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There are numerous better options than a usb drive: Email, cloud storage, almost any messaging client, etc.

by lsadam0 9y ago

nradov 9y ago
Yes well that's kind of the problem isn't it? Too many options and no default cross-platform standard.
- lsadam0 9y ago
  All of the options I listed are cross platform. Why must a standard exist in this case? FTP is standard and cross platform. This is nothing more than a UX problem.
  - nradov 9y ago
    It's not really practical to run an FTP server on a mobile device.
2muchcoffeeman 9y ago
Most alternatives are really inadequate, especially for large files. When you are in the same room or even city, I should be able to just move large amounts of data from one computer to a physically adjacent computer without having to go through the internet. For long distance transfers, I agree with various cloud storage. Upload some files and create a share link. But even this is an annoyance for a large file.
- lsadam0 9y ago
  AirDrop on Mac solves this problem. But how do you propose getting Microsoft and Apple to implement a cross platform standard when they have financial incentive to not do so? Cloud storage is the best answer, even though it is an extra technically unnecessary step for local transfer. That said, Even my 60+ technically illiterate mother can do it reliably. I think this is an excellent example of letting “perfect be the enemy of good enough”.
  - Thlom 9y ago
    AirDrop is brilliant. I shared 10 pictures with my mother with one click. She accepted with one click and the pictures were instantly available on her iPhone, iPad, mac and Apple TV. the only problem I have with it is that it can take a few seconds before nearby devices shows up on the sharing screen.
starsinspace 9y ago
But isn't it a bit sad to send files to some cloud-storage or email server farm, probably half-way around the world, just to share between machines which are on the very same LAN?

There are numerous better options than a usb drive: Email, cloud storage, almost any messaging client, etc.

nradov 9y ago

Yes well that's kind of the problem isn't it? Too many options and no default cross-platform standard.

lsadam0 9y ago
All of the options I listed are cross platform. Why must a standard exist in this case? FTP is standard and cross platform. This is nothing more than a UX problem.
- nradov 9y ago
  It's not really practical to run an FTP server on a mobile device.

2muchcoffeeman 9y ago

Most alternatives are really inadequate, especially for large files. When you are in the same room or even city, I should be able to just move large amounts of data from one computer to a physically adjacent computer without having to go through the internet. For long distance transfers, I agree with various cloud storage. Upload some files and create a share link. But even this is an annoyance for a large file.

lsadam0 9y ago
AirDrop on Mac solves this problem. But how do you propose getting Microsoft and Apple to implement a cross platform standard when they have financial incentive to not do so? Cloud storage is the best answer, even though it is an extra technically unnecessary step for local transfer. That said, Even my 60+ technically illiterate mother can do it reliably. I think this is an excellent example of letting “perfect be the enemy of good enough”.
- Thlom 9y ago
  AirDrop is brilliant. I shared 10 pictures with my mother with one click. She accepted with one click and the pictures were instantly available on her iPhone, iPad, mac and Apple TV. the only problem I have with it is that it can take a few seconds before nearby devices shows up on the sharing screen.

starsinspace 9y ago

But isn't it a bit sad to send files to some cloud-storage or email server farm, probably half-way around the world, just to share between machines which are on the very same LAN?