UPDATE October 2011
SugarSync now rules…
SugarSync is now, by a far my favourite for online cloud storage and syncing files. Great new features on iPhone App, and excellent support and updates. They also give you 5Gb free to start with. I’ve also just installed and used their Outlook add-in which makes emailing big files a sinch.
Zumodrive unfortunately has had no updates in a long time; It has crashed on my iPhone several times when accessing files; I’ve encountered blank files in linked shared folders updated by others.
Old ZumoCast Article (Sept 2010):
ZumoDrive is was my favourite for syncing files across multiple computers, and accessing them anywhere on your iPhone. For me this one, to date no longer, tops dropbox, sugarsync and Mesh (update: Mesh is dead).
Now they’ve just added ZumoCast, which enables you to access any file and stream your media (music & video) on your computers or macs either online or on your iPhone or iPad, anywhere, without uploading/syncing the files first (provided your computer is switched on of course). There are other programs that have done this, like orb, but ZumoCast has implemented their free iPhone app very elegantly – and this is their first iteration of their app. I will find this most useful for accessing work project files anywhere on the go without having to download/sync them – which with the number and size of them would be impossible anyway.
- Setting a folder on your PC to be “ZumoCast“- simply right click “Add to ZumoCast” Also works on network drives and folders
- Same log in as your ZumoDrive
- Sorts out all your music into Albums, Artists, Playlists etc, and filters out your Videos to show individually.
I’m won’t comment too much on speeds and quality of media streaming to the iPhone, as there are so many variables to consider that will be different to everyone, your computer, its network, Zumo server’s your iPhone/iPad’s network, the size/quality of file streamed. But as I sit here and write this I’m listening on my iPhone to Adam and the Ant’s “Ant Music” without interruption (third time lucky), streamed from the computer I’m typing on all around the world back the the iPhone next to it over 3G… You do get the option to download the media files and when selecting the songs can filter for only those you’ve downloaded.
This little app fits into the categories they make it work for me: simple, elegant, easy and quick to use, so fuss, no hassle and works.
Anyway, try it out ourself to see – it’s won’t cost anything but a moment of your time.
