Hey Crimsonredmk,

Not in the near future, I'm afraid - I would be curious to see how many people would be interested in having a GUI for the Linux app- any other takers?

There are a lot of Windows folks now migrating to Linux who have no comprehension of the Bash terminal or the command line. I have a Tonido Plug (Marvel Sheeva) that has a beautiful GUI for Linux. If I'm asked which unit I recommend you can bet it will be the one that employs a GUI.

I was told your unit was designed strictly for Windows users. As a Linux user I'm used to that. But before I put my money into your product it has to be accessible without the command line.

apswartz said:

Just create a file with the following line...

pogoplugfs --user [your_email] --password [your_password] --mountpoint /media/pogoplug

Keep this file in your path and make sure it is executable. Running this once will allow you to access the drives connected to your PogoPlug.

To be more comfortable with my Pogoplug, I need :

- An installer (.deb package for debian / ubuntu for example) ;
- after installation to see pogo-drives in Nautilus would be enough to manage files efficiently...

For the moment, with my Karmic Koala(s), it's easier to connect to distant ftp drives than to my local pogo-drives...

Me! Me! And one that doesn't use Flash. :(.I still haven't gotten uploading to work with Ubuntu or Red Hat.

something simple like dropbox.

After I got everything set up correctly, who needs a gui. It sets up just like any plug and play device.

You're adding convenience by running pogoplugfs from a shell script, but you're not really adding any security.  Commands run from a script will still have all of their arguments available to anyone who wants to look at the process table.  (Open a terminal and type "ps axww --forest".)

If you want to increase security, you should add your username & password into ~/.pogoplugfs.conf as explained when you run "pogoplugfs --help".  Be sure to "chmod 600" the file.  Bonus points if you encrypt your home directory.

I still don't understand the problem. If this doesn't work for you maybe you should stick with Windows.

I don't think so. People use Windows because they are used to it and want the comfort of that familiarity. When people switch to Mac (yes, I also have a MacBook Pro) they have made a considerable financial investment in the change and are willing to invest the time in learning the new interface, etc.

Someone who isn't willing to work with a simple, one line shell script that will enable using the PogoPlug with ANY existing GUI filemanger will most likely not put up with the learning curve of learning any new OS.

Frankly, I'm tired of people saying they wish this or that worked like Windows. Macs work like Macs. Windows works like Windows. Linux works like, well, pretty much depends on your choice of distribution, desktop, and other customizations. To many people, familiarity and comfort and worth paying for. Let them. 

We have three laptops here in our house (1 Mac, 1 Windows, and 1 Linux). I prefer Linux (I have been using it since 1999). I didn't make the remark disparagingly. If you want an environment that works like Windows, your best option is Windows.

WoW! hold the press... I was not trying to start a debate of who is better.(even though I only use linux). I personally don't have any issue using command lines and learning how to compile different programs to run on my linux flavor.. I was only using windows as a reference as to how it would help others to see the light (in my eyes) and come over to linux. Most people in this world don't want to deal with command line. For example I have converted over my wife, mother-in-law, sisters, brothers and many other people around my life over to linux. They are tired of the bugs, viruses, and malware. But I could not move them over if "desktop" linux was not as gui as it is now. They just need to learn the new way of doing it and don't need to understand the importance of syntax errors. I'm with user crimsonredmk.. thanks for your comment.

????

Where is the choice missing? I really don't understand, so enlighten me ;-)

I don't use Windows or Mac. Frankly the few times I have looked at Windows it seems overly complicated!