Hackaddict reader Brian writes:
“I’m an intern working at Box.net, and I wanted to share a new tool
that we recently built. I saw that you are interested in using the
iPhone to open word and excel documents, and I thought you might like
to know about Box.net’s new iPhone app. The Box app allows users to
access files stored on Box.net, giving iPhone users the ability to
store and access Word, Excel and PDF documents. Since its stored on
Box.net, the iPhone’s fixed memory is no longer a limitation. I
thought you might want to try it out, or write about it.
You can try it out here: http://i.box.net
If you don’t have one, be sure to first register for an account at:
After replying to Brian to let him know that I did not have an iPhone he said they also have a demo set up here: http://i.box.net/home/demo for those of us who don’t have an iPhone yet. The demo is slick and I’m pretty sure this software will work on any phone with access to the internet.
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