I have been a latecomer to the iPhone party, but one of the things that I first noticed, apart from the lack of any cut and paste ability, is a more important omission: I want to be able to make copies any file that is on my main Mac desktop and be able to view the file on my iPhone when I am away from my desk. While using iTunes and iPhoto library is relatively easy to move photos, videos, and music that are stored on my desktop Mac over to the iPhone, I want access to all the other data that I have on my desktop, too.
In this review for TidBITS.com, I examine five different apps that you can use for this purpose on your iPhone.
Another app to check out: NotePadSync (www.notepadsync.com). While it doesn’t handle any type of file, it looks like the best NotePad sync app that I’ve seen. And I’ve been looking for something like that since I switched from my Treo 700, which had built-in NotePad sync. Downside is $9.99/yr cost; upside is it syncs “over the air” through the cloud. I’d like to know how it works for more people.
Another way to transfer *any* file (sort-of) is if you have a Mobile Me account, store the files on your iDisk. You can then access them via the web. Not really storing the files on your iPhone, but it might work in a pinch.
*Dale*
Thanks for this article. I think you have solved a big problem for me. Much appreciated. Just one question; I like the idea if AirShare, but does it work internationally? Some of us old fogeys (UK expression; there’s a more rude version of it) find this technological environment very confusing, and my son is not around at the moment to solve it for me.
Yes, Airshare should work anywhere there is a Wifi network.