What's a quick and easy way to share screenshots? There are a number of these, including Kwout (http://kwout.com) and Awesome Screenshot (http://awesomescreenshot.com). You can add them onto your browser bar, find the image that you want, capture the screen or part of the screen, save it or post is online to a URL they provide. You can then send your friend or colleague an email linking them directly to the image. Really simple and straightforward.
Want to share family photos but limit access? (1) If you have a Flickr account (or simply create one if you haven't) upload the images but make them private (Flickr gives you this option during the upload process) and only accessible by friends/family or both. If other members of your family get accounts, you can add them as friends or family and they'll be able to view them. (2) If a number of you want to share your images, you could create a private, invitation-only Flickr group. As Administrator you can decide who is able to join the group and then view/post photographs. (3) Create your own private portal at somewhere like Zimbio.com.
Want to send really large files to colleagues that are too big to go in an email? There are lots of applications on the web, which allow you to upload a file onto their server space and then provide colleague email addresses. The application sends them an email and they can then log on to the site and let the browser download the file. There are limitations on file size (but these can be somewhere in the range of 1 GB or more) and how long the file will be stored for, but they're usually free, and sometimes you don't even have to register. Examples are: Megashares, Bigupload and YouSendIt.
Looking for a resource that allows you to upload files and let colleagues share them, and possibly add their own? Try Drop.io (http://drop.io). It allows you to upload presentations, documents and so on to a specific URL it provides. You can view files directly on the site, and chat with anyone else who is there at the same time. Each 'drop' is limited to a total suze of 100MB, but there is a commercial version available if you find it really addictive.
Phil Bradley in CILIP Update (various dates)
