Imagine just bumping your phones together to transfer
contact information, photos, documents, video or audio files. Yes, bumping is just like a fist bump. Or imagine that you can then download
everything from your phone to your computer just by bumping your phone to the
space bar on your keyboard. Better,
yet, don’t just imagine this- you can do it now!
When Bump started a few years ago, it was just for sharing
contact information and photos. But in
February it expanded to documents including spreadsheets, text files, word
processing files, email messages or PDF files.
This app is free, requires no set up or password. You just choose the files, bump and confirm
your transfer. For using computers, go
to http://bu.mp and for smart phones you need to
download the free application.
I found that WiFi works better than a phone connection, but
I’ve been using my phone connection almost exclusively “in the field” and have
had no problems other than speed issues.
I’ve shared family photos with family, contact info (good for exchanging
full size files later), and documents back and forth from devices with other
people, and then to my computer when I get home. I wish I had known more about Bump when I was
at RootsTech or NERGC.
You can use this app as a virtual business card, just bump
phones with people you meet at archives, conferences, society meetings. No need to collect paper anymore. Contact information is instantly shared this way. Well, we have to wait until all genealogists
start carrying smart phones first!
According to Dick Eastman “the app is limited to a total of
30 megabytes in file transfers”. I tried
downloading a large photo file from my computer to my phone, and it reduced the
file considerably. This is a good app
for smart phone photos, but not vice versa, unless you are in a pinch.
Bump http://bu.mp
Dick Eastman
A tutorial on how to use Bump
Read about a genealogist who is already using Bump
Disclosure: I was not
compensated by Bump Technologies in any way for reviewing the app or website.
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