Tip #4202 - Pando
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Q:
You've now told us about YouSendIt, but what about Pando? I believe
it's the same type of program, but I don't know much about it. Can
you please fill us in? Thanks!
A:
Excellent question! As you may recall, the other day, one of our freelance
writers told you about a program called YouSendIt that allows you
to send extra large files through your e-mail. As I'm sure a lot of
you already know, many e-mail clients only let you send up to a certain
file size via e-mail, which can be somewhat frustrating, depending
on the types of files you work with. Luckily, YouSendIt takes all
those limitations away to give you total freedom when it comes to
the size of your files.
Well, YouSendIt
is not the only program on the Internet today that allows you to do
that. Another, called Pando, is becoming more and
more popular everyday as well. Now, while both of these applications
do about the same thing, I wanted you all to know that you do have
options when it comes to this kind of thing. Okay, so what does Pando
do? Listen up for all the details. I think you're really going to
like this one!
First of all,
you can access Pando by going to www.pando.com.
You will need to download it to your computer in order to use it,
but we'll get to that here in a second. Basically, Pando is a free
software program that aims to make downloading, streaming and sharing
large files a whole lot easier. And as if that wasn't enough, they
manage to make it as simple as possible and fun too. So, if you ever
need to e-mail a large file attachment or publish a downloadable video
to the Web or IM a folder to one of your friends, Pando is what you
need!
Pando makes it
very easy to manage your downloads with the small .pando attachments
they use. They're a smaller file type, so you don't have to worry
about size limits and you never have to worry about them bogging down
your e-mail Inbox. For example, if you send a large file to one of
your co-workers, they will receive an e-mail saying they have a Pando
file waiting to be downloaded. Then, as long as they have Pando installed
on their computer as well, they can open the file with just a quick
click. Also, once you e-mail the file to your recipient, you don't
have to worry about it from there on out. You don't have to be connected
to your computer for them to open the file, it's all done automatically.
It's super easy, compact and so convenient!
Like I said before,
you can also share files with Pando. With this feature, you can publish
downloadable video, photo or any audio files to the Web and you can
share any files or folders up to 1 GB in size. And what's even better,
you can do all of it right through the comfort of your own e-mail.
You don't have to register for another e-mail program, you can do
everything exactly the same. Also, once you download Pando, it puts
an icon into your system tray that tells you the progress of your
downloads. It will let you know if they're finished downloading or
if you have any that are pending. It's so cool!
Along with all
of that, Pando is 100 percent clean. It contains no spyware or adware
and it is completely free. (Now, I'm not bashing YouSendIt, but to
use that service in full, you have to pay for the additional features.
Yes, they have a free version too, but you don't get as much with
it). Pando, on the other hand, allows you to use everything at no
cost to you whatsoever! That in itself is awesome, don't you think?!
So, if you think
you're ready to download Pando, set aside a few minutes and visit
this link. When you get
there, choose the operating system you use (it works with Windows
Vista, XP, 2000 and with Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later) and then click
on the big orange button that says "Download Pando Now!"
Once it starts up, hit Run twice and then just follow
the rest of the directions. It's a very easy download. Don't think
that just because it's a hefty program, it's going to be difficult
to get up and running. It really couldn't be any easier!
Once it's installed,
you can start sending and receiving files right away. So, if you ever
run into a predicament where you have a large file to send and you
can't figure out how to do it, turn to Pando. Again, you can check
out Pando and all that comes along with it right here.
I've already used Pando myself many times and I absolutely love it.
So, here's your homework: Give Pando a try today and then let me know
what you think.
Have fun!
~ Erin
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