Pando

Frequently, people will tell me about a new album, TV show, Movie, etc. that they just saw. When people say, you've got to see ________, your first reaction is to try and find it yourself. However, it's a pain to track files down and download them. Also, if you've ever downloaded an album or show onto your computer, you know that the files are very large. The average episode of LOST is around 350 megabytes. Sometimes you're lucky and your friend has burned whatever file in question onto cd/dvd/jump drive. However, if you are like me, your friends are spread out all over the country. So, if you want to share an album with someone who lives far away from you, how do you do it?

The answer is a brilliant and free program called Pando, available at pando.com
Pando allows you to send very large files by email. You simply type someone's email into Pando, and you upload the file to Pando's server. Then, the person receives an email with a pando attachement. He clicks the attachment, and pando opens on his computer and downloads the file. It's great for moving large files to people all over the country. So if you want to share a song with your friend who lives the next state over, you just point and click. It's a great program and I highly recommend it to everyone.

P.S. I in no way condone or advocate illegal downloading or piracy no matter how evil record/movie companies are.