I don't normally post programming stuff, but this is one I didn't want to forget. The XML HTTP Request object is a method for client side Javascript to make HTTP requests. This might not be that new to some people, but I just ran across it reading about how Google's new email service works (GMail). This site provides some good examples. It also doesn't look that difficult to fall back to regular requests if the browser you are using doesn't support this functionality. I am sure I will be using it in the future.

I have been using nfs for a while, but it isn't the best for mounting remote filesystems from anywhere. I have also tried to use samba, but I have run into problems with that. I have also looked at webdav, but it didn't work quite how I had hoped. Anyway, shfs seems to be a good solution.

Go to shfs web site