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There's more than one way to mesh: On April 15, startup Syncplicity, was hatched. Syncplicity's management team includes a number of former (and near-former) Softies -- including Steven Hazel, a former employee of FolderShare. Microsoft acquired FolderShare, a file-sync vendor, from ByteTaxi in 2005 and recently updated the service for the first time in...; Tags: Web, Groove Networks Inc., Advisor, Microsoft Corp., Syncplicity, FolderShare, MJF, Synchronization Service, Peer To Peer (P2P), Groupware, Storage, Investment, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Finance, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-15
Microsoft to deliver first Live Mesh beta in late April: After dangling some vague promises about its plans to create seamless social and device "meshes," Microsoft is set to deliver more details about its mesh-syncrhonization strategy -- and deliver its first Live Mesh beta to external testers -- later this month. In a Web 2.0 Expo keynote...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., FolderShare, Web 2.0, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Middleware, Internet, Software, Enterprise Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-07
Microsoft buys foldershare: Microsoft buys FolderShareIP violation investigation?Sounds like BitTorrent technology to me. But since the source for this is not likely to be opened, how would anyone check if there's stolen IP?foldershare.com runs on Linux !http://foldershare.com was running Apache on Linux when last queried at 6-Nov-2005 01:33:07 GMTOh myIf that's the...; Tags: Linux, Network technology, OPEN SOURCE, FolderShare, IP, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2005-11-03

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Apple's 5 worst hardware flaws - and how to fix them: Apple's 5 worst hardware flaws - and how to fix themWorseYou can't replace the hard drive on the new imacs without going through a ridiculous dance involving removing the screen. The old ones allowed you to undo a few screws in the bottom and lift off the back. ...; Tags: Keyboards, Mice, Notebooks, MacBook Air, iPhone flaw, hardware, Apple Inc., mouse, keyboard, Apple MacBook; Discussion threads 2008-04-29
Ten things to know about Microsoft's Live Mesh: Microsoft took the wraps off Live Mesh at 9 p.m. PDT on April 22, just ahead of the service's official debut at the Web 2.0 Expo this week. (Here's a bunch of screen shots of what testers can expect to see when Microsoft kicks off its...; Tags: Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-22

Microsoft readies 'Albany' subscription trial for consumers: Microsoft readies 'Albany' subscription trial for consumersStill, WAY too many features. Google is in a much better position herewith a feature set appropriate for new connected, everything sharable world. All of those old baroque complicated features for formatting on 8.5x11 are looking more stupid every day.I recommend trying the offline...; Tags: OpenOffice, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., subscription trial, Microsoft Ready, Microsoft Office, offline feature; Discussion threads 2008-04-18
Microsoft to deliver first Live Mesh beta in late April: Microsoft to deliver first Live Mesh beta in late Aprilthere is this repeat typo in this article:[i]According to sources, Windows Live Mesh will be an amalgamation of FolderShare and SkyDrive and possibly unify those two services, which would provide users with a way to keep their local and cloud-based data...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Live Mesh, late-April; Discussion threads 2008-04-07
Untangling the Microsoft mesh: "Mesh" was Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie's word of the day last week at Microsoft's Mix '08 conference. Ozzie waxed prolific on "social mesh," "device mesh," "seamless mesh" and more. But what are the technological underpinnings that will allow users and developers to bring everything together...; Tags: WinFS, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Corp., Sync Famework, Microsoft Horizon, Microsoft Windows, RSS, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-03-10
Microsoft releases new test build of its online-offline synchronization tool: Microsoft releases new test build of its online-offline synchronization toolWhat about FolderShare?If a user just wants to synchronize files and folders should they use this product or should they use Mirosoft's recently acquired "Folder Share" service.; Tags: synchronization tool, MicroSoft Release, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-03-05
Microsoft SkyDrive no longer just a beta: Microsoft launched the final gold version of its Windows Live SkyDrive consumer storage service on February 21. Windows Live SkyDrive -- which has been known by a variety of names, including LiveDrive and Windows Live Folders (but not FolderShare, which is something else entirely) -- is a...; Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., Beta, Microsoft Windows, Storage, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-02-21
Microsoft foldershare data loss bug in shipping product: Microsoft FolderShare data loss bug in shipping productIt's Beta, Get Over ItGeez!I would suggest you don't use a beta product in conjunction with data that is so important that you can't lose it.; Tags: Microsoft FolderShare, data loss bug, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-12-11
News to know: LinkedIn revamp; Can enterprise software be sexy?; Apple; R.I.P. Marc Orchant: Notable headlines: Rest in Peace Marc Orchant. Techmeme. I'd like to share with you the two life lessons Marc Orchant taught me. We will all miss Marc. LinkedIn revamps interface, opens API. On Sunday a big debate of enterprise software broke...; Tags: LinkedIn, Apple Inc., Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-12-10
Microsoft foldershare data loss bug in shipping product: I've used FolderShare for a long time -- I remember when Microsoft purchased the product to incorporate into Windows Live. As a daily user, I wasn't thrilled to receive the following email, informing users of a serious bug that could potentially cause data loss. Is this earth-shattering news? No. Does...; Tags: Folder, Data Loss, Microsoft Corp., Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2007-12-07
If you trade in dependency, you have to earn trust: For a while now, I've been keeping track of what I've been calling 'bad news' stories about on-demand applications and services. Yahoo's Cyber Monday blackout is just the latest in what has become a lengthy catalog: Yesterday, Yahoo! Small Business: "Yahoo's small business merchant systems go down...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., On-demand, Client, E-mail Providers, Internet, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2007-11-28
Microsoft delivers first test build of its online-offline sync platform: Microsoft delivers first test build of its online-offline sync platformLooks like MS is moving quickly to copy Google Gears.Offline is coming to web applications!! But, offline features will also increase the performance while connected, as there will be a local cache available.It sounds more like ConduitApparently proprietary software companies are...; Tags: Groupware, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., online-offline, Microsoft Delivers, first test, Google Gears, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-11-05
Microsoft finally unveils its answer to Google Docs: Microsoft finally unveils its answer to Google DocsInteresting...Just signed up for the Beta and can't wait.pointless?hmmm... what's the point of having a web-based office suite, if still i've to install the desktop version? and if it's not installed why i have to be restricted to a read-only version of the...; Tags: Branding, Blogging, Microsoft Corp., Google Docs, Google Inc., Microsoft Office; Discussion threads 2007-09-30
Next-gen Windows Live services to provide software plus a service: After months of near silence, Microsoft's Windows Live team is starting to talk about the consumer-facing element of its Software+Services strategy.Software+Services (S+S) is Microsoft's alternative to software-as-a-service SaaS. Unlike Google, Salesforce.com and other pure-play Web 2.0 companies, Microsoft is making sure that there's both a services and a software component...; Tags: Software, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Service, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2007-06-27
Microsoft delivers a trio of new Windows Live betas: New beta builds of Windows Live Mail, Windows Live Messenger (8.5) and Windows Live Writer (a blog-authoring service/tool) are available to testers for download as of May 30, according to Microsoft.The next version of Windows Live Mail went to testers in nine markets today. The new version will integrate "features...; Tags: Code names, Corporate strategy, Web 2.0, Windows Live; Blog posts 2007-05-30
Enough with the 3D maps! What about Windows Live storage?: Another day, another glitzy Live Search map. (Or is it a Live Map, Live Local Map or a Virtual Earth Map? Who can keep up?)What I really want to hear about isn't who has better 3D buildings, Microsoft or Google. I want more details on Microsoft's storage services. Luckily, the...; Tags: Code names, Corporate strategy, Windows Home Server, Windows Live; Blog posts 2007-05-29
Windows Live Calendar, Presence coming soon to a dev platform near you: With its official announcement of the "Windows Live platform beta" at Mix 07 this week, Microsoft made available to developers a number of application programming interfaces APIs and controls upon which they can build their own applications and mashups. Missing from the list were a couple of key building...; Tags: Windows Live, Web 2.0, MIX07, Google, Corporate strategy; Blog posts 2007-05-02