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	<title>FilesDirect &#187; Large File Transfer Blog</title>
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		<title>App Review &#8211; Files 2 Folder</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Files 2 Folder is a handy Windows right-click shell extension that lets Windows users imitate a popular Mac OS feature: highlighting a group of files, right-clicking, and then creating a new folder that is automatically filled with the selected files. This free extension smoothly fits into your workflow and even lets you name the new [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/app-review-files-2-folder</link>
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		<title>Better Passwords</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A recent article from Gizmodo goes into the finer details of password creation, and tells it to us straight: our passwords are probably not secure enough. Why, you ask? Because they&#8217;re probably spread over too many sites, is too personal and too short. This is not a minor issue. The article points out that the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/better-passwords</link>
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		<title>Megaupload Shut Down</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In what the U.S. Justice Department is calling &#8220;one of the largest criminal copyright cases ever&#8221;, internationally renown file-sharing site Megaupload (according to the Department of Justice, they had more than 50 million daily visitors and accounted for 4% of total Internet traffic worldwide) were shut down in a series of raids coordinated by the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/megaupload-shut-down</link>
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		<title>Avoiding Facebook Spam and Cybercrime</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Facebook is the world&#8217;s most popular social media network, and one of the most popular websites, PERIOD. It has over 8 million users &#8211; most of whom (over 80%) live outside of the United States (the greatest concentration of users is actually in Europe). Considering it&#8217;s popularity, it&#8217;s no surprise that the site is a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/avoiding-facebook-spam-and-cybercrime</link>
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		<title>SOPA Will Destroy our Digital Freedom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This video explains the dangers of SOPA in a very simple way. Join us today to protest internet censorship! Call your Senator or, if you are not a US citizen, call the US State Department or do it digitally bellow: PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/sopa-will</link>
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		<title>Tech Industry Finally Gets to Chime in on SOPA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mike Masnick of Techdirt recently reported on an interesting development in the continuing sage of SOPA (the Stop Online Piracy Act): although Lamar Smith and the House Judiciary Committee still refuse to hear from members of the technology industry regarding the proposed legislation, Rep. Issa has scheduled a SOPA-related hearing for the House Oversight Committee, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/tech-industry-finally-gets-to-chime-in-on-sopa</link>
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		<title>Tip: Avoid Overuse Fees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every FilesDIRECT account comes with a &#8220;built-in&#8221; amount of file transfer that can be used every month (except for the Pay As You Go (PAYG) plan, obviously), and any file transfers that exceed that amount are charged overuse fees (on a per-MB basis). Basically, your FilesDIRECT account works like a cell phone plan: you get [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/tip-avoid-overuse-fees</link>
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		<title>Technology Waves and the Hypernet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just a brief post this time &#8211; I just read an interesting post on Roger McNamee and Mike Maples&#8217; blog about technological &#8220;waves&#8221; and the movement of innovation in the tech business. The post uses the development and adoption of social media as an example of these technological waves: The post also examines what the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/technology-waves-and-the-hypernet</link>
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		<title>Special Holiday Promotion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FilesDIRECT is happy to announce our annual holiday promotion! Starting this week and running until New Year&#8217;s Day (i.e.: January 1, 2012), we are offering 50% (yes, FIFTY PERCENT) off all new Starter plans: this means that you get: A custom upload page / dropbox 2 GBs of uploads and downloads a month 30 GB [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/special-holiday-promotion</link>
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		<title>FilesDIRECT is Reviewed Once Again!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re happy to announce another positive review of FilesDIRECT! Published on December 2, 2011, jonathan53 of Site Opinionz , the review made sure to mention our wide variety of features (such as offering a custom dropbox, file tracking, 2GB file transfers, etc.) and mentioned our low prices! He mentioned our &#8220;tight security&#8221; and ease of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/filesdirect-is-reviewed-once-again</link>
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		<title>Does Your Office Still Depend on Email?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Between the recommendations of Tim Ferriss in his bestselling Four Hour Workweek and the increasingly popular No Email Day, it is becoming more and more evident that email has become less a tool in modern business and more a hindrance. No Email Day (&#8216;celebrated&#8217; on November 11th), for instance, is a campaign whose aim is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/does-your-office-still-depend-on-email</link>
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		<title>More Problems with Your Commute</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a follow-up to our earlier blog post (The True Cost of Commuting), we&#8217;ve found yet another reason for you to be working from home: Commuting can kill. Okay, that&#8217;s a bit of an exaggeration. BUT, according to a study published in the BMC Public Health Journal, a team of Swedish researches performed a variety [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/more-problems-with-your-commute</link>
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		<title>How To Upload Large Files Using FilesDIRECT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How To Upload Files from Files DIRECT on Vimeo.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/video/how-to-upload-large-files-using-filesdirect</link>
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		<title>How To Manage Your Files On FilesDIRECT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a quick video on how to use our manage files page. How To Manage Files from Files DIRECT on Vimeo.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/video/how-to-manage-your-files-on-filesdirect</link>
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		<title>How To Send Large Files Using FilesDIRECT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is our training video on how to use our send screen. How To Send Files from Files DIRECT on Vimeo.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/video/how-to-send-large-files-using-filesdirect</link>
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		<title>The True Cost of Commuting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Commuting can be expensive &#8211; more expensive than most people realize. Thanks to this handy infographic from Streamline Refinance (put together with data from Y Combinator and Mr. Money Mustache) we can now get a better idea of how much it actually costs to go back and forth to work every day. It seems to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/the-true-cost-of-commuting</link>
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		<title>Time Warner Internet Service Outage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the Twitterverse, Time Warner Cable has been experiencing some MASSIVE (as in, across the U.S.) service outages today. Though many users have been reporting that their service has been restored, outages have been reported across the United States, including in: New York Los Angeles San Francisco Kansas City Dallas Cleveland and in other [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/time-warner-internet-service-outage</link>
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		<title>How To Turn on Javascript (in Internet Explorer)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[JavaScript is a programming language that is often used by Web browsers to provide enhanced user interfaces and dynamic websites. JavaScript is an important part of FilesDIRECT and if, for whatever reason, JavaScript has been turned off in your browser, then FilesDIRECT will not work properly. Here&#8217;s what you do: Open Internet Explorer Click on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/faq/how-to-turn-on-javascript-in-internet-explorer</link>
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		<title>How To Turn on Javascript (in Mozilla Firefox)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[JavaScript is a programming language that is often used by Web browsers to provide enhanced user interfaces and dynamic websites. JavaScript is an important part of FilesDIRECT and if, for whatever reason, JavaScript has been turned off in your browser, then FilesDIRECT will not work properly. Here&#8217;s what you do to turn on JavaScript in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/faq/how-to-turn-on-javascript-in-mozilla-firefox</link>
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		<title>How To Turn on Javascript (in Google Chrome)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[JavaScript is a programming language that is often used by Web browsers to provide enhanced user interfaces and dynamic websites. JavaScript is an important part of FilesDIRECT and if, for whatever reason, JavaScript has been turned off in your browser, then FilesDIRECT will not work properly. Here&#8217;s what you do: Open Google Chrome Click on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/faq/how-to-turn-on-javascript-in-google-chrome</link>
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		<title>We&#8217;re One of the Best Online File Transfer Solutions!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This post is a quick shout-out, our way of saying &#8220;thank you&#8221; to Eric Greenwood. We recently received a message from Eric, editor of Online Storage Reviews, to let us know that he had added us to his site under the Best Online File Transfer Solutions section. This was a very pleasant surprise for us, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/were-one-of-the-best-online-file-transfer-solutions</link>
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		<title>When should I start using FilesDIRECT?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Start sending and receiving files risk-free through FilesDIRECT today with our 30 day free trial]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/faq/when-should-i-start-using-filesdirect</link>
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		<title>How do I get my clients or associates to upload files?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you sign up for an account with FilesDIRECT, you will be given a free customizable upload page. This upload page (also known as a “dropbox”) lets other people send files to you. You can either create a link from your existing company website to your FilesDIRECT dropbox, or you can give people your FilesDIRECT [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/faq/how-do-i-get-my-clients-or-associates-to-upload-files</link>
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		<title>Do I need to use Microsoft Internet Explorer as my web browser?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not at all. Any Internet browser (including, but not limited to Firefox, Chrome and Opera) that is version 4 or higher will work just fine.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/faq/do-i-need-to-use-microsoft-internet-explorer-as-my-web-browser</link>
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		<title>What are the system requirements for running the FilesDIRECT application?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You can send, store and receive large files with FilesDIRECT from any computer with an Internet connection and a web browser. There is no software to install.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/faq/what-are-the-system-requirements-for-running-the-filesdirect-application</link>
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		<title>Can I cancel a subscription plan?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Of course. You may cancel your subscription at any time. All you need to do is log in to your account, mouse over the “Settings” link in the upper right hand corner of the screen, and click on “Cancel Account” in the drop-down menu.  Any outstanding invoices will need to be paid at that time.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/faq/can-i-cancel-a-subscription-plan</link>
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		<title>When does the billing period end?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Your billing period ends on the same day every month from the time your account is set up. For example, if you set up your large file transfer account on January 20, then your billing period will end midnight of Febuary 20. Trial plans are 14 days only. Check out our new 30-day free trial!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/faq/when-does-the-billing-period-end</link>
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		<title>How long is a billing period?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One (1) month.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/faq/how-long-is-a-billing-period</link>
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		<title>When can I change my plan?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You can change your plan anytime before the next invoice is generated. Invoices are generated when your current billing period expires. For example, if you see that your data transfer limit has been exceeded, you can change your plan to accomodate your level of usage, as long as you do so prior to the next [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/faq/when-can-i-change-my-plan</link>
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		<title>Do the files delete themselves when the plan is renewed?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Your files are only deleted when you explicitly delete them or if you cancel your account.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/faq/do-the-files-delete-themselves-when-the-plan-is-renewed</link>
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		<title>What does Storage Limit mean?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The storage limit is the maximum amount of data you can have saved at FilesDIRECT at any one time.  The amount of storage space used within the system does not tie into the monthly billing cycle. We do not automatically or arbitrarily delete our clients’ files: any file will take up storage space until you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/faq/what-does-storage-limit-mean</link>
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		<title>What does Transfer Limit mean?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The transfer limit is the amount of data included for sent and received files through your account. Just like a cellphone data plan, additional fees will apply based on usage over and above the transfer limit. An account holder can check the status of their account at any time. For example, if someone sends you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/faq/what-does-transfer-limit-mean</link>
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		<title>Does Files DIRECT have file size restrictions on smaller plans?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[All our accounts get access to the same features, including the size of the files they can transfer &#8211; 2GB. Our developers are currently working on ways to let our clients send even bigger files, so stay tuned for more information!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/faq/does-files-direct-have-file-size-restrictions-on-smaller-plans</link>
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		<title>Can I send files to China with FilesDIRECT?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Easily. Many of our clients send files back and forth to China all the time and haven’t had any problems yet.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/faq/can-i-send-files-to-china-with-filesdirect</link>
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		<title>How many files can I send?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Files DIRECT lets you send an unlimited number of files up to 2GB in size, depending on what plan you are subscribed to. Bigger plans include more transfer capacity, and while you can send (and receive) more files that are included in your plan, there may be overuse fees if you do. Click here to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/faq/how-many-files-can-i-send</link>
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		<title>Does the sender of a file sent via FilesDIRECT need to install any programs?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[No. The sender simply visits the FilesDIRECT user’s dropbox (the user&#8217;s personalized upload page, which is accessible via any web browser), selects the file they want to send, and clicks “Send”. FilesDIRECT automatically sends a confirmation to the sender and a notification to the account holder.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/faq/does-the-sender-of-a-file-sent-via-filesdirect-need-to-install-any-programs</link>
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		<title>Is my credit card secure?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Your credit card information is completely safe with FilesDIRECT: we use Authorize.net to handle all our transactions, who provide 128-bit SSL encryption on all transactions, and are regularly audited for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, SAS 70, HIPAA, GLBA, and many others. In addition, your credit card number is also encrypted prior to saving for billing purposes. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/faq/is-my-credit-card-secure</link>
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		<title>Can I upload a file and send it in one step?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our “Direct Send” feature lets you upload files, and then send them automatically after the upload has finished, in one easy step.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/faq/can-i-upload-a-file-and-send-it-in-one-step</link>
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		<title>Can I protect the files I send with a password?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You sure can. Just enter the password you want to use in the “Download Password” field before you send your file.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/faq/can-i-protect-the-files-i-send-with-a-password</link>
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		<title>How do I send a file in my account to someone with FilesDIRECT?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Log onto FilesDIRECT and click on “Manage Files”. Simply check off the file(s) you want to send, and then click “Send”. Once you do that, you will be prompted to enter the email addresses of the people you want to send the files to. Fill in their addresses, hit the “Send Files” button, and they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/faq/how-do-i-send-a-file-in-my-account-to-someone-with-filesdirect</link>
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		<title>Can I send files using FilesDIRECT?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You can send files to anyone with an email address with just a few mouse clicks, and you can send files either directly from your computer or files that you’ve previously uploaded to your FilesDIRECT account. Just choose who you want to send the files to, and they will receive an email notifying them that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/faq/can-i-send-files-using-filesdirect</link>
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		<title>Is my data secure?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Absolutely. Your data is protected through a variety of different means: The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) cryptographic protocol ensures the privacy and reliability of all large file uploads and downloads. 128-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) file encryption is also used to protect against any unauthorized access of our clients files. 128-bit encryption is the level [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/faq/is-my-data-secure</link>
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		<title>Is FilesDIRECT a file sharing service?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[No, FilesDIRECT is an online file transfer program. It allows users to send large files and receive large files directly to and from anyone over the Internet. Unlike file sharing sites, no one except the account holder or designated recipients can ever access the data sent via FilesDIRECT.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/faq/is-filesdirect-a-file-sharing-service</link>
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		<title>Google + Just A Facebook Wannabe?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Google&#8217;s new take on the social space, Google +, is a monster that is taking the industry by storm: the fastest-growing social network in history, it has already reached nearly 18 million users since it opened it&#8217;s doors on July 6. Now, this isn&#8217;t Google&#8217;s first time to the rodeo, though they&#8217;ve had their ups [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/google-just-a-facebook-wannabe</link>
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		<title>FilesDIRECT Awarded &#8220;Best Web Tool&#8221;!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are happy to announce that Web Hosting Search (link below) has recommended (and awarded) FilesDIRECT as a Best Web Tool. We&#8217;re very excited by the recommendation (and the recognition) and thought we&#8217;d share it in their own words: &#8220;FilesDIRECT has been awarded and recommended as the top rated file sharing tool provider by Web Hosting Search, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/filesdirect-awarded-best-web-tool</link>
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		<title>The Person I Sent My File To Didn&#8217;t Get It &#8211; Now What?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I tried sending my file a few times, but the person I sent it to didn&#8217;t receive it! What&#8217;s going on?&#8221; This is a question our support team hears pretty often, which is why we&#8217;ve decided to blog about it. Let&#8217;s get to it, shall we? There are a few possible reasons why your recipient [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/the-person-i-sent-my-file-to-didnt-get-it-now-what</link>
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		<title>File Sharing for Architects</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Architecture is a field that greatly benefits from file sharing technologies &#8211; they allow for secure collaboration with clients and coworkers, greatly speed up design briefs and reduce project costs (like courier fees). Internet file sharing lets plans be accessed (by authorized users) from any location (even in the field) without needing to set up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/file-sharing-for-architects</link>
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		<title>Secure File Transfer and the Legal Industry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It goes without saying that law firms handle very sensitive documents. Traditionally, these documents were just that &#8211; paper files that could number in the hundreds or thousands of pages, depending on the case. But continuing advances in digital communications have made needing to courier huge files a thing of the past. An increasing number [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/secure-file-transfer-and-the-legal-industry</link>
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		<title>File Sharing and Remote Working</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Internet is pretty darn cool, and the advent of cloud technology (like file sharing) means we can work and play online like never before. There are a lot of web applications available that let users share files: some are free (though the free services tend to put severe restrictions on what you can do [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/file-sharing-and-remote-working</link>
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		<title>Gas Prices Too High? Email Large Files Instead!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nobody likes to pay more at the pump &#8211; it makes something as simple as going to get groceries a much bigger pain than anyone would like. As recently pointed out National Journal: &#8220;The global oil market is incredibly volatile. Unpredictable events like political unrest and natural disasters can spike the price of a barrel, translating [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/gas-prices-too-high-email-large-files-instead</link>
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		<title>Multi-Language Large File Transfer</title>
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		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/multi-language-large-file-transfer</link>
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		<title>Secure File Transfer for Police</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Law enforcement is  difficult work, and sharing data between police forces, rehabilitation and associated groups can be hard: secure file transfer can help your team by creating a file sharing system that can only be accessed by authorized personnel. One of the biggest challenges is making sure that all of the crucial data is shared [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/secure-file-transfer-for-police</link>
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		<title>Go Green and Email Large Files</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether you&#8217;re a multi-billion dollar company or an individual who wants to email large files (like videos) to your family, we all have a part to play in protecting our environment. Environmentalism is not just a moral imperative: more and more businesses are discovering the cost-saving benefits of &#8220;going green&#8221;, and using a service that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/go-green-and-email-large-files</link>
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		<title>Switching to WordPress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a move that went completely unnoticed by practically every one of our users &#8211; just as we had hoped &#8211; FilesDIRECT switched the front end of our site to the WordPress content platform. If you&#8217;ve spent any time as a blogger or webmaster, you&#8217;ve heard of WordPress, and even though it&#8217;s well known, we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/switching-to-wordpress</link>
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		<title>FilesDIRECT At Microsoft Mix 11</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello FilesDIRECT users / followers, Let me start by introducing myself. My name is Ross Mann and I am the Product Manager and one of the developers for FilesDIRECT. The head of our development team and I will be making a trip to the Microsoft Mix convention (#mix11) Tuesday and I thought this would be a great opportunity for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/filesdirect-at-microsoft-mix-11</link>
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		<title>Large File Transfer vs. Japanese Earthquakes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Natural disasters (like earthquakes) are called disasters for a reason: they are tragic events causing great loss, both to people and property. They cause a great deal of chaos &#8211; no matter how well-prepared we think we are &#8211; and disrupt the lives of everyone involved. As the world grows more interconnected, people can be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/large-file-transfer-vs-japanese-earthquakes</link>
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		<title>Saving Money on Large File Transfer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you often use FilesDIRECT for large file transfer, you know that sometimes it can be hard to keep from using more than your plan&#8217;s alloted amount of data transfer. When this happens, overuse fees can result. Even though clients are warned by email when they are nearing their usage limit, sometimes the file transfer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/saving-money-on-large-file-transfer</link>
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		<title>File Transfer Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our Manager of Business Development sent out an email today directing us to File Transfer Reviews &#8211; a site I admit I hadn&#8217;t heard of &#8211; because of a very interesting development: We&#8217;ve been reviewed! As their name implies, File Transfer Reviews looks at large file transfer sites and rates them on a number of factors: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/file-transfer-review</link>
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		<title>What About Receiving Large Files?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are a lot of large file transfer sites out there &#8211; most of them do a good enough job of sending files that are usually too big for email. Several let you send files up to 2GB in size. Some will let you store files as well, though most offer very limited storage. A [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/what-about-receiving-large-files</link>
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		<title>Online File Transfer Saves you From Travel Chaos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been all over the news for nearly a week: severe winter weather (including record cold and snow fall) has essentially paralyzed Europe, leading to a dramatic shutdown of many airports, rail lines and highways. Heathrow, Europe&#8217;s busiest airport, was particularly hard hit, with a large percentage of flights (inbound and outbound) being cancelled over [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/online-file-transfer-saves-you-from-travel-chaos</link>
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		<title>Receive Large Files with a Free Dropbox!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many of FilesDIRECT&#8217;s customers use our service to send large files to people far and wide, which is awesome. But some people don&#8217;t seem to know about one of our service offerings that we&#8217;re particularly proud of: the ability to receive large files free! (Photo Credit) There are many large file transfer services that offer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/receive-large-files-with-a-free-dropbox</link>
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		<title>Large File Transfer and Lifestyle Design</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Lifestyle Design&#8221; is a term coined by Tim Ferriss, author of New York Times&#8217; bestseller &#8220;The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich&#8220;. It essentially means changing one&#8217;s behaviour and source(s) of income to enable a more free life: without being tied down to a regular 9-5 job or the wider expectations [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/large-file-transfer-and-lifestyle-design</link>
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		<title>Large File Transfer and Online Security</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As anyone who uses the Internet regularly can tell you, security is an issue. People have been illegally accessing computer networks almost as long as networks have been in existence themselves, and the skills and technologies used to do so have continued to evolve along with the networks themselves. Hackers who use the information they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/large-file-transfer-and-online-security</link>
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		<title>Triple Online Storage!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As announced in today&#8217;s press release, FilesDIRECT has decided to TRIPLE (yes, triple) the storage space available to our clients. As Ross (our Manager of Business Development) mentions in the release: “Considering the decreasing costs of storage, it only seemed natural for us to offer this to our subscribers. We’ve seen some of our biggest [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/triple-online-storage</link>
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		<title>Mail to Email to Large File Transfer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. postal service recently applied to increase it&#8217;s rates and, to the relief of many businesses, was turned down. Sadly, in the midst of the global recession, many costs (including shipping costs &#8211; just look at upcoming rate increases from FedEx and UPS) have been rising, and everyone &#8211; especially small business owners &#8211; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/mail-to-email-to-large-file-transfer</link>
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		<title>Yet more fame! Now it&#8217;s about FTP replacement&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s right, folks &#8211; we&#8217;ve done it again! Your humble author of this large file transfer blog has had another article accepted by ezinearticles.com &#8211; the Internet&#8217;s leading article directory! In this article (&#8220;Large File Transfer &#8211; Why Bother With FTP?&#8221;) I tackle the subject of sending big files via FTP &#8211; the outdated technology [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/yet-more-fame-now-its-about-ftp-replacement</link>
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		<title>Online file transfer &#8211; another one bites the dust</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The news has been flying about all over the Internet: social media giant Facebook has bought out file sharing service Drop.io. For those who don&#8217;t know, Drop.io took an unusual approach to sending large files by allowing users to create temporary &#8220;mini-drop-boxes&#8221;. There were no other features &#8211; just the ability to anonymously share files for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/online-file-transfer-another-one-bites-the-dust</link>
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		<title>Business File Sharing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[No matter the size of the company, an increasing number of businesses need to be able to send files or receive files, either internally (among staff) or externally (with clients, contractors or field staff). Smaller companies often don&#8217;t have the resources to set up their own servers (either in terms of hardware and the IT [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/business-file-sharing</link>
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		<title>What is FTP and how good is it for file transfer?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now, this post probably won&#8217;t be of interest to the technically inclined, but for folks who are curious about some of the jargon flung about the file transfer side of the internet, this one is for you. (Photo credit) FTP stands for &#8220;File Transfer Protocol&#8221;, and it is a method used to copy files from one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/what-is-ftp-and-how-good-is-it-for-file-transfer</link>
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		<title>7 Social Media Lessons from Mr. Miyagi</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Photo credit) I was directed to this fantastic post by Frank Strong (of Vocus &#38; PRWeb fame) on the TopRank Online Marketing Blog that ties the classic 80&#8242;s movie into social media. I confess, as both a martial artist and marketer, that I think the concept is awesome all-around. Besides having a neat concept, the article is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/7-social-media-lessons-from-mr-miyagi</link>
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		<title>File Transfer Article &#8211; We&#8217;re Famous!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay, so I may be exaggerating, but only a little! This post is really to toot my own horn (so to speak) but what can I say: I&#8217;m excited, and the rest of the team here encouraged me to write a blog post about it, so here we are: I am now listed as an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/file-transfer-article-were-famous</link>
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		<title>Online Storage and Keeping Health Information Safe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Healthcare organizations (including hospitals, claims administrators, doctors&#8217; offices, etc.) exist in a high-pressure, highly-regulated environment, and several of those regulations are about keeping and transferring patient data. (Photo credit) Regulations like HIPAA demand that healthcare organizations keep personally identifiable health information confidential, and that they track and report on how that information is accessed. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/online-storage-and-keeping-health-information-safe</link>
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		<title>Why Should Sending Files be Complicated?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Trying to email large files is a process filled with limitations and problems, and even though it’s a popular method to send files, you shouldn’t risk losing your work to it.  Low file size limits and a tendency for messages to disappear without any kind of notice are all reasons to switch to something new. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/why-should-sending-files-be-complicated</link>
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		<title>FilesDIRECT faves: free iPhone apps</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a bit of a break from our usual posts, we&#8217;ve decided to poll the staff here at the FilesDIRECT office to get a list of everyone&#8217;s favorite iPhone apps. (Photo credit) One of our top picks is iBooks &#8211; Apple&#8217;s free e-book app. The built-in search, easy organizing and bookmarking, and pdf-reading capability all make [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/filesdirect-faves-free-iphone-apps</link>
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		<title>FilesDIRECT How-To: Sending Files with Direct Send</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been promising everyone tutorials on how to use the service to transfer large files, and while we&#8217;re setting up our video studio, we thought we would post these in the interim. Okay, you&#8217;ve just signed up with FilesDIRECT, and you have some files you&#8217;d like to send &#8211; now what? First, log in to FilesDIRECT [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/help/filesdirect-how-to-sending-files-with-direct-send</link>
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		<title>Secure File Sharing Methods</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For thirty years, FTP has been the default method of moving files around networks, including the internet.  It&#8217;s no surprise that FilesDIRECT replaces FTP, but on what basis? The real question is: on what basis does it not? Security &#8211; For the past thirty years, plain FTP has ignored security concerns, passing its passwords across [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/secure-file-sharing-methods</link>
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		<title>Reliable file transfer is a reality</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Photo Credit) When you&#8217;re trying to send your files, you assume that once you&#8217;ve sent them off, they arrive at their destination, right? Not necessarily. If you&#8217;ve tried using email to send large files, or to arrange file sharing via FTP, you know that (as the song goes) &#8220;you can&#8217;t always get what you want&#8221;. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/reliable-file-transfer-is-a-reality</link>
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		<title>Low-Cost Online Storage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are a number of online storage and file transfer services out there, but are they all created equal? Of course not. Unlike other online file transfer services, FilesDIRECT won’t charge you extra to send larger files, or for a minimal (ie: barely noticeable) amount of storage, or demand you have a minimum number of users [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/low-cost-online-storage</link>
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		<title>Receiving large files online</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Photo credit) There are many problems with receiving large files – almost as many as there are trying to send them. FilesDIRECT takes care of everything for you: no more complicated FTP, email size limits or expensive couriers. Our web-based service means even someone without a FilesDIRECT account can send you files up to 2GB [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/receiving-large-files-online</link>
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		<title>Transfer Large Files &#8211; Architects and Engineers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Photo Credit) With everything from floor plans and schematics to 3D renderings and CAD files, engineers and architects have to send large files to various people and companies, often in different cities and even across the globe. Whether you are looking for the ability to send large architecture files or email engineering files, FilesDIRECT can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/transfer-large-files-architects-and-engineers</link>
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		<title>Secure File Transfer &#8211; How do you Keep Your Data Safe?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Whether you need to send confidential financial data or personal information, you can never be too careful when making sure it doesn&#8217;t get in the wrong hands. With so many security issues caused by the vulnerabilities of email (easily hacked) and FTP (opens huge holes in your firewall), you need to make sure you keep [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/secure-file-transfer-how-do-you-keep-your-data-safe</link>
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		<title>Video And Email Attachments: Forget It</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve never tried to send a large video clip across the Internet via email attachment, let me save you the trouble &#8212; don&#8217;t bother.  Email wasn&#8217;t designed to haul around large multimedia objects like video and that weakness still shows even at this late date. (Photo Credit) The problems are: The File Probably Won&#8217;t Get [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/video-and-email-attachments-forget-it</link>
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		<title>Large File Transfer for Video Production</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Photo Credit) Whether you work in the commercial, TV, or film industry, FilesDIRECT can help you send large video files anywhere in the world. It can be a big bottleneck: between the set, producers, editors, and others all needing access to what&#8217;s being created, you need an easy versatile solution that doesn&#8217;t require more training. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/large-file-transfer-for-video-production</link>
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		<title>FTP Replacement &#8211; Now is the Time!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, in my drifting around the internet, I came across this fantastic article by Chris Josephes at O&#8217;Reilly Sysadmin. In it, Mr. Josephes makes an excellent case for replacing this frankly outdated protocol: he discusses the fact that it&#8217;s over 25 years old (!), designed to fix old problems in IP protocol, etc. He gives an excellent [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/ftp-replacement-now-is-the-time</link>
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		<title>Receive and Send Large Image Files</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Photo Credit) With the ability to upload, send, and store large files online in just one click, FilesDIRECT is the perfect solution for any print or design company looking to transfer large image files. Unlike FTP, FilesDIRECT doesn&#8217;t require downloading any programs or worrying about setting up any servers &#8211; everything is done through your browser and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/receive-and-send-large-image-files</link>
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		<title>Transfer Large Media Files From Anywhere</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gary Shaw is a television writer in Los Angeles. Without FilesDIRECT, he couldn&#8217;t get his job done. &#8220;I write scripts for animation shows &#8211; cartoons for kids and adults,&#8221; says Gary. &#8220;I&#8217;m on a team with the animators, the voice talent, the producers of the show and the network airing the show. That means there are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/transfer-large-media-files-from-anywhere</link>
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		<title>Secure File Transfer Sites</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s no joke: a company&#8217;s (digital) large files can contain millions or even billions of dollars worth of financial data, with everything from earnings reports to legal documents. As the Internet has become an essential part of many corporate and government projects and processes, the rise in the casual use of file transfer has often required [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/secure-file-transfer-sites</link>
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		<title>Dangers of Sending Files Unsecured via FTP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sophisticated digital content is the stock in trade of media professionals. But these aren&#8217;t the only pros to rely on digital media. The legal industry increasingly uses large files, which puts ever-greater pressure on legal support staff to become adept at handling those files. With high-dollar cases riding on a legal team&#8217;s ability to master [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/dangers-of-sending-files-unsecured-via-ftp</link>
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		<title>Replace Unreliable IT Resources With FilesDIRECT</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You know how it can be with enterprise IT departments sometimes. Maybe it&#8217;s a case of the grass always being greener on the other side, but trying to get large-file work done seems tougher than it should be no matter where you work. Independent or small-company media producers look with envy at the big companies [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/replace-unreliable-it-resources-with-filesdirect</link>
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		<title>Send Large Files on any Operating System</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;They&#8221; have promised us from the beginning that everything would work together with everything else. &#8220;They&#8221; means the computing and software industry &#8211; different hardware and software makers have made it a routine assurance that &#8220;platform independence&#8221; is real. Everything, they say, is a breeze to use whenever and however you want and expect. So [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/send-large-files-on-any-operating-system</link>
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		<title>FilesDIRECT: The Volcano-Proof Data Shipping Method</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As the cloud of volcanic ash begins to dissipate over Europe, the tally of economic destruction caused by the Icelandic eruption is only beginning to be calculated. The flow of untold billions of dollars has been disrupted by Europe&#8217;s grounding of aircraft for nearly a week. Stranded travelers are only the tip of the (erupting) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/filesdirect-the-volcano-proof-data-shipping-method</link>
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		<title>Quick &amp; Easy Large File Transfer Site</title>
		<description><![CDATA[No matter how big or small your company is, you will most likely need the ability to transfer large files on demand with security, web client and e-mail notifications &#8211; and need to decide the best way to solve this problem. Here are two ways to obtain the ability to transfer large files on demand. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/quick-easy-large-file-transfer-site</link>
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		<title>Why Do Some Downloads Take Longer Than Others To Complete?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FilesDirect is all about moving big files around the net. Our users have an easy time putting big files right into the hands of the people who need them &#8211; customers, clients, or colleagues. But sometimes, the same file can take a different length of time for one user to download than for another. Why [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/why-do-some-downloads-take-longer-than-others-to-complete</link>
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		<title>FilesDIRECT Customer Success Story</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jenny&#8217;s a Producer at a boutique advertising agency in St. Louis. The company is small but the clients aren&#8217;t &#8211; major national retail and restaurant chains depend on her work for TV commercials and viral videos on the web. Without FilesDIRECT, her whole job would grind to a halt. For one thing, the video files [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/filesdirect-customer-success-story</link>
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		<title>SSL Encryption for Large Files</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One great feature of FilesDIRECT is that all of our plans come with free SSL encryption &#8211; many of our competitors don&#8217;t offer such protection except on their more expensive plans. What exactly is encryption and why do we provide it? Encrypting (then decrypting) a piece of data on its way to a destination means [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/ssl-encryption-for-large-files</link>
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		<title>Disadvantages of Sending Large Files via FTP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s say you&#8217;re working on a video project. You&#8217;ve edited some video and you&#8217;ve parked it at an FTP server so that your client can download and view it. You need the client&#8217;s notes to proceed and time is of the essence. But the clock is ticking and the deadline is approaching while you wait [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/disadvantages-of-sending-large-files-via-ftp</link>
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		<title>A Word From one of our Fantastic Users!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is what one of our users is saying about there File Transfer and Storage experiences and why they prefer to use Files DIRECT when sending and receiving large files. &#8220;As a print and design firm our business information and security of our client&#8217;s data is our top priority. With FileDirect we are confident that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/a-word-from-one-of-our-fantastic-users</link>
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		<title>Media File Types Explained</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The work you do creates big files. The work we do moves them to where you need them to go. But what do we know about these files? Why are they so big? What&#8217;s in their name? 1. VOB: When you see the filename extension VOB, you&#8217;re looking at a file that came from a DVD. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/media-file-types-explained</link>
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		<title>Bandwidth: The Hidden Limitation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this era of broadband net connections to home, office and street, the web user experience is generous.  Because of this, we expect our videos to stream and our email attachments to make it through every time.  In general, whatever we want to move, no matter how large, we expect it to get from point A [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/bandwidth-the-hidden-limitation</link>
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		<title>Video And Email Attachments: Forget It</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve never tried to send a large video clip across the Internet via an email attachment, let me save you the trouble &#8212; don&#8217;t bother.  Email wasn&#8217;t designed to haul around large multimedia objects like video and that weakness still shows even at this late date.  The problems are: The File Probably Won&#8217;t Get [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.filesdirect.com/blog/video-and-email-attachments-forget-it-2</link>
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