Pogoplug Software

It's a Network Attached Storage device in credit-card form. Ok, maybe that's a bit of a stretch, but it isn't reaching to say that Cloud Engine's latest Pogoplug software can turn your PC or MAC into a NAS device of sorts. The software is downloadable from Pogoplug's site and its packaging is a pink card that has an activation code printed on it; it looks like a gift or credit card. The premium version I tested works well, although not flawlessly, and is a cheap and easy way to share and stream multimedia files.

What It Is
Pogoplug's software is the same software featured on the Pogoplug device a USB-based NAS used to share, stream, and remotely access data from connected USB drives. Until now, the Pogoplug software has only been available to storage vendors that used it to power their products. Seagate uses the Pogoplug service on its FreeAgent DockStar Network Adapter as does Buffalo on its CloudStor NAS.

Pogoplug has now made the software available to consumers. It turns any PC or Mac into a "personal cloud," allowing users to stream their photo, music and video libraries. With the software, that data is accessible at anytime from anywhere. Users can even store files across multiple computers and hard drives and connect them to a single account.

Pogoplug software comes into two versions: Free and Premium. The free edition lets you stream and share files throughout your private home network. The Premium version goes one step further, giving you the ability to stream and share data from devices outside the home network for a one-time free of $29. Both versions allow a user to install the software on an unlimited number of devices.

Setup
The packaging comes with the activation card and set of instructions. To begin, users must point their browsers toward my.pogoplug.com and click "Activate Pogoplug." The subsequent screen asks users to select what they are activating: a Pogoplug device or the Pogoplug Software Premium. Afterward, the "pogopluginstall.exe" file is downloaded to your machine.

Setup is a typical program installation. The program installs a virtual network adapter on your machine called "XCETAP0 Provider Network adapters (it would be interesting to see if this driver causes any issues with other installed virtual adapters such as those for VPNs and virtualization). The install process automatically installed some Microsoft .NET framework files to my Windows 7 machine. Completing the install requires a system reboot.

When you return to the desktop after the reboot, you'll see a Pogoplug icon in the System Tray. The Pogoplug Wizard also pops us on-screen asking to select if the user is a new Pogoplug user or has an existing account. New users are prompted to enter email, password and the Premium License code, the code on the back of the pink card that comes in the package.

The wizard then asks you to select the folders you want to make available for Pogoplug remote access. By default, these include (in Windows, in which I tested): My Documents, My Music, My Pictures, My Videos and Desktop. I left everything selected except for the desktop folder. Users can then click through a graphical tour of the product or can skip it entirely. An email is sent to the address provided to confirm activation.

Once the software was activated, it created a mapped drive to a folder named "Files shared with me" on my machine. A "Pogoplug Preference" window popped up. From it, users can disable remote access, and add or remove folders to remotely access. Users can also enable Pogoplug printing from preferences. This allows printing to a shared printer.

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