Today, in my second of a week’s worth of technical tools and websites that make my life easier, I’m introducing you to YouSendIt.
In my line of work, I sometimes have to send or recieve really big files: photos for newspapers that are 300 dpi and videos are the two main main ones. These files are too big to send via email (which, for my email program, is pretty much anything over 10 MB). In the past, I would have had to have the person burn the file to a disc, and then meet up with them to do a physical exchange.
YouSendIt (http://www.yousendit.com) is the alternative. It is an FTP (file transfer protocol) program. Essentially, you 
upload your file to a secure server. YouSendIt then sends me an email with a link to download the file, which I do.
YouSendIt offers a free, “lite” version, where you are able to send/receive files up to 100 MB. If you are a videographer, photographer or graphic designer, you may want to upgrade to the paid versions, but for my needs, the free version works just fine.
YouSendIt also offers plugins for programs like Final Cut, Photoshop and Corel Draw, so you can directly upload your files from those programs.
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That could come in handy… thanks for sharing!
Perfect timing! I was working out how to get a huge wav fil from a friend! Thanks, Rebecca!
Happy to be of service, ma’am! 😉
Hi Rebecca,
YouSendIt is nice. I would like to let you know about our new service: http://www.shipyourdata.com There you can get them to burn and mail a CD for you, so the end user does not have to download.
Jean