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:

• 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

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 regsitration 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.