Comments on: Tubes – Connect Instantly http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/tubes-connect-instantly Almost two steps ahead of technology Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:01:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Luke http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/tubes-connect-instantly/comment-page-1#comment-3918 Luke Tue, 22 May 2007 03:13:23 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/tubes-connect-instantly/#comment-3918 I'd probably already be doing this, but I'm a little leery of trying it while on dialup, honestly. I mean, unless they're using some sort of psychic powers for data transfer, at some point bandwidth will be required and, knowing my friends, at least half the things in their Tubes would probably be videos. And as for me uploading things, well... I realize that the On Demand option will help with this somewhat, but then it'll be the bandwidth equivalent of going into a store with your wallet half empty: "This is looks good, this looks good, this looks <i>awesome</i>, but this is all I can afford." And as cool as the idea is, I don't think it'll totally replace other p2p options. It seems like more of a middle step between IM file transfers/mailing lists and p2p; Tubes are for getting things from friends and acquaintances while torrents (my current favorite p2p method) are for getting things from the Internet, if you see what I'm saying. And after typing all that, I think I'm going to go start making Tubes now, just to see what happens... I’d probably already be doing this, but I’m a little leery of trying it while on dialup, honestly. I mean, unless they’re using some sort of psychic powers for data transfer, at some point bandwidth will be required and, knowing my friends, at least half the things in their Tubes would probably be videos. And as for me uploading things, well… I realize that the On Demand option will help with this somewhat, but then it’ll be the bandwidth equivalent of going into a store with your wallet half empty: “This is looks good, this looks good, this looks awesome, but this is all I can afford.”

And as cool as the idea is, I don’t think it’ll totally replace other p2p options. It seems like more of a middle step between IM file transfers/mailing lists and p2p; Tubes are for getting things from friends and acquaintances while torrents (my current favorite p2p method) are for getting things from the Internet, if you see what I’m saying.

And after typing all that, I think I’m going to go start making Tubes now, just to see what happens…

]]> By: Steve http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/tubes-connect-instantly/comment-page-1#comment-3916 Steve Tue, 22 May 2007 02:29:16 +0000 http://www.geekwithlaptop.com/tubes-connect-instantly/#comment-3916 Glad you like it! We think it's pretty cool too. Thanks for the review Sean - feel free to invite me to any tubes you create. And tell your friends to get Tubes Now - 'cuz pretty soon we're going to be making some big changes and all the early folks like you will get extra benefits. Steve Glad you like it! We think it’s pretty cool too. Thanks for the review Sean – feel free to invite me to any tubes you create. And tell your friends to get Tubes Now – ‘cuz pretty soon we’re going to be making some big changes and all the early folks like you will get extra benefits.

Steve

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