Reflections

Those of us who frequently switch between different laptops (you know you’re one of us!) have always had to make sure that the files we need for that day are on the laptop we are bringing with us. Well, we finally have a solution that will work for us! I just got a message from one of the many mailing lists I am on at the Anderson School at UCLA, and they sent us a trial offer to SugarSync, which actively syncs selected folders across multiple computers. I recommend checking out the demo to see it in action, and you can try out the free trial offer to see if it is right for you. I just signed up for the free trial, so I’ll post my thoughts on how it’s working out after I have been using it for a while.

Kudos on the marketing!

As a separate point, whoever had the brilliant idea of coming up with a special offer for MBA students deserves a raise. Those of us who are in school (in a part-time program while also working full-time, in my case), could certainly use a tool like this. And, since we tend to spread news of useful software, we’re a good group to target. Kudos, SugarSync. Now let’s see if I like how it works!

Clearing the way to Ultralight Notebooks?

It will also be very interesting to see the affect this type of sync software has on Ultralight Notebooks, especially those that rely on steady state drives and, at least for now, offer less local storage. One of my concerns while considering the Eee PC and some of the other Ultralight Notebooks now reaching the market is that I wouldn’t either have to carry around an additional thumb-drive so I could access my files and enjoy the benefits of a solid state disk, or I would have to add significantly to the cost and heat-exhaust by getting a hard disk. SugarSync, and similar solutions which are likely on the way or already available, may clear the way to enjoying the portability of these very portable machines, allowing us to access our files through a browser when needed.

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