Izimi is currently in beta and is free for anyone to try. All you must do is go to izimi.com and sign up for the beta.
Once you've entered all your information, you'll be sent an activation email which you must then click in order to verify your account so you can download the client. Once that's complete, you simply install izimi on the machine with the files you wish to share.
With izimi, there is no limit to the type of file you can share. If you'd like to share a picture, a movie, an MP3, a zip, a rar, it's all possible. You can even use izimi to post images and sounds to your blog, or anywhere else on the web.
Your recipients don't need any special software to view your content, other than a standard web browser, since izimi serves your files direct from your own PC, so files that you wish to share don't need to be uploaded to any central service.
You can choose whether the file you wish to share is public to all, which will make it available on the izimi social networking website and added to the search engine there… or you can choose to make your file sharable only through private means, which means only the people you directly give the link to may download that file.
Izimi also comes with shell integration, which means instead of having to open the client each time you want to share that file, you can simply right click on it, select one of the several options for izimi from the menu that pops up, and izimi will do the rest. It'll even generate the link for you to give to someone else.
Aside from the sharing features, izimi offers a great tool to see all the files you're currently sharing, organized into types. The file browser is well thought out and easy to navigate, with all of your files being readily accessible, even if they are spread out on your computer. Any time you wish to unshared an object, you can simply delete it from the list of shared files, and it will no longer be accessible.
The only down-side to izimi is that since your computer is the file host, it will need to be on 24/7 to allow your users access to the files you wish them to have. If your computer is turned off, or the Izimi service shut down, your files are still archived and displayed in the search engine, but an offline message will be displayed to let users know your computer is currently offline.
Since Izimi doesn't place any restrictions on the type of content you can share, there will undoubtedly be adult content that may not be suitable for children to view. Izimi offers a filter that turns off this content, which must be activated in your account preferences.
