Deliver Shares Messages and Files Between Your Macs and iPhones (or Other iDevices) Almost Instantly [Downloads]

OS X and iOS: Deliver does what the name suggests—it delivers messages and files from one Mac or iDevice to another over the local network. It does this with absolutely no configuration and it is super fast. All you have to do is download, install, and launch the app on any computer or device on your local network and you'll be ready to go.

When you launch the app, it'll teach you how to use it but here's the gist. You'll see a little bubble icon. Click or tap it (depending on the platform you're on) and it'll bring up a list of other devices running Deliver. Choose the one you want to send a file or message to and then click/tap the text button (looks like a rectangle with three lines) or the plus button. The text button is for sending a text message and the plus button is for sending a file. Choose what you want and then Deliver will transport it in an instant. I was surprised by how fast a 4MB image made it from my iPhone to my laptop.

On the downside of things, Deliver for Mac is a little buggy. It doesn't always work as expected and it crashed a few times when I tried to drag transfered files away. It also took me awhile to get a feel for the interface which was somehow less obvious than the iOS version (despite being similar). The iOS version, on the other hand, worked perfectly so here's hoping the Mac app will catch up in stability soon. Either way, all versions of Deliver. It is a very useful app, so go check it out.

Deliver for Mac (Free) / Deliver for iOS (Free) | Mac App Store / iTunes App Store

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Tether Webapp Shares Your iPhone's Data Connection with Your Mac or Windows PC, No Jailbreaking Required [Video]

 You've been able to tether your iPhone's data connection to another computer for awhile now, but it would cost you $20 per month for the convenience or you'd need to be jailbroken to get the service to work. Tether.com just figured out a way to circumvent the problem using HTML5, so you can use their new web app to tether your iPhone wirelessly without any fancy hacking necessary.

The video above will walk you through the whole process, but it essentially involves downloading the Tether app for your computer and visiting tether.com/web on your iPhone. On your computer, you'll first create an ad hoc network using the Tether app. This is a mostly automated process, but you'll need to choose a very specific password (or opt to have none at all). You'll then head into your iPhone's Settings app, choose the ad hoc network from your Wi-Fi options (it'll be called tether.com:YourComputerName), and then visit tether.com/web in Safari. From there you just log into your Tether account and everything should connect in a few seconds. Assuming everything goes to plan, you'll be able to use your iPhone's data connection right away. Sweet!

If you don't have a Tether account already, you should know that it costs $15 for the first year and $30 for subsequent years. This is already less than the monthly fee you'll have to pay your carrier. While jailbreak apps and your carrier's tethering option will be a bit easier and offer more features, if you're looking for an inexpensive way to tether your iPhone without jailbreaking this is definitely the way to go.

Note: When testing, things didn't work as planned the very first time but I had no problems after starting over and trying it again. If you have difficulty, just start over from scratch (which only takes a few seconds) and you should be good to go!

Tether for iPhone | Tether.com