Tuesday, September 06, 2011

SkyDrive, Live Mesh, Dropbox and Ubuntu One

Luckily, I have chance to windows 7, ubuntu and Mac OS X same time. Dropbox was the first files sync program used. Then accidentally, discovered MS office can save files on SkyDrive by Microsoft itself. Then further discovered the live mesh, which is a similar thing to Dropbox. Then for curiosity, opened Ubuntu One. Let me fist talk about Dropbox.

Dropbox:
  • It has 2GB free storage. is kind of small. 
  • Work very well in all 3 systems. 
  • the icon in notification give you information on the status, say how is the usage, recent files. 
  • it also has iPhone app.  
  • share files online by links. (only in shared folder)
  • you can also has a public folder, with your friend also sync on it. it enable work together.
  • for synced files, it will has a "tick" on it. Very user friendly. 
  • can only sync one folder.
  • no single file size limit.


Ubuntu One:
It is similar to Dropbox.
  •  it has 5GB free storage. 
  • it only work on Ubuntu. 
  • the iPhone app can only play musics under wireless LAN covered. 


Live Mesh:
If you installed the Windows live essential 2011, then you get the live Mesh. Open it and then sync.
  • It has 5 GB free storage. 
  • it does not support Ubuntu and iPhone app. 
  • The notification icon tell you nothing but synced or not.
  • you can share the synced folder up to 9 people. not able to share files by link.
  • you can sync many folders
  • there is nothing show you which folders was synced in explore.
  • no single file size limit.


SkyDrive
It is somewhat between Dropbox and google doc + picasa. it also by Microsoft, and come with windows live account.
  • It has 25 GB free storage. 
  • it is online-based storage, not a sync. so as long as you have browser, you can access it.
  • you can share your file by link or embedded on blog.
  • file size cannot bigger then 100MB. 
  • If the files is MS office file, then you can view it online without any problem.
    • partially edit by the basic function of online office. 
    • If you have office 2011 installed, you can storage and share the file online. 
    • the saving and loading timing is long.
  • it also has public folder, which you can save file and your friend can edit together.

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