Posted by Jeffrey Kabbe on September 25th, 2009 in Software | Permalink
Oh Live Mesh, We Hardly Knew Ye
September 25, 2009I had been successfully* using Windows Live Mesh for about two weeks when IT happened. IT of course was Snow Leopard. I checked the list of incompatible apps for everything major. But somehow the Live Mesh announcement slipped past me.
Left without another solution, I decided to have another look at DropBox. I spent a few hours reading reviews and digging through their site to see if my original concerns were still valid. I wasn’t impressed with the site. It was hard to find information. And, seriously guys, in the two years since Leopard came out you couldn’t find time to do another screencast? Haven’t you introduced any new features in that time that are worth mentioning?
But after much research and lacking any other options, I decided to give DropBox a go. My experience so far has been quite positive. I have been able to locate my folder exactly where I wanted (not just in my Documents folder). Synchronization happens quite quickly and reliably. So far there have been no disappearing or duplicated files. And thankfully the icons in the folder aren’t decorated with that cheesy green checkmark. I ended up purchasing the Pro option because 2GB wasn’t quite enough for our use.
So I am quite happy with my decision to try DropBox. Thanks to everyone who suggested it.
* And by “successfully” I mean it was a slow-as-all-heck synchronization solution that required relaunching every few days and had extensive downtime – but otherwise seemed to be fairly reliable.
Hey Jeff,
Microsoft just updated Live Mesh so that it is compatible with Snow Leopard. I don’t know if you moved on to DropBox or not but now at least you have the option of sticking with Live Mesh.
Tim
Posted by Tim Arruda | October 20th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Tim,
Thanks for the tip. I’ve actually closed the book for the time being on Live Mesh. Dropbox has been very reliable and easy to use for me. The latest update to Dropbox brought back the ugly green checkmarks on each file. But I suppose it’s a small price to pay.
Jeff
Posted by Jeff | October 20th, 2009 at 2:50 pm