<div dir="ltr">What about Bluetooth? Most modern Macs have it. The BlueTooth File Exchange program works to exchange files. Make the phone discoverable, then pair the devices from the System Preferences:BlueTooth panel.</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 14, 2014 at 7:50 PM, Scott Plante <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:splante@insightsys.com" target="_blank">splante@insightsys.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">You said you have AirDroid--it is pretty slick and will do what you need. First you would connect your Droid to your local wi-fi network (or I assume you could use the wi-fi hotspot or wi-fi direct connect, but my desktop doesn't have wi-fi). Then you launch AirDroid. It will come up with a url to browse to, something like <a href="http://192.168.1.39:8888/" target="_blank">http://192.168.1.39:8888/</a> . On your Mac, you browse to this address and a confirm button appears on the Droid. Once you click it, you get an HTML5-based desktop in your browser. You can use this to transfer files as well as several other functions.<br>
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Since you're on wi-fi, you're not using your data plan. And the connection is direct from you computer to your wi-fi router (maybe to your local switch) to your phone, so no cloud. I don't see an option for https (didn't look that hard) but as long as your local network is secure you should be fine. Plus no cable futzing.<br>
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Scott<br>
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From: "Ken Cochran" <<a href="mailto:kwc@shell.theworld.com">kwc@shell.theworld.com</a>><br>
To: <a href="mailto:ale@ale.org">ale@ale.org</a><br>
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 10:08:01 AM<br>
Subject: [ale] [Possibly OT] Androd <--> OSX<br>
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Sorry for the OT-ness<br>
<br>
How do/can I get Stuff on/off my Android smartphone (HTC One S,<br>
Android 4.1.1) from a Mac *without* relying on "the cloud?"<br>
All the options I see for file exchange rely on the likes of<br>
email or Dropbox or Google Drive or Other Stupid Stuff That<br>
Counts Against My Data Plan or "Goes Public." (Assuming I<br>
even HAVE signal & there's nothing past 2G in my locality.)<br>
<br>
I want to connect it directly. (cable? wifi?)<br>
<br>
Only "wired" I've seen/tried is Android File Transfer & it<br>
Sucks Real Bad (NO shortcut keys, only works by drag/drop)<br>
and it likes to install itself as a daemon.<br>
<br>
Windows sees it as a camara - that's not how I want to access it.<br>
<br>
I have AirDroid but no info on how to use it. (Any better alternatives?)<br>
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And how do I get stuff outta the phone that isn't on its<br>
internal sdcard? For examples, T-Mobile's (my carrier)<br>
"Visual Voicemail" and SMS messages.<br>
<br>
I'd like to be able to backup/transfer it all to a new<br>
smartphone later on. Looking more & more like that'll be an<br>
iPhone when that time comes. Me no likey MTP.<br>
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Naturally, as customary, FAQ/doc & FMs to RT are most welcome :)<br>
<br>
Thanks, -kc<br>
<br>
Ken Cochran<br>
Alexander City, Alabama<br>
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