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How do you copy files from one local computer to another? Do you use email and then wait for it at the other machine? Do you set up shared directories? It should be pretty easy but sometimes even the seemingly simple task of sending a file to another local machine takes some setup before it can be a simple task. You may need to share a folder on the destination machine, open ports on your firewall, then connect from the remote machine before you can copy that one file over.

This is why DropCopy from 10-base-T Interactive is such a cool program. Not only does it simplify the setup of copying files between computers (at this point I should say Macs because it is a Mac only program) but it has about the simplest interface I have seen in a long time - it’s a translucent circle placed in on your desktop that is basically a portal to your destination machine.

Setup simply involves installing the program on each Mac (drag the program to your Applications folder or anywhere for that matter). For the most part, you won’t need to configure anything since it uses Apple’s Bonjour protocol to identify itself to other DropCopy clients. At the same time, if you want to get fancy, you can transfer files between remote machines if you set up the right forwarding rules on your router and local firewall. Hint: open port 5052 and know your public IP address.

To copy a file to the remote Mac, just drag it onto your portal and hover over the destination name you want, then let it go. Your file appears on the destination Mac in the designated folder or Desktop. Programs like this just make me smile because it really should be this simple.

This program is for Mac OS only and is free for personal use (up to three machines on a network).

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