Yes, my Pogoplug device is turned on all the time and I have my external hard drive hooked up there. I know I sound archaic here, but I don't have a cell phone and won't be using that functionality. Here's my scenario:

Say my mom, who lives in another city, wants to share a picture with me from her laptop computer. She is *not* connected to her own Pogoplug device - she just has the online application. She performs the "share" function in Pogoplug to share her file with me.

I know that when she turns off her laptop, I will not be able to view the file she shared with me. What I'm wondering is: if she "uploaded" her file, using the upload function, would that allow me to access that file even when her laptop is turned off?