Comments on: Convenient Synchronization with Mesh and DropBox http://www.ytechie.com/2009/02/convenient-synchronization-with-mesh-and-dropbox.html Productive software development using ASP.NET, C#, Adobe Flex, and other technologies and tools. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:01:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: tuffdeal http://www.ytechie.com/2009/02/convenient-synchronization-with-mesh-and-dropbox.html/comment-page-1#comment-1737 tuffdeal Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:39:57 +0000 http://www.ytechie.com/2009/02/convenient-synchronization-with-mesh-and-dropbox.html#comment-1737 The bottom bottom line is that Dropbox is just so super simple. Install. Drag and drop. I keep all of my business correspondence templates and invoices in Dropbox so that no matter where I am, no matter which machine I'm using, no matter what time it is: the files are always there and sync'd. Its just so GD simple and quick. The bottom bottom line is that Dropbox is just so super simple. Install. Drag and drop. I keep all of my business correspondence templates and invoices in Dropbox so that no matter where I am, no matter which machine I’m using, no matter what time it is: the files are always there and sync’d. Its just so GD simple and quick.

]]> By: seankubin http://www.ytechie.com/2009/02/convenient-synchronization-with-mesh-and-dropbox.html/comment-page-1#comment-1711 seankubin Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:55:38 +0000 http://www.ytechie.com/2009/02/convenient-synchronization-with-mesh-and-dropbox.html#comment-1711 I was googling around trying to find out if I should replace dropbox with live mesh. I put alot of files through onenote and i end up with conflicting copies, I was hoping live mesh would resolve this issue, but finding that there is not revision, no backup, I will happily stay with dropbox. I was googling around trying to find out if I should replace dropbox with live mesh. I put alot of files through onenote and i end up with conflicting copies, I was hoping live mesh would resolve this issue, but finding that there is not revision, no backup, I will happily stay with dropbox.

]]> By: PixelSnader http://www.ytechie.com/2009/02/convenient-synchronization-with-mesh-and-dropbox.html/comment-page-1#comment-1688 PixelSnader Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:02:45 +0000 http://www.ytechie.com/2009/02/convenient-synchronization-with-mesh-and-dropbox.html#comment-1688 Well, with a teensy bit of a hack you can get multiple folders with dropbox too. Assume you want to have a folder "pictures" on your desktop to be synchronised with DB. You place the folder inside the dropbox folder, and put a shortcut to it on the desktop. Double clicking opens the pictures folder in dropbox. Drag and dropping files onto the shortcut sends them to the pictured folder inside dropbox. Etcetera. Well, with a teensy bit of a hack you can get multiple folders with dropbox too.

Assume you want to have a folder “pictures” on your desktop to be synchronised with DB. You place the folder inside the dropbox folder, and put a shortcut to it on the desktop. Double clicking opens the pictures folder in dropbox. Drag and dropping files onto the shortcut sends them to the pictured folder inside dropbox. Etcetera.

]]> By: CCC http://www.ytechie.com/2009/02/convenient-synchronization-with-mesh-and-dropbox.html/comment-page-1#comment-1362 CCC Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:52:02 +0000 http://www.ytechie.com/2009/02/convenient-synchronization-with-mesh-and-dropbox.html#comment-1362 "it’s synchronized with a central server" Yes, that's the nature and the problem with Dropbox. It appears you have to upload everything you want to sync to its central server. While mesh has the flexibility to avoid to do this. Most people do not want to upload their 20+G music library to the "cloud". Another good thing with mesh is it can sycn any folder on your computer, i.e. you don't have to put it in a single "dropbox". This way you can sync something like IE favourites, messenger settings etc. “it’s synchronized with a central server”

Yes, that’s the nature and the problem with Dropbox. It appears you have to upload everything you want to sync to its central server. While mesh has the flexibility to avoid to do this. Most people do not want to upload their 20+G music library to the “cloud”.

Another good thing with mesh is it can sycn any folder on your computer, i.e. you don’t have to put it in a single “dropbox”. This way you can sync something like IE favourites, messenger settings etc.

]]> By: Remy Baudet http://www.ytechie.com/2009/02/convenient-synchronization-with-mesh-and-dropbox.html/comment-page-1#comment-1351 Remy Baudet Sun, 15 Feb 2009 01:37:27 +0000 http://www.ytechie.com/2009/02/convenient-synchronization-with-mesh-and-dropbox.html#comment-1351 I've evaluated Live Mesh and DropBox and I came with the same conclusion. There is another advantage of DropBox over Live Mesh, it's the memory usage of the Windows clients. Live Mesh uses a background process (MOE.exe) which consumes a lot of memory... I can't remember how much exactly but it was not negligible! BTW, here is an interesting post from the Live Mesh team: http://blogs.msdn.com/livemesh/archive/2008/05/09/behind-live-mesh-what-is-moe.aspx I’ve evaluated Live Mesh and DropBox and I came with the same conclusion.

There is another advantage of DropBox over Live Mesh, it’s the memory usage of the Windows clients. Live Mesh uses a background process (MOE.exe) which consumes a lot of memory… I can’t remember how much exactly but it was not negligible!

BTW, here is an interesting post from the Live Mesh team: http://blogs.msdn.com/livemesh/archive/2008/05/09/behind-live-mesh-what-is-moe.aspx

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