Cyberduck

In addition to the previous post. A screenshot speaks a thousand words.

Try it out yourself using the latest available nightly build of Cyberduck. Make sure to sign up for Mosso CloudFiles first.

What follows is a newsflash of the current roadmap for features targeted in the 3.1 release. The latest 3.0.3 release improved stability and performance. We now look ahead for new features which complement the existing functionality already available: The next release is all about integration with recently announced cloud services. In particular, this means first class support for Amazon CloudFront and Mosso Cloud Files. Both services offer hosting solutions to deliver content at network edge locations nearest to the customer on a payment-per-use basis. Both are innovative solutions but implement proprietary protocols which lack support in commonly used client applications.

Cyberduck will try to facilitate the use of both content-delivery network (CDN), making them available for the rest of us. It greatly simplifies the configuration of your distributions for both providers. In practice, the workflow in Cyberduck is as follows:

• Access your remote storage using the familiar Cyberduck browser interface creating containers (in Mosso Cloud Files) or buckets (in the Amazon S3 terminology) as you would create folders on a FTP server. Upload your original content using drag and drop.
• Create a distribution to register that container with Amazon CloudFront or the Limelight Networks Content Distribution Network through a simple API call by a single click in the Info panel of the browser. When end users thereafter request a file, they are automatically routed to the nearest edge location for the fastest possible delivery of your content. Distribution can be toggled on or off at any time.

Try it out yourself using the latest available nightly build of Cyberduck. Feedback most appreciated!

The 3.0.2 milestone has been completed. I welcome anybody to test the latest nightly build which is considered stable. The update has many bug fixes and enhancements plus includes a Greek localization.

It’s great to see the widespread and positive news coverage about the release of Cyberduck 3 in macnn.com, macgeneration.com (Français), macplus.net , Macnews (Deutsch), tuaw.com and lifehacker.com and in many blog entries. MacTips.org even lists 9 Reasons to use Cyberduck. A longtime user of Cyberduck, schockwellenreiter.de (Deutsch), welcomes the addition of Amazon S3 protocol support. MacUser emphasizes that Cyberduck can now mount .Mac iDisks through the addition of WebDAV support and mackauf.de (Deutsch) even concludes “Ente Gut, alles gut“.

Both Infinite Loop of ArsTechnica and macapper.com run a more extensive review of Cyberduck 3.

For Japanese users, both E-WA and PISCES give an overview of the new features in 日本語 (Japanese).

Most controversal is the replacement of the bookmark drawer. I am planning to imrove the bookmark accessibility in the upcoming 3.1 release. Feedback and proposals are most welcomed.

The just released 3.0.1 bugfix release addresses all important bugs that slipped into the initial 3.0 release.

Ich werde am 02. Juni am von UniMac organisierten TechTalk über die Entstehungsgeschichte und Hintergründe von Cyberduck erzählen.

Montag, 2. Juni 2008 , 16:30 – 18:45h
ETH Zürich, Details folgen bei Anmeldung

Die Teilnahme ist gratis, eine Anmeldung für die Planung aber erforderlich.

Update: Vielen Dank den zahlreichen Anwesenden und dem ganzen UniMac Team für die Organisation!

Foto: Jean-Claude Eischen