External hard showing "weird". Better known as, sharing an external/portable hard drive between osx and winxp. [more inside]
posted on Jun 23, 2008 - 9 answers

Can anyone help me figure out how to resume file sharing capabilities between my MacBook Pro and my Windows Vista PC after my 'Book has been in Sleep mode? [more inside]
posted on May 2, 2008 - 2 answers

Issue with Samba (on Ubuntu) file sharing and ownership of files. How do I set it so the ordinary user will not take ownership when saving over a file? (more details inside) [more inside]
posted on Feb 13, 2008 - 1 answers

Looking for data on alternative causes for the mainstream music industry's declining fortunes. [more inside]
posted on Jan 29, 2008 - 21 answers

What's the easiest way for me to host files for friends to download directly off my computer? I'm running Ubuntu 7.10. [more inside]
posted on Jan 23, 2008 - 29 answers

How do torrents work? [more inside]
posted on Jan 12, 2008 - 6 answers

Has anyone ever been sued for downloading music? [more inside]
posted on Dec 31, 2007 - 25 answers

Syncing music between two computers help! Here's the setup... [more inside]
posted on Oct 26, 2007 - 7 answers

Serverfilter: My office is in the process of migrating to Windows Server 2003 for Fileserving. We constantly have issues with newly created files. Whenever they are placed on the server by a user, the immediately lose rights to do anything with the file. All other users attempting to access the files are also denied. This is just beyond frustrating. Any ideas what is happening and how to fix it? [more inside]
posted on Aug 30, 2007 - 11 answers

Digital Asset Management. I'm looking for a web based solution that archives and stores files, but I don't need full on project management. [more inside]
posted on Jul 31, 2007 - 5 answers

My home network isn't cooperating. It worked fine for months, and then, unexpectedly (after a day of bad electricity (I hate my power company)), it isn't. [more inside]
posted on Jul 17, 2007 - 15 answers

Can I transfer a quicktime vid from an iBook to my windoze machine using USB? (Her iBook is very old but does have connectivity to USB.) [more inside]
posted on Jul 15, 2007 - 6 answers

Can you explain peer-to-peer filesharing to me in really simple terms? Particularly, I want to know about the similarities and differences between two programs. [more inside]
posted on Jun 26, 2007 - 16 answers

Is there a simple, secure (open source preferably) application I can set-up on my server (dreamhost) to allow my parents a simple password protected webpage they can download (simple right click) the pictures and kids' films I make? [more inside]
posted on May 15, 2007 - 8 answers

Can a Mac open a file that is hosted on a windows 2003 network file server using a UNC path? [more inside]
posted on May 10, 2007 - 9 answers

How do I share files between a corporate desktop (no admin rights, WinXP Pro) and personal laptop (WinXP Home), via a router. [more inside]
posted on May 4, 2007 - 9 answers

OSXFileSharingFilter: I have a friend who's trying to make himself a great file server off an old iBook - and has hit a snag involving a MyBook external hard drive. The problem makes no sense to me, and my Google-fu as failed me once again. [more inside]
posted on Mar 11, 2007 - 7 answers

I have a Mac. OurTunes doesn't work. What will? [more inside]
posted on Jan 28, 2007 - 5 answers

Two computers, one router, no file transfers [more inside]
posted on Jan 17, 2007 - 11 answers

I'm looking for a cheap (or better yet, free) software to run a simple file server in my journalism lab. [more inside]
posted on Dec 10, 2006 - 11 answers

(MacWinFilter) - How do I access a Mac OS/X Server share from Windows XP using AFP (iTunes)? [more inside]
posted on Oct 25, 2006 - 7 answers

Home networking: (1) Can you point me to a clear, brief guide to File and Printer sharing between an XP Home machine (directly connected to a parallel-port printer) and an XP Pro machine on the same LAN? (2) Is it possible to do Printer Sharing without File Sharing in this setup? There have been many related posts, but I haven't found one that directly addresses the Home/Pro and print-only issues. Thanks.
posted on Oct 3, 2006 - 6 answers

What's a good filesharing server+client combination for sharing thousands of small (~3 MiB) files? [more inside]
posted on Sep 14, 2006 - 4 answers

I'm trying to run soulseek through SSH tunnels to avoid a restrictive college newtork policy. It doesn't seem to be working terribly well. [more inside]
posted on Sep 3, 2006 - 7 answers

How can I file share more obscure music? [more inside]
posted on May 17, 2006 - 24 answers

How do I stop passwords from expiring in my home Windows XP / Linux (Samba) network? [more inside]
posted on May 4, 2006 - 7 answers

Before I bother setting up a network between my PC and MAC: Can I use iTunes on my Mac to control a music library on my PC?
posted on Mar 17, 2006 - 5 answers

I have this idea that running Kazaa potentially lets other users store files on your PC. Is this correct? [more inside]
posted on Mar 11, 2006 - 12 answers

Why is Windows XP workgroup file sharing so slow? [more inside]
posted on Jan 1, 2006 - 7 answers

Any recommendations for shared calendars, files, etc., for small business telecommuting employees on separate networks? [more inside]
posted on Nov 23, 2005 - 5 answers

I need to begin to secure a network against IP "theft" liability and security breaches. Please help me compile a list of every known IM and P2P/filesharing protocol and/or client. [more inside]
posted on Nov 22, 2005 - 22 answers

I download loads of amusing.interesting pictures and videos that I want my non-geek friends to see. Is there a private peer-to-peer service that's easy to use and install, so that they don't get confused? And ideally the program doesn't need registration or payment, or be bulked out with IM etc! So, in a nutshell: simple, private peer-to-peer. Anyone? [more inside]
posted on Oct 7, 2005 - 15 answers

Can I access my files on a Window 2000 machine (at home) from my iBook when travelling? [more inside]
posted on Sep 10, 2005 - 17 answers

The moderated mp3 portal site - mp3megamart.com (Stairway to Heaven) suddenly became a porn site a few days ago. Anyone know what's going on?
posted on Sep 3, 2005 - 4 answers

How can I use Azureus to download just one file out of a big torrent that includes many files? [more inside]
posted on Aug 7, 2005 - 4 answers

Has anyone ever heard of a thing like a CD swap, but for HDDs, with the goal of sharing digitized music in extremely large quantities?
posted on May 10, 2005 - 14 answers

Is there a software that can create mp3 playlists using tags (or something like it)? MI [more inside]
posted on Feb 20, 2005 - 7 answers

p2pFilter: Is my ISP pulling a fast one on me? [mi]
posted on Dec 12, 2004 - 16 answers

Best peer-to-peer file sharing program for Mac OS X? I'm using Limewire now, and am wondering if there is another program offering a better selection, ie, with more members. I'm mostly interested in audio files. Is there software allowing the downloading of entire albums at a time?
posted on Dec 11, 2004 - 9 answers

Everybody knows about music, warez, pr0n and movies. Everybody who reads AskMe now knows about comicz.
What else do you download from p2p networks? Not looking to get Matt in trouble here, so please no links to files / "sharing" sites, etc. I'm just curious as to what other sorts of media are being p2ped.
posted on Nov 24, 2004 - 21 answers

We have had a torrent open for a few days now, Good for that! We are forlorn for it quite obviously has been abandoned: all Seeders have flown away before their Seedlings had been Sown. We are saddened by the fact that there is Not a chance of any One of these Miscreants returning. Please Miss, does there exist a hope for Salvage betwixt our missing Limbs?
posted on Nov 17, 2004 - 22 answers

Does anyone remember the webpage that allowed you to upload a file, and then the site would email a download link to your intended recipient? I need a solution to enable the sending of 80mb files, where the recipient is not very computer-savvy.
posted on Sep 17, 2004 - 30 answers

Tomato Torrent 1.0(v11) on OSX 10.3 - Why does torrent upload bandwidth go to zero anytime I enter any maximum upload limit? I've tried 8K/sec and 80K/sec and the upload just dies, goes to 0.0K/sec. As soon as I re-enter "0" or "no limit," upload resumes. I'd like to be able to throttle my uploads without killing them.
posted on Sep 16, 2004 - 4 answers

Private (closed-group) filesharing software? I'm thinking for 5-10 users, and it would be nice if it didn't require a dedicated machine -- just enter a list of our 10 IPs and it'll connect to whoever happens to be on. Encryption wouldn't hurt either.
posted on Jul 4, 2004 - 7 answers

I've got a .mac account, and I'm attempting to put some MP3s in my Public folder (via iDisk Utility)--but they show up on the page with a .mp3-binhex.hqx suffix. How do I get them to be downloadable as straight-up .mp3 files, or at least .mp3-link.mp3 files? Thanks.
posted on Jun 10, 2004 - 4 answers

If you were writing a new p2p application -- leaving ethical and legal issues aside for a moment -- which programming language would you use? I know Visual Basic and PHP, but neither is really any good for this purpose. I dislike things that require the user to install a big VM (.NET, Java) and find C++ a complete nightmare.
posted on Jun 2, 2004 - 37 answers

I'm wanting to download some comedy series off P2P. Any recommendations?
posted on Apr 15, 2004 - 33 answers

ConsumerFilter:

I've just been given a rather attractive economic reason to switch from Roadrunner to Earthlink for cable modem access to the net.

Does anyone have good/bad experience(s) with Earthlink for high speed access?

Do they cap you for or restrict filesharing activities?
Is there USENET server good, bad/so-so?

Any other good/bad things to note about their services offered?
posted on Mar 16, 2004 - 13 answers

I can share files between two Windows machines when both are wired to a router. When I go wireless with one, they don't see each other. Wireless internet connection works fine. [More inside.]
posted on Feb 28, 2004 - 5 answers

I am in a student residence that has recently shut down the ports that allow filesharing, and as such, the only file sharing program I can use is SoulSeek (I was just getting into "Sharing the Groove" too!!). Assuming I am using file sharing for (mostly) legal uses, is there anyway to bypass a firewall like this?
posted on Feb 26, 2004 - 14 answers