Moving large files around is a problem that many people face today. Email can easily limit you to a 5 MB or even 1 MB attachment size. Now that Working from home is the latest catch phrase in this economy where gasoline prices are dictating how often we physically go to work – free file hosting is another useful tool for the agile business person.

If you need to send files that do not require any security, then using a service like Hosted.org may be a good alternative to FTP’ing files, allowing you to send large files over the internet using a web based interface. Obviously, this would be considered security by obscurity, so take that into consideration. However, if you are limited by e-mail attachments to small files that you trying to get to other people, then Hosted.org may just be the solution you are looking for.

For instance, you can upload graphics, like this never before seen picture of The Super Secret DeepMarket Computer Center. That only took a second to upload (or download) on my DSL connection. Obviously, you will be constrained by the bandwidth you are connecting to the internet with, but Hosted.org is based on a cloud computing infrastructure. A cloud is a fancy way of saying that Hosted.org is made up of multiple servers, which reduces any single point of failure problems and increases download speeds. This makes your files available, even in the event of one of their servers being down.

Larger files will take a little while longer to upload and download. A PDF file, like this one that gives predictions about the year 2063 from learned people in 1963, over 47 MB and took about a minute for me to upload. Try downloading it and see how fast Hosted.org is for you. You may also notice how clean and uncluttered the site is – unlike most other free file hosting sites. No ads – no pop ups – no menacing for you to register. Uploads and downloads are unlimited also. In fact, when I uploaded the PDF file above, I got a little note saying:

The file 2063_final.pdf was successfully uploaded! (47576KB). You’re now ready to share it with unlimited people or keep it as a backup.

That is a good idea also – you can use Hosted.org as free method for backing up files.