touchCopy – As Seen Through PeriVision https://www.perivision.net/wordpress An Mobile centric blog ... Full of Tech goodness Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:14:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 4666035 Review of Files Lite as a wifi based file share for the iPhone https://www.perivision.net/wordpress/2008/11/review-of-files-lite-as-a-wifi-based-file-share-for-the-iphone/ https://www.perivision.net/wordpress/2008/11/review-of-files-lite-as-a-wifi-based-file-share-for-the-iphone/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:37:28 +0000 http://www.perivision.net/wordpress/?p=622 Read More]]> Files lite is pretty cool for 2 reasons, first you can get files off the phone using a simple web browser and upload files by setting up a creating a network place (on Windows at least, Macs have other instructions… which are here. 🙂  The fact that I can load up the iPhone with a bunch of files, and then let anyone access it via a simple html call is pretty darn sweet. Most likely use case?  You can carry your latest deck (powerpoints for you non tech valley people), or pics, or songs.

The second thing I like?  I love the simplicity, yet really nice UI on the iPhone. Now agreed there is not much there, but it has that attention to detail (font, color, etc) that you come to expect with Apple inspired products.

Now, that being said, I really wish I could get access TO my pics or sounds. Since this is just 1.1, I would bet this will be available in the near future.  Now, if you need something a bit more feature rich, I would recommend you have a look at either TouchCopy or use WinSCP and SSH.

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]]> https://www.perivision.net/wordpress/2008/11/review-of-files-lite-as-a-wifi-based-file-share-for-the-iphone/feed/ 1 622 Review of TouchCopy to manage music on the iPhone without iTunes https://www.perivision.net/wordpress/2008/11/review-of-touchcopy-to-manage-music-on-the-iphone-without-itunes/ https://www.perivision.net/wordpress/2008/11/review-of-touchcopy-to-manage-music-on-the-iphone-without-itunes/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:14:12 +0000 http://www.perivision.net/wordpress/?p=619 Read More]]> TouchCopy ( a paid app) has been around for awhile and its lived up to my expectations. Unlike DiskAid, (review here) which provides only rudimentary file access, or Files Lite (review here) which sandboxes access to the file system, TouchCopy gives a bit more control and a far more user friendly experience. The only downside is the inability to manage playlists. Not sure why this is, but most likely to avoid sync issues with itunes. You do, however, have access to /root. So you can do this yourself, but I would not recommend it unless you really know what your doing. For jailbreakers, this is sweetness. Not having to use SSH is what drove me to it in the first place. Caution though, you cannot change file permissions levels, so you still need SSH for that.

Here are a list of features from their site…

ipod copy music
Copy iPod music, playlists, podcasts, audiobooks and video to your PC.
Backup your iPod music and video in a couple of mouse clicks.
ipod transfer
iPod to iTunes transfer of music, playlists and videos. Also transfers your Album Art, Ratings, Play Count and other song data.
ipod backup
iPod Backup of all your Music, Movies and Playlists at the touch of a button. Backup to your PC or iTunes.
ipod photo copy
Copy iPod Photos. View and save Photos on your iPod to your computer. View and copy photos taken on your iPhone.*
ipod games
Copy iPod Games back into your iTunes library.*
contacts button
Copy and manage Notes, Contacts and Calendars on your iPod – all from within TouchCopy.*
File Manager
Use your iPhone or iPod Touch like an external hard drive. Store any type of data, move your files between your home and office. Use your iPhone as a backup device. (iPod Touch and iPhone Only )*
iPod backup
Search for music on your iPod . The search results can be saved to your computer or transferred into iTunes as a playlist.
ipod ripper
Play music and video on your iPod through your PC without having iTunes installed. Use TouchCopy to change your music rating.

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]]> https://www.perivision.net/wordpress/2008/11/review-of-touchcopy-to-manage-music-on-the-iphone-without-itunes/feed/ 19 619 Review of DiskAid. Use your iPhone like an external disk https://www.perivision.net/wordpress/2008/11/review-of-diskaid-use-your-iphone-like-an-external-disk/ https://www.perivision.net/wordpress/2008/11/review-of-diskaid-use-your-iphone-like-an-external-disk/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:04:33 +0000 http://www.perivision.net/wordpress/?p=612 Read More]]> I have been using TouchCopy (review here)for quite a while now to manage my files (images, music, etc..)  It’s a paid service and worth it IMHO. I also really like Files lite (review here) because of the wifi access.  Very cool.

Well, there is now another option for accessing your iPhone like a USB drive, DiskAid.

DiskAid does not have the features of TouchCopy, but if you just want to move files on and off, this will do the job and its free!  This app works for both win and mac (have not tried linux using wine). Nothing to set up, plugin your iphone and you are good to go.  Enjoy!

  • DiskAid is a Freeware, 100% free of charge
  • PC Windows & Mac OSX compatibility
  • Supports iPhone 1, 3G and all iPod Touch
  • Auto detection feature, just plugin it in !
  • Copy Files & Folders between your iPhone or iPod Touch and your Computer
  • Files & Folders Browser
  • Drag & Drop
  • Features rich file organization including folder creation, renaming… etc.
  • No jailbreak needed
  • Supported firmware versions : 1.1.1 to 2.1

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