Tech Toolbox

Need to send a large file? If it’s too large to send via email, here are some options to consider. Most of the services offer both free and premium accounts, so check around to find the one that best suits your needs.

Mega Upload lets you send files up to 500MB.

Send Space lets you send files up to 300MB.

You Send It lets you to send files up to 2 GB.

MailBigFileallows you without registration send files up to 100MB. MailBigFile also claims unlimited bandwidth, but since they cap it at 25 downloads per month, there are indeed limits.

DropSend lets you send files up to 1 GB.

LeapFILE lets you send files up to 2 GB.

zUpload lets you send files up to 500MB.

MyOtherDrive lets you send files up to 2 GB.

MediaFire lets up send files up to 100 MB.

It’s no secret  green construction and design is in demand. But finding sustainable materials to use in building projects can still be a challenge. Enter Ecolect, a six-month-old web–based company that wants to be a single source of information and news about eco–materials and practices.

The site was founded by Matt Grigsby, l, and Joe Gebba, r, two Rhode Island School of Design graduates. They said the created the site to answer three questions:  where to find sustainable materials, what makes them sustainable, and who else is using them and how.