{"id":652,"date":"2008-05-26T23:24:57","date_gmt":"2008-05-27T04:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trustyetc.com\/trustyblog\/2008\/05\/26\/syncing\/"},"modified":"2008-07-13T16:07:54","modified_gmt":"2008-07-13T21:07:54","slug":"syncing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trustyetc.com\/trustyblog\/2008\/05\/26\/syncing\/","title":{"rendered":"Sync’ing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"I asked my students how they move files from home to school.\u00a0 I expected the most common method to be a USB drive, but I was surprised to hear that most still email files.<\/p>\n

I consider email as a last resort when it comes to file management.\u00a0 It’s inefficient<\/a> because of the background processes involved.\u00a0 There are also file size limitations.\u00a0 UF gives every user 100 MB of email space.\u00a0 It doesn’t take much to fill 100 MB.<\/p>\n

I am waiting for an account on Microsoft’s new Live Mesh<\/a>.\u00a0 Once I have an account there, I will be able to synchronize files across multiple computers in multiple locations.\u00a0 That will be ideal.\u00a0 I can create a PowerPoint file at home and it will automatically be copied to my laptop, tablet and office desktop.\u00a0 Likewise, I can update the PowerPoint on my office desktop and the new version will be copied back to my machines at home.<\/p>\n

For local file synchronization, I have been using Microsoft’s SyncToy 2.0 beta<\/a>.\u00a0 By hand-configuring the Windows Scheduler, I can automatically sync my files every night.<\/p>\n

I have a few files that I use over and over.\u00a0 Using Microsoft’s SkyDrive<\/a>, I have placed those into a more permanent online storage area that is accessible from anywhere.\u00a0 With the drag-and-drop control in IE, SkyDrive is about as easy to use as\u00a0a local file manager.<\/p>\n

Drag<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Drop<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

The files here are not automatically synchronized, but manage them much more easily than with email attachments.\u00a0 Plus, Microsoft gives everyone 5 GB for free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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