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Downloading youku on WM

Hi,
Os there any way to watch movies on www.youku.com other than skyfire and flashlite in Opera?
What I would like to see the most would be downloading tool, that would allow me to download the files onto my phone and watch it with whatever ... Unfortunately I think that youku have changed something in their scripts and most of the ways of downloading files from youku I found in the internet doesn't work. ie. the extension to TCPMP shows an error massage, similarily to many other tools I have found.
The only one that still works is www.clipnabber.com . Unfortuantely it is not very handy to use clipnabber with youku on pocket pc. The reason for it is that youku divides files into parts, and when you want to download a movie, clipnabber shows you ie. 15 different links. On pc it's not a real problem for me, as I use netvampire pro and I can simply drag all 15 links into the drop basket in one move and voila. They all start to download. Then I make a que in subedit player and they play in the right order. On pocket PC I dobn't know any download manager that would be able to do this ....
(Actually this division into smaller parts is a blessing as, when you start downloading 15 files at once, the download is muuuuuuuuuuuch faster then if you tried to do it with one file. )
Is there any kind of tool that would be able NOW to dowload files from this site?

Unfortunitely the best I've found is using opera and downloading them right after the other. Take a lil time but it works and its straight off your phone so no need for syncing. Ive had as many as 6 files downloading at 1 time until the 1st 1 was finished but I put them all in 1 folder and with tcpmp player it'll play them n the order that u add them 2 the playlist and play them back 2 back without delays.

[Q] Easy way to send files to Phone

Hi guys i was thinking how useful Chrome to Phone is and the ease that it has brought me, and i was wondering if there is a similar app that will allow me to send files from my pc to my phone (and maybe vice versa but am not too bothered about that).
Rather than using bluetooth, maybe an app that you could just right click on the file and give an option to send to a phone over the internet.
Does anyone know of an app like that?
Thanks in advance

Dropbox
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yeah i have dropbox, but you cant right click on the file and send it to phone, you have to copy the file into the dropbox folder and then go onto the dropbox app on your phone then navigate to it and then download it.
Thanks, but i am looking for something that will immediately download it straight to my phone, just like chrome to phone does with websites

DROPBOX
I think dropbox is the best you're going to get...the only this that is quicker than dropbox is adb one the computer but that defeats the whole not having to plug in anything.

There is also adbwireless (though not as user-friendly since you have to use the command line---there may be a script or something you can do to add the command to your right-click menu though). You can also run an FTP server on your phone using something like SwiFTP. Then just map your phone as a drive on your computer. Then it's just simple drag-and-drop.

well maybe if there arent any option it could be a great idea for a developer, i not being one, have no idea how to do that, but i think it could be a great app.

SugarSync lets you set up a folder that will automatically sync to your phone. It can be any directory you choose. Not quite as simple as chrome to phone but works similar to dropbox with 5GB free.

I use windows 7's built in bluetooth software to connect to an app called bluetooth file transfer on my phone. Of course, you need bluetooth hardware on you computer to do this.
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You could give WIFI Explorer a try. Connect your phone through WiFi and navigate to it's IP in your internet browser. You can upload/delete/copy/move files. Only disadvantage is that it's only for external storage access...
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-dooblou-wififileexplorerpro-Awzw.aspx

Samba File Sharing. Never used it myself, but heard good things.
There's also FileExpert. It can start a file server, that you browse to on your computer, then upload through an HTML form. (When started, it pops up the URL to use)
I usually use AndFTP, which requires me to have an ftp server running on my computer. All the browsing is then done from the phone.
Alternatively, SwiFTP is an ftp server for the phone - then you can run the client on your computer and browse from there.

SwiFTP gets a big +1 from me: Two minutes set-up, and then whenever the App/WiFi is open, your phone is accessible as a shared drive: I'm using this for everything but 500mb+ video transfers. I can just drag and drop e-books/APKs/etc from folder to folder and they're instantly on my phone.
On a related topic: CIFSmanager is a great App to browse your PC files from your phone, and then copy/paste any over. I use both daily

Wobstar said:
You could give WIFI Explorer a try. Connect your phone through WiFi and navigate to it's IP in your internet browser. You can upload/delete/copy/move files. Only disadvantage is that it's only for external storage access...
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-dooblou-wififileexplorerpro-Awzw.aspx
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+1 on this app also. It's not perfect by any means but there have been dozens of times I have just forgotten my usb cable or simply needed quick access to push or pull something off my SD. It's really a pretty decent app and it does get the job done quickly. It has a free and pro so you could always check out the free and see if its like what you want.

Without doubt the best solution is Awesome Drop
Chek it out, you won't regret it

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Without doubt the best solution is Awesome Drop
Chek it out, you won't regret it
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This works great in the way is as simple as write the 4 numbers code and drop the file to the PC browser, but it's slower as it uses the upload speed (uploads the file to somewhere), so for large files is slow. Wifi Explorer is much faster because uses the speed of the router (which is different from the ADSL speed). FTP is also very faster.

Best Android client for Filezilla FTP access?

I would appreciate suggestions for an android client to access Filezilla ftp on my home server. Also, any that work with both 3G and WiFi?

I'm looking for a good FTP client too with which I can transfer files reliably so that I can start a download and leave it running overnight but so far none are able to do it. By "reliable", I mean it should atleast reconnect on timeout or if switched to a different network, and resume if the file exists.
I tried a few and they all have problems. I've not spent a lot of time with each one but these are the issues I noticed so far.
AndFTP - free and no ads
- Transfers get stuck at 100% (http://www.lysesoft.com/support/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=354).
- While there's an option to make the fonts bigger, you can't make it smaller so it's an issue on phones with small screens
- Doesn't support background transfers but it shows up in the notification bar and you can go back and check up on your transfers
- Doesn't reconnect on failure
- Resume is supported but if the file is already completed and you download a whole directory, it starts overwriting those files instead of skipping them.
FtpCafe - free with ads and a paid version without ads
- Doesn't do background transfers and neither does it show up in the notification bar so your transfer details gets lost if you hit the home button - http://www.ftpcafe.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=791, If you try to run FtpCafe again from your Applications, it goes back to the main window instead of your existing session.
WM FTP Client - Free and no ads
- Fonts are huge so you don't know what's what if you have simiarly named files, and there's no "Details" or "Properties" option with which you can see the full name of the file. Even the transfer window shows nothing.
- Supports background transfers but you can't bring it back to the foreground. The progress shown in the notification drawer is all wrong and it doesn't say anywhere which file is being transferred.
- No SSL/TLS support
Mobile FTP - Paid app. The free version is a 30 day trial
- Fonts are so huge that it was unusuable on my phone
- No background transfer
The best among these would be AndFTP if they fix the bug with the transfer getting stuck.

Already tried the built-in ftp client of ES File Explorer? That's my ftp client now. It does LAN too, and its Dropbox support is way better than the official Dropbox app.
ES File Explorer only works as an ftp client, not as a server. That's why I also run an app with the exotic name "FTPServer" on my phone until ES adds a server too. And then I'm gonna ask the dev to add an http server and Skydrive support and and and...

ES File Manager - Free, no ads.
- Doesn't reconnect on failure/timeout.
- Doesn't support resume.
- Doesn't show the speed or ETA of the active transfers.
It does have a good interface though.
Updated to add: I emailed them and got a reply in less than 5 minutes saying these features will be added in a future version, so that sounds good.

File Expert - Free, no ads.
- Doesn't support SSL
- [FIXED] Connected to the FTP but did not display any files or directories.
- Only a single line is used for listing files and directories. Can't distinguish between similarly named files.

Fsync - Free, no ads.
- Crashed the first three times
- Doesn't support servers with self signed certificates
- Doesn't reconnect if you get disconnected
- Progress window shows only filename and progress bar. No speed, no ETA, no percent complete or data transferred.

AndFTP works like a charm here, maybe a bit slow, but that could be my network setup.

FX File Explorer Beta (Free for a limited time and time is extended with updates)
- Doesn't support SSL but they said it will be supported soon
- Does not reconnect on timeout
- Does not resume transfers
- It can do multiple transfers simultaneously but theres's no queue and no way to set the maximum number of parallel transfers.
It does have a nice interface, though I wish they made a separate app with just the FTP functionality.
I've mailed the developer with these issues and get replies pretty quickly so maybe there's hope after all for a better FTP client.

FTP App Search
I am also looking for a good FTP App. I have a website setup for my business that is constantly updated with .jpg files and would like to be able to "Easily" view them via my android smart phone.

Well I'm a bit surprised that no one mentions about FTPDroid.. I'm using it for years and it works perfectly for me

This might sound crazy but it seems the solution to my problem was to install an SFTP server android app and put a good ftp client on the windows server which has infinite retries and so on.
I'm using the phone for 24/7 ftp transfers. I need it to be reliable during the night and so on.
EDIT: This solution has worked reliably for a week now. I have one issue with files sometimes becoming corrupt if they are resumed. I've only been using SFTP and tried to disable secure copy scp on the server and see if it improves.
Another nice thing is that it's nicer to queue up files and work with the queue on a windows machine rather than the phone. Neither the server app or the windows client have hanged or interrupted the transfers during this week. So far so good. Now I'm just worried about the memory card failing with so many writes. Luckily my internet connection is slow 384kbps so it won't be wearing out the card too fast.
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Thanks paskalion FTPDroid is working great for me.

AndFTP : Throws error Upload failed : java.net.socketimeoutexception

Dropbox Review

Dropbox claims to be a very easy to use system to backup your files, sync them across several computers and share them with friends.
Dropbox: Easy Secure Backup, Sync and sharing the thing that makes Dropbox so much easier than other systems is that there is no learning curve and no special handling required: just drop your files in a destined folder on your hard drive and the files are automatically uploaded to the Dropbox servers. Hook up another computer to your Dropbox and it’ll automatically download the files and sync them when you change them. The system comes along with a powerful web interface that not only offers access to your files from any web browser, but also lets you retrieve older versions of a file, or accidentally deleted files. Dropbox should feel very familiar to those who use SVN in their workflow, except that you don’t need to manually check-in and check-out files to keep them synced. A helpful feature is that before uploading an updated file, it will compare and check and only upload those bits of the file that were actually changed, saving a lot of bandwidth. Luckily, you aren’t confronted with any of the technicalities, it just “does stuff” and works and you don’t need to care.
Setup was surprisingly quick and painless. Also, I recommend that you don’t create and edit new files within your Dropbox folder, as its automatic upload does not have a delay and will start uploading before you’ve even given the file a name.
All in all I’m quite satisfied with Dropbox and it is something I use regularly. Its ease of use guarantees that it won’t require your full attention or slowdowns to your workflow, making it one of those little tools you just won’t want to miss.
The greatest feature for me is the ease of being able to sync titanium backup to my Dropbox account. This recently saved me allot of grief when my SD card went bad recently.

There's already a dropbox thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=840940

[Q] "Unable to download. Not enough memory."

My wife has been using a new SG2 tab and has been working well for her. However, today she told me she has been having trouble downloading images from off of the internet. When in the internet browser from the tab, when you click and hold the image, it gives you the option to save to device and the download notification appears. When you go to the notification bar, it says "download unsuccessful." Clicking on the attempted file from the downloads menu give you the message "Unable to download. Not enough memory."
She has barely used any of her internal memory and has 31g of space available on her external sd. The internet settings are set to external memory for downloads.
I have tried to download images from Pinterest via the app without a problem. She has taken camera shots without a problem. She has downloaded pdf files from the internet. Just can't seem to figure out why images won't download from the internet browser. This hasn't been a problem with apps either.

Try a different browser?
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