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Locura Personal Media Server to be released in April. |
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Many in the PSP community have requested a way to run a web server to quickly download music and videos from a PC directly to the PSP. Past methods have involved some complicated server setup, but with Locura Personal Media Server it is a simple, one step procedure: install and run. Here's the key features that there personal media server offers:
- Browse your entire video collection! Download your videos wirelessly with a simple click.
- View your audio folders and create auto-updating streaming music feeds on the fly.
- Browse your dynamically re-sized pictures from your favorite hot-spot
or anywhere you can connect to the internet.
- Access all your media from a standard browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer® or Firefox® (no PSP™ required!)
- Change the look of your media pages with built-in themes or create your own!
- If you have a background in HTML and Visual Basic, you can make more advanced page changes.
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screw paying for it
ill do it the hard way
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you have no clue what you are talking about
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This software is only a simple PC-side server, theres no software to install/run on the PSP.
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sorry, cant find the link... but i'm sure someone knows what im talking about
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i dont need a prog to compileitforme
thusi shouldnt pay for something i can do for free and a little effort
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free
access all of your PC files over the net
download your videos, pics and music straight to the PSP via the web browser
you can also use it for PC to PC transfers
check it out
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After you have one, Just find a good indexing script like http://autoindex.sourceforge.net! This does everything, You can comment Files. It also resizes images however you want. You can also Upload/download from it (duh) and create users (You can make it so if they are not registered, They cannot view or download). And, It's all FREE!
It's too bad, though.. I know a lot of VisualBasic. Oh wait, You can get a FREE WEBSERVER from http://planetsourcecode.com And the sourcecode is included! WOWZORSOMGLOL111
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But yah, you shouldn't have to pay for something like this, it's just people trying to take advantage of not so informed people
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I see a lot of comments asking why someone should buy this if they can set something like this up for themselves. The short answer is: THEY SHOULDN’T. The people who post here and frequent this site have more computer skills then most. Many people don’t know what a web server is let alone how to setup something like Apache or some other web server. This product is targeted to those who don’t have the talent of those here to set up something like that. It is targeted to those who want to browse their photos and video and listen to music within 15 minutes without any other action required.
And, as nice as it would be to give this away, it’s just not feasible. In order to make a product that easy to use and set up (and powerful – it is a full web server with scripting support – it does more than just PSP media), it takes time and money. If you ask the admins at this site, I’m sure they will tell you it takes more money than just a $2.99 domain name registration fee to setup a business: There are File Hosting Fees, Server Costs, Tax IDs, Sales Tax IDs, Tax Withholding fees, Lawyer Fees, Accountant Fees, Payroll Fees and the list goes on.
On top of that there have been tons of man hours put into this project (not only in programming time, but server setup, site setup, administration, meetings with lawyers, etc.) Again, this is a full multi-threaded personal web server. It is designed to allow simple snap-in add-ons tailored to many things: one of which is PSP-Media. It has Visual Basic scripting support, virtual directory support, dynamic image resizing, built-in folder-browsing, audio streaming, etc.
I understand how many here still would rather implement their own solution. Most people here are sharp enough to do that. But for all the posts we see in the playstation, gamespot, and other forums asking “how?” and “what?” and “huh?” we figured we can help some people out.
If you don’t need our product, don’t buy it. We don’t want to take money from anyone without giving them something of value in return. Please feel free to use the free version; it does include the web server, scripting support, virtual directories, and photo browsing. We’re happy for you to use it for free. For those out there that need our product, we are glad to offer them a robust solution at a minimal charge. That way we can keep offering other products in the future.
And if you do use our product, even the free version, and you do not fee it is a solid product that is worth using, let us know. We want to make sure this product is worth your time. We think you will be surprised at all it has to offer.
Thanks for your time,
Deadly_B
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I want to say great job, it looks like this software is really going to be sweet. I'll be telling my friends. When exactly will it be available for download? Also, how do I pay?
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When the product is available, you will simply go to the web site to pay. On payment, you will receive a product key. This will activate the extra features of the media server. The nice thing is you will be able to try it before you pay a single penny!!
We do understand that some will just try to generate keys. That is unfortunate. We feel our product offers a lot of bang for the buck; we are not trying to charge for anything unreasonable. We also are trying to give as much functionality away as we can, while still making sure we can stay in business to make more user-friendly products.
We feel $30 is very reasonable for all that you get; let's face it: most people that post here can charge $35-$60 an hour in computer consulting fees: why spend hours trying to crack a key when you could use that time consulting and spend less than an hour's wages just to buy one (And if you do know how to set up web servers and create web sites, and you AREN'T consulting on the side; you really have missed a great oppurtunity!).
We are not a soulless corporation. We will never try to rip you off. If you ever feel you did not get your money's worth from VillainousMind, we want to know!
I hope this has been helpful,
Deadly_B
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Cheers!
Mark
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I have to laugh at some of the posts too, but I also understand the frustration many people have with so many greedy corporations just trying to squeeze every last dime out of people. I think you will find once people start using the product that we are a different breed of company and our products are worth the money (and again, even if you use the free version, you are still getting a lot of functionality).
Your post made me re-read some of the responses and I want to respond to "NOT for 1.5". Actually, this should work with ANY current browser. Although I cannot state for a fact that all browsers work, I can state that this uses standard HTTP protocols and has been tested with IE, Firefox, and the PSP Browser. I do believe there is a homebrew browser out there for 1.5, and, although we have not tested it, it should work with the Locura Personal Media Server. Since the media server will be a free download, you can try it to make sure before you pay.
Thanks again,
Deadly_B
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http://psp.villainousmind.com/products/detail.aspx?id=17290624
All you punks who say, "why would I buy it when I can just make it myself for free," well why havent you then???? All talk but no walk. Any program you guys make or attempt to make wont even close to matching up with the one VillainousMind has created so quit your im the $hit psp hacker and put complement where it is well deserved. GREAT JOB VillainousMind, keep it up. by the way today is April 24th so hopefully the download will be available sometime today. THANKS
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thanks in advance.
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