Clip2Net: Free and Speedy Collaboration Tools
March 31st, 2008 (4:00pm) Samuel Dean 11 Comments
Many web workers are remote collaborators, and if you’re like me, e-mail and online storage sites are among your primary collaboration tools. If you share a lot of files, folders and screenshots with others, take a look at a freeware application called Clip2Net. It lets you select an area of your desktop and upload it online in an instant. You receive a link to the image and also code to use for publishing the image on a blog or site. Uploading files and folders to share is also very fast and easy.
Clip2Net is all about speed. Historically, for example, when I’ve wanted to publish an image from my screen to the web I’ve reached for an image capture tool such as IrfanView, then I save the file I’ve captured locally, and then I might upload it using a service such as Flickr. Clip2Net anticipates that these steps go together, and eliminates the need for multiple applications.
You don’t have to register to use Clip2Net, but I recommend doing so, because you get more control over what you upload and share if you do. You get access to 500MB of storage space for your files and images if you register, and you can manage what you upload with more precision.
Clip2Net has added access to the PicNik image editing service to its mix, so you get most of the same features that you would expect in a dedicated image editor. You can set hotkeys for automatically, say, capturing your desktop, and you can also capture videos of your screen activity if you want to, say, demonstrate a task to a remote colleague.
Sharing files and folders with others is a drag-and-drop process, and 500MB of storage space is more than you’ll find on many competitive services. However, if you routinely share files that you need to be very secure, I might recommend one of the more security-enhanced online storage solutions, such as Box.net’s or XDrive’s.
The best way to get to know how to use Clip2Net is to watch the video demos available online. If you, as I have, have become used to running multiple applications when sharing information with colleagues you may very well find that this one alone does the job.
What collaboration tools have made a difference for you?
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Aaron Kassover says: March 31st, 2008 10:36pm
We’ve been using and loving Jing lately. It sounds similar to Clip2Net. It’s cross-platform, has a super slick interface, and includes simple mark-up tools to make notes on your captures.
Judi Sohn says: April 1st, 2008 3:00am
If you’re on a Mac, a combination of Skitch and Jing does the job nicely.
Share Files and Screenshots Instantly with Clip2Net [Featured Windows Download] · TechBlogger says: April 1st, 2008 6:39am
[...] Windows only: Free web clipping and file sharing tool Clip2Net is an easy-to-use system tray applet when it’s on the desktop, but its real value may be its online storage space. Sign up for a free account at Clip2Net and you get 500 MB of space to store screenshots, files, or whole folders—just select the screen area or drop the files into the “drop zone” and hit publish, and you’ll have a link to offer collaborators or friends. Clip2Net also features built-in Picnik integration for screenshot/image editing, and files can be password protected. Clip2Net is a free download for Windows systems only. Clip2Net [via Web Worker Daily] [...]
Share Files and Screenshots Instantly with Clip2Net [Featured Windows Download] » Lifehacker, tips and downloads for getting things done says: April 1st, 2008 6:43am
[...] Windows only: Free web clipping and file sharing tool Clip2Net is an easy-to-use system tray applet when it’s on the desktop, but its real value may be its online storage space. Sign up for a free account at Clip2Net and you get 500 MB of space to store screenshots, files, or whole folders—just select the screen area or drop the files into the “drop zone” and hit publish, and you’ll have a link to offer collaborators or friends. Clip2Net also features built-in Picnik integration for screenshot/image editing, and files can be password protected. Clip2Net is a free download for Windows systems only. Clip2Net [via Web Worker Daily] [...]
Fernanda Ibarra says: April 1st, 2008 8:38am
The link to clp2net is wonderful. I have been waiting for a software like this and apparently I will keep waiting since I am a Mac user now :( …any recommendation for Mac?
Collaboration tools that make a difference to me. Here is one I really love. Editgrid. I prefer it over google because it has more functionalities and allows me to share in any web (embedded files) and collaborate online. You can see changes in real time without need to refresh. Its great!
Andrea says: April 1st, 2008 8:59am
That’s for the tip, I need a good screen shot tool.
Going to check out the link now.
Collin says: April 1st, 2008 12:04pm
Zoho Notebook (http://notebook.zoho.com) - Firefox plugin allows you to capture almost anything, drop it on a page then publish it to a webpage (via iFrame) and let people see the real time changes. A bit different than this..true, but a slight twist offers some neat advantages.
Tegan says: April 2nd, 2008 8:50am
esnips.com has been available for some time - and has these features and more, I think.
Web Worker Daily » Archive 9 Free Online Storage/Backup Solutions–for Varying Needs « says: April 2nd, 2008 4:34pm
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