[CTS] Re: Network Magic
- From: cuffy10@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: "CTS" <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2007 13:23:01 -0800
What can I say Chas.?
I've been using it for two days, moving files and folders, some over
4GB, without a hiccup. Neatest little tool I've found in a long time.
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On Sat, 03 Mar 2007 12:12:16 -0800, "Charles R. Buchanan"
<daphatbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> Downloaded it, and installed it.
>
> First red flag for me is, as soon as you launch the installer, it wants
> to "phone home". Why?
>
> Second, after I installed it, it asks for your router username and
> password.
>
> Third, it continuously wants to "phone home"!
>
> Fourth, I un-installed it!
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, 03 Mar 2007 11:18:56 -0800, cuffy10@xxxxxxxxxxx took time to say
> the following:
>
> > http://tinyurl.com/2n7vbu
> >
> > This came in yesterday in an RSS feed.
> > It sounded interesting and advertised as a freebie so I downloaded the
> > freeware app.
> > (There is also a trial app.)
> > It surprised the hell out of me. It takes the grunt work out of setting
> > up a home network.
> >
> > If you have a phone line with a broadband connection and a router you
> > can have two or more machines networked and sharing files in about 10
> > minutes. To add another machine you have to install the Network Magic
> > freeware app on the new machine and tell it what you want to do.
> > No more setting up IP numbers, MAC's, etc.
> > It does it all and very nicely I might add. The premium version starts
> > at about $30 I think but I didn't mess with that........... the freebie
> > is working fine.
> >
> > YMMV
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