Geek Court » File Sharing http://www.geekcourt.com All things geek. All the time. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:25:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 HFS: Free File Sharing Program http://www.geekcourt.com/software/hfs-free-file-sharing-program/ http://www.geekcourt.com/software/hfs-free-file-sharing-program/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:45:15 +0000 Edg3 http://www.geekcourt.com/?p=281 When you want to share files with your friends on the Internet, you have a number of choices. You can send the the file through your instant messenger or upload the file to a free host and have your friends download it from there. If that isn’t easy enough for you, I’ve got a better solution.

HFS is a free file sharing program that lets you set up your personal file server on your computer without any hassle. The program is a single executable that doesn’t need to be installed. Easy right?

Let’s take a look:

Once you start HFS the main window opens
[HFS Screen 1]

The next step is creating user accounts for your friends. After that, you can configure the server to your liking. Want to control the bandwidth? No problem, HFS gives you full control over all connections.
[HFS Screen 4]

[HFS Screen 2]

Here’s what your friends will see in their browser:
[HFS Screen 3]
Don’t worry, you can customize the look of the page your friends will see.

The HFS site’s support page contains a detailed guide on setting up your file sharing server and a FAQ as well.

All major browsers are supported. The app runs on Windows and latest version of Wine.

Get it here

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