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Ovi Files now Mac friendly
By JBC on 05 August 2009
GLOBAL – Yep, that’s right Mac folks, you can now use Ovi Files to access your files on your Mac (we’re downloading the plugin right now). Revealed by Ovi Files product manager Tam Huynh on the Ovi Blog, Ovi Files now enables you to access your documents on your Mac, even when you’re where it’s not. Not only can you remotely access the files on your OSX 10.5 based Mac from your phone or web browser, but you can also send files to friends (and they don’t even need an Ovi account, but will obviously be better off if they have one!).
10GB of free storage comes with every Ovi Files account and you can use Ovi Files to create an online mirror of stuff on your Mac using the Anytime Files feature. Oh, and you can access more than one computer, so fret not those who have both laptop and desktop.
Setting up is easy. Register for Ovi Files (or login with your Ovi account), accept the terms and conditions, download the software, install and you’re done. Setting mine up took a few minutes and made me sooooo excited! (In fact, I did it whilst writing this post, and that’s a snapshot of my mac’s contents in the pic).
As Tam himself says “Who said PCs and Macs can’t get along? Suits, hipsters, style mavens – - we can all groove with Ovi Files!”
Indeed.
Sign up now at https://files.ovi.com
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August 5th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
Now waiting for Linux support.
Think that there are still probably a lot of Linux-powered netbooks and such – which are perfect targets for some file-syncing solutions. For now, Dropbox connects my Linux and Windows machines, but I’d be glad to move to Ovi Files (to add my Nokia to this list).
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October 15th, 2009 at 10:30 pm
i’m still trying to figure out how to sync my nokia n-series phone and my MacBook. All I’m interested in doing is syncing my contacts (and contact photos) with my Mac Address Book and backing up my text messages somehow to my Mac. I heard there is a new piece of software called Syncfony that takes care of contacts and SMSs and doesn’t rely on Bluetooth or iSync
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Simon Wright Reply:
December 16th, 2009 at 7:06 pm
your address book and contact photos is easy to do using iSync (downloadable at nokia.com) I have not got round to backing up text messages to my mac yet. iSync is good though
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