I love helpful sites like this. The only wrinkle is that more and more of my membership cards use magnetic strips instead of barcodes. But those that do have barcodes are headed straight for the trash can (or at least the file drawer).

Looking for a fast, no-fuss way to share big files with friends or family members? Until recently, your best option was Drop.io. Alas, the service shut down earlier this month, having been purchased by Facebook for an as-yet-unknown fate.

I've yet to find the perfect replacement, but comes close. Like Drop.io, it gives you a dedicated repository for the files you want to share and a unique URL with which to share them. Instead of "drops," you build "crates."

It's literally a two-step process. First, you do is drag one or more files to the crate image on the site. Second, when the upload is done, you copy the provided URL and e-mail it to whoever needs the files. Can't get any easier than that.