![]() ![]() What we were supposed to have seen was a button on the iDisk page of the MobileMe Web site that let you email someone a link to any file. But wait, there’s more!ĭoing iDisk One Better - If you’ve paid close attention to the MobileMe news, you may know that the service is missing a feature that was demonstrated publicly and was even shown in Apple’s introductory video about MobileMe (though the video was later changed to remove any mention of this feature). So far, that may sound like a more-flexible, higher-security, cross-platform version of iDisk. All files are encrypted and transferred using SSL connections. You can see and download your synchronized files by logging in to the SugarSync Web site, and if you set up the software on more than one computer, you can use it to sync files between them. Assuming an active Internet connection, synchronization happens immediately when files in the designated folders change on any device – that makes it a genuine “push” application. The client software runs in the background and automatically synchronizes any folders you specify (such as your Desktop folder or Documents folder, space permitting) with the SugarSync servers. Once you’ve signed up (a free trial is available), you download the free client software, which is available for Mac OS X and Windows they also offer mobile versions for Blackberry, Windows Mobile, and now iPhone. You pay for the SugarSync service based on the amount of online storage space you want – rates start at $24.99 per year for 10 GB and go up to $249.99 per year for a healthy 250 GB. Introducing SugarSync - First, the basics. (MobileMe, alas, has thus far been an offender in all the above categories.) However, one such service I’ve had my eye on for a while, SugarSync from Sharpcast, suddenly got much more interesting with the release of an iPhone client and a new online feature. On the whole I’ve found these services interesting but not exciting – there’s always at least one “gotcha,” such as a missing key feature, significant bugs, an unreliable infrastructure, or so-so Mac software. Among the many services in this category are SpiderOak, Dropbox, and of course MobileMe‘s iDisk feature. In my ongoing efforts to keep up with the latest Mac backup tools, I’ve come across a number of services that promise to automatically synchronize some set of files from your Mac or PC with a server somewhere on the Internet, such that you can access those files from nearly any device that can run a Web browser. ![]()
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