How to Transfer Large Powerpoint Files Over the Internet

My Powerpoint presentations typically have 300 slides or more, and include hundreds of screen captures, photos, videos, music loops and sound effects. This means my ppt files are HUGE -- usually between 100 megabytes and 120 megabytes. I've learned from experience that sending large files like this through e-mail is not recommended since files of that magnitude often choke and crash most e-mail servers and inboxes. In other cases, the file may not go through at all because some e-mail servers impose limits on the size of an e-mail attachment, or may not even allow an attachment of any size because of concerns over computer viruses.






The solution? I use Megaupload, a free web-based file transfer service. Using the resource is a snap. On the Megaupload homepage, select the browser button and choose a file on your own computer you wish to send. Write in the recipient's e-mail address, your own e-mail address, and then hit the send button. As the file is transferring, the service even has a real-time progress bar that tells you how much of the file has been sent, and the estimated time remaining to complete the transfer.

Easy and free to use, Megaload is always my first choice whenever I need to send a large Powerpoint presentation to a client or back and forth between my home and work computers.