Turn Your Computer Into A Cloud With Tonido

Turn Your Computer Into A Cloud With Tonido

What is Tonido?

Tonido is a software and service that once installed on any computer (Windows, Linux or Mac), can make files and media in that computer available anywhere through a web browser or from mobile phones (iPhone, Android, Blackberry or Windows Phone 7).

It is a brand new way to access and share your files, media and other information with anyone around the world without having to upload to third-party sites first. 

Access to your computer from your smart phone

With Tonido apps for iPhone/iPod/iPad, Android, Blackberry and Windows Phone 7, we have you covered whichever mobile platform you use.

With Tonido mobile apps you can:

• Access all your files and documents
• Listen to all your music on your computer wherever you are
• Download files to your phone for offline access
• Upload photos or videos
• Share any file quickly and instantly to anyone around the world

Simple User Experience – 3 Easy Steps

Tonido is easy to setup and does not require any network or router configuration to work.

• 1) Download and Install Tonido software on your computer.
• 2) Create a Tonido account. The account becomes part of the URL for your computer (http://username.tonidoid.com).
• 3) Use the new URL to remotely access or share your music, photos, calendar, files, and more from any computer or mobile phone. To share a file or folder, just select a folder or file and select “Share”. Tonido creates a URL to your folder. Just send the link to others and they’ll be able to see and download the file.

What can you do?

Features

Powerful Applications

Using Tonido, you can access and share files, create photo galleries, stream music, stream video, download torrents, backup your files and even run a personal blog straight from your desktop. Learn More.

Personal Cloud Sync

Synchronize files without using public online service. Learn more

Easy to Setup

Tonido works out of the box. No network or router configuration required.

Secure Communications

Encrypted data transfer using SSL. Both http and https access to your content work out of the box.

Self Contained

After creating an account, it is possible to use Tonido completely self contained within your home, without any traffic going through external servers.

Total Privacy

Communication and private user information is neither monitored nor stored on our servers.

Efficient over LAN

Tonido installed on all your computers in your home LAN allows direct access using IP adddress with fastest possible transfers.

Available anywhere

Access Tonido applications online, offline, and remotely.

Access from multiple devices

Applications are accessible from any device with a web browser, including mobile phones like iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry and Windows Phone

Multiple Operating Systems

Supports Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.

Tonido is better than Public Cloud Services

Tonido doesn’t upload your data onto external servers, but instead provides direct access to data on your computer.

• You have access to 100% of your files from anywhere.
• You don’t need to upload any files. All your files are directly served from your machine.
• Importantly, data stays with you, providing complete privacy and control.

 

Comparisons to Online Services

	Dropbox®/Microsoft Live Mesh®	Cloud Based Services (Google®/Yahoo®/Amazon®/Apple®)	Tonido
Access to all your Files	No. Limited by Quotas	No. Limited by Quotas	Yes. 100%
Data Privacy	No. Your data is stored in the cloud (3rd party server)	No. Your data is stored in the cloud (3rd party server), targeted advertisements	Your data is stored right on your computer
Can work offline	No	No	Yes
Available Applications	Sync	Limited	Sync, Access, Music Playback, Sharing, Blog and more. Extensible Platform
Sync	Yes	No	Yes (Fully Private)
Works across devices	Yes	Some limited to their Mobile Platform	Yes

Tonido’s Homepage

Getting Started

Ready to setup Tonido? Download the correct version of Tonido for your computer, or setup your TonidoPlug according to your instructions. On my Windows 7 PC, installing Tonido only took a few clicks, and within seconds it was quietly humming along in my system tray.

Create Your Account

Once the install is finished, the Tonido dashboard will open in your browser. You’ll need to create a new account to start using Tonido. Select an account name for your computer; you’ll then use this address as yourname.tonidoid.com to access your Tonido from any computer. This is the only data that will be stored outside of your computer. Everything else, from your password to your files, will stay right on your own personal machine.

Tonido stores your account on their servers, but all the rest of your data (including your password) is on your computer

Accessing Your Files

As soon as your account is activated, you can start browsing your computer from the Tonido interface. It’ll automatically be able to browse and display any file on your computer. In fact, you could never touch Tonido again from your main computer and still be able to access your files from any other computer worldwide via your yourname.tonidoid.com address. It’s that easy!

Welcome to your new Tonido Dashboard … with almost no setup required!

We’ve all left important files at home when heading on a trip, but if you’ve got Tonido on your computer, this is no longer a problem. You can browse your files or even search your entire computer remotely. Seconds later, you’ll be downloading your files right from the Tonido web interface. Problem solved!

Browse and search the files on your computer remotely

Tweaking Tonido on Your Computer

For the most part, there’s nothing to configure on your computer. Most things you’ll need to tweak will be accessible from the web interface, which you can configure from any computer, even if you’re away from home.

One problem we did notice is that our connection to Tonido seemed extremely slow from other computers. Turns out, Tonido throttles your web access speed to save bandwidth on your network. If you don’t mind it using more data, just select a higher limit or select Unlimited from the Tonido menu in your system tray.

You can also select whether or not to run Tonido at startup and tweak a few more settings from this menu.

Tweak your upload speeds and startup settings from your system tray

Stream Music From Anywhere

Remote file access is nice enough, but Tonido has more features than just that. You can share files with others, stream your music remotely and more. The JukeBox feature does require a bit more setup, though.

Open the Jukebox from the Applications list on the left, and then select the music folder you want Tonido to index.

You can access your files without extra setup, but some include apps take some TLC

Once it’s indexed your files, you’ll be able to stream your music and play it though any browser. The only downside is that the player is powered by Flash Player, so it doesn’t work on iPad or browsers without Flash. For the most part, though, that shouldn’t be a problem. The JukeBox integrates with the Tonido mobile apps as well, so once you’ve added your music you’ll be able to stream it on the go!

Listen to your favorite tunes no matter where you are

Add New Apps

You can also expand your Tonido with extra apps. There are tons of apps available for Tonido that let you download torrents remotely, manage your projects and contacts, write a personal blog, manage your money, backup files remotely and more. Click the Get More Apps link in the left sidebar to explore everything you can add to your Tonido. If you find something you want to use, just click Install to add it to your personal cloud.

Discover new apps to add to your Tonido

Once you’ve added a new app, you’ll need to activate it before you can start using it. Click theManage tab in the apps list, then scroll to the app you just installed and activate it. If you later decide you don’t want the app, you can deactivate it or remove it from your computer.

Don’t forget to activate your new app from the Apps list!

You’ll now be able to use your apps right on your computer or remotely. The biggest thing most of us want from web apps is to be able to access them from anywhere, and Tonido gives you this with your own computer and internet connection. Now you can locally manage your own apps and make your data more secure.

Publish your Thots, download torrents, manage contacts, and more with Tonido apps

Use Tonido on the Go

While Tonido’s webapp works great from any desktop browser, it’s not quite as easy to use from a mobile browser. It works, but the interface is too busy to use effectively on a small touchscreen. That’s where the Tonido Mobile Apps come in.

There are free Tonido apps for iOS, Blackberry, and Android, so you can use your files on the go and stream music from your computer to your favorite mobile device. We’d like to see an included mobile web interface, but for now, this is a great solution.