Great inventions are rarely static – even Leonardo DaVinci was forever tweaking his creations. Pogoplug is our greatest invention, but that doesn’t mean we’re finished. Often there are things behind the scenes only we can see need tidying, but every now and then we make a change that we want to show off to our community.
Today is one of those days.
We have a lot of cool new features to simplify your life as you search and share. First, we’d like to introduce our new search function. Users can now find specific files using their iPhone/Pogoplug web app without having to manually search through their entire drive.
We’ve also simplified sharing by allowing users to input multiple email addresses at a time, and you can even include a personalized message when you share files with friends and family.
Also, we’ve opened up support for the Pogoplug drive application, so all sorts of operating systems can install the Pogoplug drive, including:
- 32-bit Windows (XP, Vista, Windows 7)
- 64-bit Windows (Vista and Windows 7)
- Leopard (10.5) on Intel and PowerPC
- Tiger (10.4) on Intel and PowerPC
- 64-bit Linux
- 32-bit Linux
So now with all those changes integrated into Pogoplug, we’ve got a few more exciting things in the pipeline for Friday. First on the list, we’re tackling the number one complaint we’ve seen from our users: we’re getting rid of that pesky 26 character Pogoplug ID. We have a new auto-discovery feature that will automatically input your Pogoplug identification code when you register at my.pogoplug.com.
To complement our new Search feature, we’re adding a Sort function so users can sort by file name, size or type in both ascending and descending order. And finally, we’ve added Media RSS feeds which will allow users to gain access to their home hard drives using any supported Media RSS client. This is great news for Boxee lovers who can now use their Pogoplug RSS to watch movies (or listen to music) directly from their home hard drive.
All of these updates are free! For current Pogoplug users, these updates will take place automatically (in fact, some already have) and new users will get their Pogoplug updates as a part of the registration process. We think these updates are a great step forward, but this doesn’t mean we’re finished! Let us know what you think about these updates or make some suggestions about what you’d like to see in the future.
Hey guys, that’s awesome! Great work! The only problem I have with the pogoplug right now is using time machine to back up.
A little bug I would love fixed is always displaying the preferences on a mac when you have it set to auto load. Please fix it or allow an option to turn it off!!
Thanks!
-Mike
I’d love to see HFS+ Journaled support so I can use Time Machine with pogoplug.
Love the RSS feature!
Great update! I think you made a typo in your OS support list though:
“Also, we’ve opened up support for the Pogoplug drive application, so all sorts of operating systems can install the Pogoplug drive, including:
* 64-bit Windows (Vista and Windows 7)
* 64-bit Linux, Tiger (10.4) and PowerPC
* 32-bit Windows (XP, Vista, Windows 7)
* Leopard (10.5) on Intel
* 32-bit Linux”
I think the second and fourth lines got jumbled together.
BTW, is it still taking one to two weeks to ship new orders, and somewhere can you document the differences between the Pogoplug hardware and the SheevaPlug development hardware (if any)?
Thanks
Hi – I have been reading all the great reviews of the product. For your Canadian buyers, we have to pay FEDEX $51 for a device that costs $100?
Can I make a humble suggestion? Find other CDN delivery options. $51 is a rip-off.
Thanks Guys for the Updates, looking forward to future improvements.
Interesting site, but much advertisments on him. Shall read as subscription, rss.
” Let us know what you think about these updates or make some suggestions about what you’d like to see in the future.”
Bittorrent client would be a great addition or is it possible?
When will I be able to use Pogoplug with my Squeezebox Boom?
I’m so depressed! I just got my Pogoplug after much delay only to find out that I can’t use it with Time Machine, which is the only reason I bought it! I guess I should have read the message boards more thoroughly. Please please enable support of journaling ASAP!! I’m not nerdy enough to configure the Drobo apps workaround.
What I want to do is replacing old, lightly used file servers that burn lots of electricity with this. It is easy for an old file server to burn $400/year in electricity. At $99 this thing might pay for itself in 3 months…
How many watts does it use?
Can it power down the USB hard disk when idle?
I have a couple questions for whoever knows the answer; how well does the pogoplug app for the iphone work? Specifically, can I use my ex hard drive as my music folder for the iPhone’s iTunes without too much hassle? And I assume so, but does it work with Snow Leopard 10.6 yet?
Thanks
You want suggestions?
Simple – direct LAN access to the hard drive also. Add that feature and you open up a whole new market.
In case anyone cares, the 32bit Windows version works fine on a Pentium 4/512MB Win 2K system too.
Call me paranoid, but I’m a little worried that it’s June 20th and the last blog entry was a month ago on May 20th. Is everything okay with Pogoplug and its continued development?
What I need is a mini server that runs on 12v (13.8v) and can be configured from a smart phone as a compliment to a smart phone. A full pc to run the system defeats the object for my purposes. Also, the need for compatibility with true smart phones is important. iPhone just doesn’t have what it takes.
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Can we have some plug-ins for the base OS on the device? I would love to set it up where it mirrors a pair of usb hard drives (raid like), bittorrent management, print server, and maybe stream media files on the local network. Why does it try to zip an entire folder when downloading, it takes way too long to wait for it to zip the file before downloading (plus when you unzip a *.avi file it adds a “w” to it). thanks.
Can you add the search feature to the shared drives when someone other than owner looks at the shared files?