How To Send And Receive Files from a Remote Computer

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Sending files as attachments of an email is a common practice. We usually do this for files smaller than 10MB. Emailing larger files is usually not supported by the most popular email services. A way around that problem is to span your large file over a series of smaller archive files and email these smaller files. Obviously this method consumes more time as you end up sending multiple emails. Alternatively you can upload your file onto a file hosting site and give the file URL to your recipient. However file hosting sites have their own drawbacks: file size limits and slow upload speeds.

The best method for file transfer therefore becomes establishing a direct connection with the computer you are sending the file to. Many easily available programs do this. They usually require at least a basic networking knowledge; this prerequisite makes usage slightly difficult for the average user. Furthermore these programs are made operating-system-specific i.e. if a program has been designed for the Mac, it will not be compatible with Windows. Therefore you will not be able to use such programs if your file recipient is running a different operating system.

Thankfully the developers of BelugaFile observed, analyzed, and resolved all these problems by a single great product.  BelugaFile is an amazingly user-friendly application that lets users send file to and received files from a remote computer. The application is based on Air which means its crossplatform so you can now easily share your files with a friend running whichever operating system.

In order to take advantage of this convenient program, the sender and recipient both should have BelugaFile installed. The download file is merely 1.18MB large and you can have the program running instantly. You connect with other BelugaFile users by sharing your unique Host IDs with each which the program provides to you.

Once you are connected, you can see the files you have up for sharing and the files your peer has for sharing categorized that way.

All you do now is start adding files by clicking the ‘Add files’ button. The recipient will accept on his/her end and the smooth downloading process will begin.

And here is the best part: there is no size limit on the file you share!

No more pesky conditions to abide by, you can transfer incredibly large files from one computer to the other via a simple internet connection that allows UDP traffic.

(UDP is the only requirement and is met by almost all connections.)

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