Avvenu<\/strong><\/em>, which was recently acquired by Nokia, is similar to SoonR <\/strong><\/em>(review<\/a>) in that both provide remote web access to files on a desktop PC from a phone or another PC.\u00a0 I’m a satisfied SoonR user, is Avvenu good enough to switch?<\/p>\n
To use Avvenu, you start off by installing the Avvenu client program, which runs all the time in the background, on the PC (Windows XP and Vista only). Then, when you log into Avvenu’s mobile (https:\/\/mobile.avvenu.com<\/a>) or PC site (https:\/\/www.avvenu.com<\/a>) with a phone or another PC you’re able to browse the remote PC’s entire file system and download files. You can also share files with another user – Avvenu emails them a link granting time-limited, read-only access to specific files. Avvenu doesn’t allow sharing audio or video files, however. If Google Desktop search is installed on the PC, Avvenu integrates with it letting you search the PC for files. You can upload files to the PC from another PC or a mobile device that supports file uploads from the browser – like Windows Mobile and Symbian S60 phones. Or you can upload to a single pre-configured folder using MMS with almost any phone.<\/p>\n
SoonR also supports Apple Macs (OS 10.4 or later) and Windows 2000\/XP\/Vista while Avvenu is strictly XP\/Vista. I also like that SoonR lets you restrict remote access to specific folders while Avvenu gives you everything. It’s not that I’m worried about security, it’s just easier to work with remote access on my phone if I limit it to certain folders. Avvenu does let you specify a single folder as your starting point for remote access which helps but with SoonR I have immediate 1 click access to the four folders (my documents annd source code) that I care about when I’m away from my PC plus a link to My Computer root so I can still get to any file if I want. Avvenu forces me to drill down through folders to reach content that’s not in the default folder. SoonR also lets you view Word, Powerpoint, Photoshop, Visio, TIFF and Framemaker documents on any phone, while Avvenu just downloads files, it’s up to your device to suppy a compatible viewer for each filetype.<\/p>\n
If you are looking for a way to remotely access files on a PC from any device, take a look at both Avvenu and SoonR. They are both do the job. Although I prefer SoonR, I may have missed some neat feature in Avvenu that would swing the balance in it’s favor for you. If use Avvenu, what do you like about it? Comments are open.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Avvenu, which was recently acquired by Nokia, is similar to SoonR (review) in that both provide remote web access to files on a desktop PC from a phone or another PC.\u00a0 I’m a satisfied SoonR user, is Avvenu good enough to switch? To use Avvenu, you start off by installing the Avvenu client program, which runs all the time in the background, on the PC (Windows XP and Vista only). Then, when you log into Avvenu’s mobile (https:\/\/mobile.avvenu.com) or PC … Continue reading