggestion! we'll put up some kind of notification to remind you to keep your browser window open
[+] skiltz|13 years ago|reply
Didn't work for me - Dragged file (jpg) using Chrome (Version 22.0.1229.94 m) opened link in IE 9 (9.0.8112.16421). Went to 100% on chrome once link was opened then just stuck on "waiting for response from justbeamit.com" in IE. Seems like a cool idea.
[+] UnsungHero97|13 years ago|reply
you might have to enable file downloads in your security settings in IE... have you tried using non-IE browsers? if it works for you with another browser, then the issue must be a security setting in IE (which is something I've had to manually enable when I was testing this out)
[+] nemo1618|13 years ago|reply
Awesome! Most of the file transfer sites I've used before required uploading the entire file before letting you download anything. The ability to stream is a big plus.

Is there a limit to file size?

[+] UnsungHero97|13 years ago|reply
not at the moment, and not planning on putting a restriction on file size :)
[+] dtjohnnymonkey|13 years ago|reply
This is a great concept. I imagined doing something just like this as an exercise to practice a new language, but I'm glad to see it's already been done.
[+] jconnop|13 years ago|reply
Love it.

You're plainly trying to keep it simple, but how about a speed indicator next to the progress percentage?

[+] UnsungHero97|13 years ago|reply
that's an awesome idea and i hope we can figure it out one day :P our attempts so far have been unsuccessful. if you have any ideas as to how to do this, send them our way!