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Large file uploads in a web browser are problematic, even in 2018. If working with a poor network connection, uploads can fail and have to be retried from the start.

At Auphonic, our users have to upload large audio and video files, or multiple media files when creating a multitrack production. To minimize any potential issues, we integrated various external services which are specialized for large file transfers, like FTP, SFTP, Dropbox, Google Drive, S3, etc.

To further minimize issues, as of today we have also released resumable and chunked direct file uploads in the web browser to auphonic.com.

If you are not interested in the technical details, please just go to the section Resumable Uploads in Auphonic below.

The Problem with Large File Uploads in the Browser

If using either mobile networks (which remain fragile) or unstable WiFi connections, file uploads are often interrupted and will fail. There are also many areas in the world where connections are quite poor, which makes uploading big files frustrating.

After an interrupted file upload, the web browser must restart the whole upload from the start, which is a problem when it happens in the middle of a 4GB video file upload on a slow connection.
Furthermore, the longer an upload takes, the more likely it is to have a network glitch interrupting the upload, which then has to be retried from the start.

The Solution: Chunked, Resumable Uploads

To avoid user frustration, we need to be able to detect network errors and potentially resume an upload without having to restart it from the beginning.

To achieve this, we have to split a file upload in smaller chunks directly within the web browser, so that these chunks can then be sent to the server afterwards.
If an upload fails or the user wants to pause, it is possible to resume it later and only send those chunks that have not already been uploaded.
If there is a network interruption or change, the upload will be retried automatically.

Companies like Dropbox, Google, Amazon AWS etc. all have their own protocols and API's for chunked uploads, but there are also some open source implementations available, which offer resumable uploads:

resumable.js [link]:

"A JavaScript library providing multiple simultaneous, stable and resumable uploads via the HTML5 File API"
This solutions is a JavaScript library only and requires that the protocol is implemented on the server as well.

tus.io [link]:

"Open Protocol for Resumable File Uploads"
Tus.io offers a simple, cheap and reusable stack for clients and servers (in many languages). They have a blog with further information about resumable uploads, see tus blog.

plupload [link]:

A JavaScript library, similar to resumable.js, which requires a separate server implementation.

We chose to use resumable.js and developed our own server implementation.

Resumable Uploads in Auphonic

If you upload files to a singletrack or multitrack production, you will see the upload progress bar and a pause button, which is one way to pause and resume an upload:

It is also possible to close the browser completely or shut down your computer during the upload, then edit the production and upload the file again later. This will just resume the file upload from the position where it was stopped before.
(Previously uploaded chunks are saved for 24h on our servers, after that you have to start the whole upload again.)

In case of a network problem or if you switch to a different connection, we will resume the upload automatically.
This should solve many problems which were reported by some users in the past!

You can of course also use any of our external services for stable incoming and outgoing file transfers!

Do you still have Uploading Issues?

We hope that uploads to Auphonic are much more reliable now, even on poor connections.

If you still experience any problems, please let us know.
We are very happy about any bug reports and will do our best to fix them!

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A surgical stapling device and method for joining tissue portions are provided including a handle assembly, an elongate body extending from the handle assembly, a cartridge assembly supported on a distal end of the elongate body, and an anvil assembly at a distal end of the surgical stapling device. The anvil assembly includes a shaft for removably coupling the anvil assembly to the cartridge assembly and a head pivotally mounted to a distal end of the shaft. A sleeve member is slidably disposed about the shaft of the anvil assembly and is transitionable between a first position, where the sleeve member engages the head of the anvil assembly to secure the head in an un-tilted condition, and a second position, where the sleeve member is disengaged from the head of the anvil assembly to allow the head to tilt.

A system for optimizing storage in an enclosed transport trailer (6), having transverse bearing beams (2) for supporting a load such as loaded pallets (12, 13) at a mid height of the trailer such that two storage levels are available. The beams have a wheel (10) at each end that runs in a horizontal track (11) attached to each side wall of the trailer, the track enclosing the wheels to prevent them from disengaging from the track. Adjacent beams can be attached together at variable spacings using a spacer bar (15) to suit a particular pallet or load size. The track has a junction adjacent the open end (20) of the trailer that leads up to another track (18) immediately below the roof line where the beams can be moved to an out of the way storage position (19) when not required.

Some embodiments include a novel laced strapping system that provides a plurality of attachment points by which a tie-down lace can adjust the fit of a cargo mesh webbing to secure loads of items in an open bed of a vehicle. In some embodiments, the vehicle is a pick-up truck with a cargo bed. In some embodiments, the mesh webbing comprises a first truck bed mesh, a second truck bed mesh, and the plurality of attachment points. In some embodiments, tie-down lace interconnects the attachment points to secure together the first mesh and the second mesh.

A cargo rack for transferring loads between a marine vessel and an offshore marine platform provides a frame having a front, a rear, and upper and lower end portions. The lower end of the frame has a perimeter beam base, a raised floor and a pair of open-ended parallel fork tine tubes that communicate with the perimeter beam at the front and rear of the frame. The frame includes a plurality of fixed side walls extending upwardly from the perimeter beam. A plurality of gates are movably mounted on the frame, each gate being movable between open and closed positions, the gates enabling a forklift to place loads on the floor. The frame has vertically extending positioning beams that segment the floor into a plurality of load-holding positions. Each load holding position has positioning beams that laterally hold a load module in position on the floor.

A boom truck includes a telescopic lifting boom with a lifting unit and a support structure having a first support arranged on the chassis of the boom truck. A second support in the form of an elongated bearing and support beam body extends in the longitudinal direction of the boom truck. The beam body is pivotally mounted to the first support about a rear bearing axis, whereas the lifting boom is pivotally mounted to beam body about a front bearing axis. Actuators act on the beam body and the lifting boom as a unit and act to pivot the lifting boom about the front bearing axis.

Inductrack III configurations are suited for use in transporting heavy freight loads. Inductrack III addresses a problem associated with the cantilevered track of the Inductrack II configuration. The use of a cantilevered track could present mechanical design problems in attempting to achieve a strong enough track system such that it would be capable of supporting very heavy loads. In Inductrack III, the levitating portion of the track can be supported uniformly from below, as the levitating Halbach array used on the moving vehicle is a single-sided one, thus does not require the cantilevered track as employed in Inductrack II.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Uber lost $2.9 billion in the first quarter as its overseas investments were hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, but the company is looking to its growing food delivery business and aggressive cost-cutting to ease the pain. The ride-hailing giant said Thursday it is offloading Jump, its bike and scooter business, to […]

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Tot nu toe konden klanten met een internetabonnement van DELTA genieten van een maximale uploadsnelheid van 45 Mb. De provider heeft echter besloten de maximale uploadsnelheden flink te verhogen. Particuliere klanten kunnen nu maximaal met 100 Mb uploaden en klanten met een businesspack met maximaal 125 Mb.

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Uber lost $2.9 billion in the first quarter as its overseas investments were hammered by the coronavirus pandemic, but the company is looking to its growing food delivery business and aggressive cost-cutting to ease the pain. Tech Xplore reports: The ride-hailing giant said Thursday it is offloading Jump, its bike and scooter business, to Lime, a company in which it is investing $85 million. Jump had been losing about $60 million a quarter. "While our Rides business has been hit hard by the ongoing pandemic, we have taken quick action to preserve the strength of our balance sheet, focus additional resources on Uber Eats, and prepare us for any recovery scenario," said CEO Dara Khosrowshahi in a statement. "Along with the surge in food delivery, we are encouraged by the early signs we are seeing in markets that are beginning to open back up." On Wednesday, San Francisco-based Uber said it was cutting 3,700 full-time workers, or about 14% of its workforce, as people avoiding contagion either stay indoors or try to limit contact with others. Its main U.S. rival Lyft announced last month it would lay off 982 people, or 17% of its workforce because of plummeting demand. Careem, Uber's subsidiary in the Middle East, cut its workforce by 31%. Uber brought in $3.54 billion in revenue in the first quarter, up 14% from the same time last year. Revenue in its Eats meal delivery business grew 53% as customers shuttered at home opted to order in. Gross bookings grew 8% to $15.8 billion, with 54% growth in the food delivery business and a 3% decline in rides, on a constant currency basis. The report adds that rides were down 80% globally during the month of April. "But rides have been increasing for the past three weeks and bookings in large cities across Georgia and Texas, two states that started re-opening, are up 43% and 50% respectively from their lowest points," the report says.

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Sony has released the US PlayStation Store downloads charts for March 2020. Final Fantasy VII Remake topped the PS4 charts, Beat Saber topped the PlayStation VR charts, and Call of Duty: Warzone topped the Free-to-Play Games chart. Fortnite – The Iris Pack topped the DLC and Expansions chart.

Here is the complete list of charts:

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.

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Sony has released the Europe PlayStation Store downloads charts for April 2020. Grand Theft Auto V topped the PS4 charts, Blood and Truth topped the PlayStation VR charts, and Call of Duty: Warzone topped the Free-to-Play Games chart. Fortnite – The Iris Pack topped the DLC and Expansions chart.

Final Fantasy VII Remake debuted in fourth on the PS4 charts. Resident Evil 3 debuted in 10th place.

Here is the complete list of charts:

PlayStation 4

1. Grand Theft Auto V (3)
2. EA SPORTS FIFA 20 (2)
3. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (1)
4. FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE (New)
5. NBA 2K20 (RE)
6. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Campaign Remastered (20)
7. EA SPORTS UFC 3 (RE)
8. Minecraft (5)
9. Marvel’s Spider-Man (RE)
10. RESIDENT EVIL 3 (New)
11. MONOPOLY PLUS (RE)
12. Rocket League (11)
13. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (10)
14. Days Gone (RE)
15. TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW SIX | SIEGE (RE)
16. Red Dead Redemption 2 (19)
17. The Crew 2 (13)
18. Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 (RE)
19. eFootball PES 2020 (RE)
20. Need for Speed Heat (RE)

PlayStation VR

1. Blood and Truth (5)
2. Beat Saber (1)
3. Creed: Rise to Glory (9)
4. Job Simulator (2)
5. RICK AND MORTY: VIRTUAL RICK-ALITY (RE)
6. ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission (RE)
7. Until Dawn: Rush of Blood (RE)
8. BOXVR (RE)
9. Farpoint (RE)
10. SUPERHOT VR (4)

DLC

1. Fortnite – The Iris Pack (1)
2. Fortnite – Bassassin Challenge Pack (3)
3. GTA Online: Criminal Enterprise Starter Pack (5)
4. Marvel’s Spider-Man: The City That Never Sleeps – Season Pass (RE)
5. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – Season pass (RE)
6. Fortnite: Save the World – Standard Founder’s Pack (10)
7. The Division 2 – Warlords of New York – Expansion (2)
8. Need for Speed Heat – McLaren F1 Black Market Delivery (6)
9. Modern Warfare – Atlanta FaZe Pack (New)
10. Assassin’s Creed Origins – The Hidden Ones (RE)

Free-to-Play

1. Call of Duty: Warzone (1)
2. Fortnite (2)
3. Apex Legends (3)
4. Brawlhalla (5)
5. DON’T EVEN THINK (New)
6. eFootball PES 2020 LITE (4)
7. Destiny 2 (New)
8. WORLD OF WARSHIPS: LEGENDS (7)
9. DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 Lite Version (6)
10. Paladins (9)

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.

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