Show HN: JustBeamIt v2.0 - file transfer made easier (opens in new tab)

Very cool idea - you might want to make it a bit clearer that the sender has to keep the window open (initially I assumed it simply wasn't loading because of technical issues).

twodayslate13y ago

Also a loading gif or something. The pages makes it look like nothing is happening. There is no progress indicator.

UnsungHero97OP13y ago

there are progress updates, but only after the file begins transferring. also, we can't show you progress in IE, so we just show an animated spinning gif (only in IE)... what browser are you using, and at which step in the process do you feel that we're lacking progress updates?

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UnsungHero97OP13y ago

thanks for the suggestion! we'll put up some kind of notification to remind you to keep your browser window open

atarian13y ago· 2 in thread

Was this made at the LinkedIn hack day last year? I think I remember seeing this when I was there.

EDIT: Yes http://twitter.com/JustBeamIt/status/124645928228495360

UnsungHero97OP13y ago

Yup! It was born at the first annual LinkedIn intern hackathon last summer :)

atarian13y ago

Sweet, glad to see you're still going through with it! I think other than that crazy WebGL game, you guys got the most props from James Gosling.

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nemo161813y ago· 2 in thread

Awesome! Most of the file transfer sites I've used before required uploading the entire file before letting you download anything. The ability to stream is a big plus.

Is there a limit to file size?

UnsungHero97OP13y ago

not at the moment, and not planning on putting a restriction on file size :)

Hilyin13y ago

Does the data transfer go through your website's servers, or is it direct from uploader to downloader? Is the transfer encrypted?

Thanks!

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skiltz13y ago· 1 in thread

Didn't work for me - Dragged file (jpg) using Chrome (Version 22.0.1229.94 m) opened link in IE 9 (9.0.8112.16421). Went to 100% on chrome once link was opened then just stuck on "waiting for response from justbeamit.com" in IE. Seems like a cool idea.

UnsungHero97OP13y ago

you might have to enable file downloads in your security settings in IE... have you tried using non-IE browsers? if it works for you with another browser, then the issue must be a security setting in IE (which is something I've had to manually enable when I was testing this out)

jconnop13y ago· 1 in thread

Love it.

You're plainly trying to keep it simple, but how about a speed indicator next to the progress percentage?

UnsungHero97OP13y ago

that's an awesome idea and i hope we can figure it out one day :P our attempts so far have been unsuccessful. if you have any ideas as to how to do this, send them our way!

psingh13y ago· 1 in thread

simple. sweet. easy to use. love it.

UnsungHero97OP13y ago

dtjohnnymonkey13y ago

This is a great concept. I imagined doing something just like this as an exercise to practice a new language, but I'm glad to see it's already been done.

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halefx13y ago· 4 in thread

JustBeamIt is great, but why are you posting this again now?

A Lifehacker article[1] about it was posted a year ago, and you even posted it on HN[2] a year ago.

1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3116057

2: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3109081

UnsungHero97OP13y ago

we just released an updated version and wanted to tell the world about it

halefx13y ago

Do you have a changelog or something? What's different?

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ericdykstra13y ago

I think the "v2.0" part of the title addresses why it was posted again.

UnsungHero97OP13y ago

I put that up after the comment to make it more clear ;)

dylanpyle13y ago· 3 in thread

Very cool idea - you might want to make it a bit clearer that the sender has to keep the window open (initially I assumed it simply wasn't loading because of technical issues).

twodayslate13y ago

Also a loading gif or something. The pages makes it look like nothing is happening. There is no progress indicator.

UnsungHero97OP13y ago

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UnsungHero97OP13y ago

thanks for the suggestion! we'll put up some kind of notification to remind you to keep your browser window open

atarian13y ago· 2 in thread

Was this made at the LinkedIn hack day last year? I think I remember seeing this when I was there.

EDIT: Yes http://twitter.com/JustBeamIt/status/124645928228495360

UnsungHero97OP13y ago

Yup! It was born at the first annual LinkedIn intern hackathon last summer :)

atarian13y ago

Sweet, glad to see you're still going through with it! I think other than that crazy WebGL game, you guys got the most props from James Gosling.

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nemo161813y ago· 2 in thread

Awesome! Most of the file transfer sites I've used before required uploading the entire file before letting you download anything. The ability to stream is a big plus.

Is there a limit to file size?

UnsungHero97OP13y ago

not at the moment, and not planning on putting a restriction on file size :)

Hilyin13y ago

Does the data transfer go through your website's servers, or is it direct from uploader to downloader? Is the transfer encrypted?

Thanks!

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skiltz13y ago· 1 in thread

UnsungHero97OP13y ago

jconnop13y ago· 1 in thread

Love it.

You're plainly trying to keep it simple, but how about a speed indicator next to the progress percentage?

UnsungHero97OP13y ago

that's an awesome idea and i hope we can figure it out one day :P our attempts so far have been unsuccessful. if you have any ideas as to how to do this, send them our way!

psingh13y ago· 1 in thread

simple. sweet. easy to use. love it.

UnsungHero97OP13y ago

dtjohnnymonkey13y ago

This is a great concept. I imagined doing something just like this as an exercise to practice a new language, but I'm glad to see it's already been done.

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