Monday, December 5, 2005
ThoughtCast on Data Backup/File Synchronization
Posted by Jason Dunn in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 11:00 AM
This was posted by Dave Conger over at Pocket PC Thoughts, but I think it's an important enough topic to warrant posting on all three sites. I'd encourage you to give it a listen.
This time, the ThoughtCast strays from just being Pocket PC or even mobile device related. Jason wanted to talk about a very important general computing topic, backing up. While the solutions do interface with mobile devices, they are more about keeping your data safe and synchronized so you can know it is safe and access it from anywhere.
Show notes:
• Common Methods for Backup
• Hosted Exchange: 4Smartphone [Affiliate]
• Accessing Files: FolderShare
Direct Link to this show: Download
RSS Feed: PPCT ThoughtCast Feed
Support the Show: Vote @ Podcast Alley
Talk back to us about this ThoughtCast or your other thoughts. Skype users can simply place a call to thoughtcast. If you don't have Skype, your phone works as well, just call: (425) 296-2462.
NOTE FROM JASON: Since the recording of this ThoughtCast several weeks ago, FolderShare has been acquired by Microsoft. So the good news is that the service is now free - it may not be free forever, but for now this is a great way to try out the service. The bad news, at least for those of us that have been using FolderShare for quite some time, is that the latest client software is actually less featured than previous versions. The ability to synchronize only the parts of files that have changed has been removed because it was based on an open-source library that has since been removed from the product. One can hope this feature will return, because having to sync a 2GB archive PST file to several computers every time Outlook is opened and closed again...is a pain. ;-) I still recommend FolderShare highly for file distribution and data backup.
This time, the ThoughtCast strays from just being Pocket PC or even mobile device related. Jason wanted to talk about a very important general computing topic, backing up. While the solutions do interface with mobile devices, they are more about keeping your data safe and synchronized so you can know it is safe and access it from anywhere.
Show notes:
• Common Methods for Backup
• Hosted Exchange: 4Smartphone [Affiliate]
• Accessing Files: FolderShare
Direct Link to this show: Download
RSS Feed: PPCT ThoughtCast Feed
Support the Show: Vote @ Podcast Alley
Talk back to us about this ThoughtCast or your other thoughts. Skype users can simply place a call to thoughtcast. If you don't have Skype, your phone works as well, just call: (425) 296-2462.
NOTE FROM JASON: Since the recording of this ThoughtCast several weeks ago, FolderShare has been acquired by Microsoft. So the good news is that the service is now free - it may not be free forever, but for now this is a great way to try out the service. The bad news, at least for those of us that have been using FolderShare for quite some time, is that the latest client software is actually less featured than previous versions. The ability to synchronize only the parts of files that have changed has been removed because it was based on an open-source library that has since been removed from the product. One can hope this feature will return, because having to sync a 2GB archive PST file to several computers every time Outlook is opened and closed again...is a pain. ;-) I still recommend FolderShare highly for file distribution and data backup.
