Live Mesh- a data synchronization system from Microsoft
Yup, that’s the definition according to wikipedia. It was a very interesting find when I went out looking for an online backup tool. As I was scouring the internet for an inexpensive and easy online backup tool for LW, I ran into lifehacker’s article on the subject. They of course mention the big guys such as carbonite, mozy, crashplan (featured here on the LW blog in the past!), but I like to go beyond the article, that’s where the true diamonds in the rough are found. As you read the comments, you quickly realize that there are 2 types of products people mention there, syncing software and online backup software.
For small amounts of data, some people preferred the syncing software as they have access to the data from various entry points and machines. For larger data sets, the online backup tools really came into play. One comment pointed me to Live mesh by microsoft which caught me off guard when the comment mentioned that they had a Mac OS client! One of the products we did like to use in the past for syncing was microsoft’s groove. Problem came into play with the Mac OS machines, so we dumped it after trying it out for about 6 – 12 months.
Check it out here, we will be :)
“Your work computer. Your home laptop. Your Mac. Your mobile phone. Devices live in multiple places. But the files you need—and the programs that open them—often don’t. Live Mesh changes all that.
With Live Mesh, you can synchronize files with all of your devices, so you always have the latest versions handy. Access your files from any device or from the web, easily share them with others, and get notified whenever someone changes a file.
Working on one computer, but need a program from another? No problem. Use Live Mesh to connect to your other computer and access its desktop as if you were sitting right in front of it.”
