Post by cjm on Sept 3, 2016 19:26:22 GMT
Looking for an alternative to Dropbox (after it had dropped support for Windows XP), I came across Mega. It offers 50 GB of free space. I suspect that there might be limits on bandwidth and the like but it serves my modest needs for file sharing (via a VM) well.
In the process the name Kim Dotcom popped up and I was fascinated by this larger than lifecriminal character.
Some snippets
Height: 6′ 7″
Mega: Alexa rank 222 (August 2016)
In January 2016, Mega announced that the service has 35 million registered users that have uploaded 12 billion files.
He has taken part in the Gumball 3000 international road rally: in 2001 in his Mercedes Brabus SV12 Megacar, and in 2004.
Before his arrest in New Zealand, he was the world's number one-ranked Modern Warfare 3 player out of more than 15 million online players. On 23 January 2012, he lost the position and dropped to number two.
As a teenager, Schmitz acquired a reputation in his native Germany after having claimed to have bypassed the security of NASA, the Pentagon and Citibank under the name of Kimble – based on the character of Dr Richard Kimble in the long-running television programme The Fugitive. He also claimed to have hacked corporate PBX systems in the United States and said he was selling the access codes at $200 each, bragging that "every PBX is an open door to me".
In February 2003, at the same time he registered Trendax, Dotcom set up another company called Data Protect Limited, but changed the name to Megaupload in 2005. Megaupload was a file hosting and sharing online service in which users could share links to files for viewing or editing. In 10 Facts about the Megaupload Scandal, Dotcom describes the company like this: "Megaupload is a provider of cloud storage services. The company’s primary website, Megaupload.com, offered a popular Internet-based storage platform for customers, who ranged from large businesses to individuals. This storage platform allowed its users to store files in the Internet “cloud” and to use, if needed, online storage space and bandwidth." The company was successful. However, millions of people from across the globe used Megaupload to store and access copies of TV shows, feature films, songs, porn, and software. Eventually it had over 150 employees, US$175 million revenues, and 50 million daily visitors. At its peak Megaupload was estimated to be the 13th most popular site on the internet and responsible for 4% of all internet traffic.
He is fighting extradition to the US (for various alleged offences). The NZ trial is streamed live (against the wishes of the US).
Sources
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Dotcom#cite_note-22
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_(service)
www.kitguru.net/channel/jon-martindale/kim-dotcom-threatens-to-sue-for-billions-if-appeal-successful/
techcrunch.com/2016/08/31/kim-dotcoms-extradition-appeal-has-started-and-is-being-live-streamed/
In the process the name Kim Dotcom popped up and I was fascinated by this larger than life
Some snippets
Height: 6′ 7″
Mega: Alexa rank 222 (August 2016)
In January 2016, Mega announced that the service has 35 million registered users that have uploaded 12 billion files.
He has taken part in the Gumball 3000 international road rally: in 2001 in his Mercedes Brabus SV12 Megacar, and in 2004.
Before his arrest in New Zealand, he was the world's number one-ranked Modern Warfare 3 player out of more than 15 million online players. On 23 January 2012, he lost the position and dropped to number two.
As a teenager, Schmitz acquired a reputation in his native Germany after having claimed to have bypassed the security of NASA, the Pentagon and Citibank under the name of Kimble – based on the character of Dr Richard Kimble in the long-running television programme The Fugitive. He also claimed to have hacked corporate PBX systems in the United States and said he was selling the access codes at $200 each, bragging that "every PBX is an open door to me".
In February 2003, at the same time he registered Trendax, Dotcom set up another company called Data Protect Limited, but changed the name to Megaupload in 2005. Megaupload was a file hosting and sharing online service in which users could share links to files for viewing or editing. In 10 Facts about the Megaupload Scandal, Dotcom describes the company like this: "Megaupload is a provider of cloud storage services. The company’s primary website, Megaupload.com, offered a popular Internet-based storage platform for customers, who ranged from large businesses to individuals. This storage platform allowed its users to store files in the Internet “cloud” and to use, if needed, online storage space and bandwidth." The company was successful. However, millions of people from across the globe used Megaupload to store and access copies of TV shows, feature films, songs, porn, and software. Eventually it had over 150 employees, US$175 million revenues, and 50 million daily visitors. At its peak Megaupload was estimated to be the 13th most popular site on the internet and responsible for 4% of all internet traffic.
He is fighting extradition to the US (for various alleged offences). The NZ trial is streamed live (against the wishes of the US).
Sources
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Dotcom#cite_note-22
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mega_(service)
www.kitguru.net/channel/jon-martindale/kim-dotcom-threatens-to-sue-for-billions-if-appeal-successful/
techcrunch.com/2016/08/31/kim-dotcoms-extradition-appeal-has-started-and-is-being-live-streamed/