I don't have any vested interest in them except that I am a user, but Box.Net freakin rocks! For those of you have not heard, they provide online storage aimed towards end users that would like to easily share pictures, audio, video, and any other type of file you would like to store or share. They have a great interface for uploading and sharing your file. They offer 1GB of storage free or you can sign up for a premium account, $5 a month for 5GB or 15GB for $9.99 a month. Anyway, very cool service definatley worth checking out if you ever need online storage. The service works on all platforms (Windows, Linux, OS X), and for Windows users they have a "Desktop Sync" tool.
They also have an XML based API for developers who would like to add Box.Net capabilities to their software. Currently I am working on two projects that will utilize this API. The first is a C# wrapper for their XML API to make it nearly effortless when adding Box.Net capabilities to any software written in Dot Net. The second is an Outlook Addin. The addin is targeted towards those who want to email a large attachments to a friend or colegue but they don't accept large emails or you cannot send them. The addin will provide a "Add Box.Net Attachment" button that will automaticlly upload their file to Box.Net and insert a link into the email you are sending. You will have the ability to zip and password protect the file, require a password for someone to download the file, or just directly download the file. I'm pretty excited about this and it should be pretty cool.
One more thing, Box.Net also provides Box.Net Lite which is a quick file sharing tool for those who don't want to sign up for an account. It just asks for the file you want to share and an name and that is it. You upload your file and your done. They provide you with the url, and html if you want to insert a link to the file.
share your files at box.net
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