Tag: LIVESYNC

Microsoft's updated set of Windows Live apps is due out later today. According to several sites, the release should come at around 10AM PST. Live Essentials 2011 includes an assortment of programs like Windows Live Mail, Messenger, Photo Gallery, and the re-re-named Windows Live Mesh Sync Mesh. The new apps are a big improvement -- Messenger has received loads of praise for its social ...

I'm an avid Dropbox fan. I've been using it for a long time now, and it's one of a handful of applications that I think of as "mission critical" on my system. But there are a couple of things that have always irked me about Dropbox. First and foremost, there are the rates. It's US$9.99/month for 50GB. Really? With online backup solutions such as Backblaze and Mozy offering unlimited storage for ...

Live Essentials 2011 is nearly ready for the launch of its beta and with it will come Live Sync, Microsoft's desktop-to-cloud storage app which provides Dropbox-like capabilities via SkyDrive. Both services provide a nice bridge between your computer and the cloud, and they're extremely handy if you use more than one computer system on a regular basis -- especially if they're in different ...